David O’Meara, The One Mile Runner, inspires older athletes (30+ years old) to learn how to avoid injury, recover quicker and develop functional strength. These attributes are essential to achieving peak performance in any competitive sport. 

As you age, your body responds differently to intense exercise and ultimately alters the way you need to train, prepare and recover. David uses his personal experience as a coach, trainer and masters runner to evaluate exercises, techniques and products to help you exceed your performance goals.

David’s own aspirations drive him to continually refine his processes and push his body to new levels of athletic performance. Essentially, he has created a personal “laboratory” to discover new training methods and prove his theories. David has been sharing his proven training and recovery techniques via blog videos. These exercise videos are now available via YouTube.

At 48 years old, David has proven that he can consistently run a sub-5 minute mile. But running 12 mph is not something you just wake up and accomplish without a lot of help. It takes special equipment, proper nutrition, and an understanding of how your body changes as you age. David relies on a team of seven consultants to help him research, understand and address the changing demands of his aging body. He has invited his personal consultants to share some of their unique health & fitness ideas via his blog. And to help you achieve your goals, these consultants are available to answer your questions.

David is a coach, author, speaker, and athlete. When he turned 45 in 2008, he celebrated with an event. It was personal challenge; a feat of speed. He was going to run 20 one-mile road races, in 20 weeks, in 20 different cities throughout the United States and Canada... each under 5 minutes. It was an experience of a lifetime. Every year since, David has developed and accomplished new personal, professional, and athletic challenges. The knowledge and experiences from these events is integrated into his coaching, writing, and speaking.

2008 - 20/20/20<5@45
2009 - SmoothToe® New England Marathon...One Mile at a Time
2010 - Around the World in Less Than 30 Minutes
2011 - 5 Wonders Under 25 Minutes

David's latest book, Creating Amazement, is now available from Amazon.com. The book shares 20 attributes that he learned during his 2008 event, and puts into perspective what it takes to achieve truly amazing results in your own business and personal lives. If you would prefer a signed copy of the book, please contact David by completing our "Ask a Question" form.

We hope that you find David’s efforts inspirational.

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2011 Race Results - "5 Wonders Under 25 Minutes"

Date  Wonder  Wonders List1  Country Status Time2 Link  1.  5/29  Grand Canyon  Natural  USA  Completed    4:54:07    Blog Article   2.  6/25  Stonehenge  Medieval  England  Completed    4:43:11    Blog Article  3.  7/16  Golden Gate Bridge  Modern  USA  Completed    5:04:72    Blog Article  4.  9/23  Taj Mahal  New  India  Completed  4:55:62    Blog Article  5.  9/10  Petra  New  Jordan    Completed  4:53:15    Blog Article  Completed Successfully   24:31:07     Time to Beat  24:59:99

1 Wonders of the World Lists Wikipedia.com 2 Official Timing Company The Last Mile Racing 3 8/30 Race postponed due to illness, see blog for details

2011 Race Videos - "5 Wonders Under 25 Minutes"

Grand Canyon Stonehenge Golden Gate Bridge            Taj Mahal NEW!  Petra, Jordan

One Mile Runner in Running Free Magazine - Images of Inspiration

NEW! August 2009 Pages 30/31 August 2010 Pages 32/33 September 2011 Pages 32/33

What's New on My Blog?    1/9/12 The Isles Mile Challenge - 2012 www.OneMileRunner.com Tour The Isles Mile Challenge combines the themes from our past four tours: speed/strength/endurance (2008), recovery (2009), international travel (2010), and adventure racing (2011). The Challenge is to race 7 one-mile races (each under 5 minutes), on 7 different islands, in 7 different time zones, over 7 weeks. It will begin on July 1st in Greece. <more>      12/9/11 Why Do You Run? Why do I run? I have been asked that question many times. I have also been asked numerous times, why do I race? I answered that question in my last book, Creating Amazement. ... An infographic agency just rolled out a fun infographic illustrating the anatomy of American female and male runners (Sports Bras vs. Speedos). The last question illustrates the reasons why men and women run. What is your motivation to run or race? . <more>      11/21/11 How Nutrition Plays A Vital Role In Your Recovery We had the special opportunity to hear Brendan Brazier speak in Sarasota on Sunday afternoon sharing snippets from his new book, Thrive Foods. A former professional Ironman triathlete and author of Thrive and Thrive Fitness, Brendan is the creator of a whole food line of nutritional products called Vega. I have traveled all over the world the last few years as a Vega Ambassador with my nutritional packets of Vega to start my day with Vega's Health Optimizer - thus replacing any other supplements. <more>      11/1/11 Nutritional Seminar Vega is an award winning line of plant based nutritional products that has been a long standing sponsor of OneMileRunner.com. I will be joining Brendan Brazier, the Formulator of Vega, at his event in Sarasota on November 20th at 2pm at the Glenridge Performing Arts Center as he gives a nutritional seminar based on his new book, Thrive Foods. <more>      10/17/11 Body Protection Filmed At Movenpick Resort and Spa at The Dead Sea It was a long journey in a short period of time and my lead videographer is still probably cursing me today that I decided to shoot Body Protection in Jordan, but it was worth it. Our crew did a great job working endlessly to capture what we needed in four days of filming. We are excited, but also exhausted... <more>      10/4/11 Returning to the Dead Sea We have had a busy schedule since returning from our "5 Wonders Under 25 Minutes" tour. After a clinic in Martha's Vineyard and then a trip to Atlanta this past weekend, we are now traveling back to Jordan to shoot the new "Body Protection" DVD. Sekyen and I and our film crew team will be leaving Thursday to travel to Amman, Jordan via Dubai. We start shooting at the beautiful Movenpick Resort and Spa at the Dead Sea on Sunday morning. We have five mornings to shoot the entire training program. <more>      9/19/11 "Body Protection" DVD Will Be Filmed At Dead Sea We will be returning to Jordan in the second week of October to film our new fitness DVD at the Movenpick Resort at the Dead Sea. After completing 4 different and unique one-mile events over the last 4 years, it is now time to share the reasons why I have not been injured during these trying tours. "Body Protection" will be broken down into three levels - beginner, intermediate, and advanced and is for athletes of all ages. <more>      9/11/11 Running At Petra, Jordan Our final leg of our 2011 tour "5 Wonders Under 25 Minutes" took place in Petra, Jordan. Petra is an incredible old city found in the red rocks at almost 3000 feet above sea level. Petra fittingly means "rock" in Greek and inhabitated in 600 B.C. by the Nabataeans. Petra was chosen on the 2007 list of The New 7 Wonders of the World and a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1985. <more>      9/6/11 In Jordan - First Stop The Dead Sea We arrived in Jordan after a few days in New Delhi. We came immediately from the airport to the Dead Sea as it was a dream of mine for the last 25 years to come and float in the salt waters of the famed Dead Sea. The Dead Sea has a long heritage for many thousands of years from Herod the Great to King David. It is really a lake not a "sea," bordering Jordan and Israel. It is the lowest spot on earth as it is around 1200 feet below sea level. You have plenty of oxygen for running here. <more>      9/2/11 Running At The Taj Mahal For all of us at OneMileRunner.com, it has been one of our most interesting weeks on tour. Overcoming my sickness, arranging a difficult race under strange conditions, and finding the courage to conquer my fears, it has been a week in India that we will always remember. Delaying the race until Friday worked out great as the road to the East Gate of the Taj Mahal was more free as The Taj is closed on Fridays. We had two bicycle rickshaws surround and protect me as I raced down the road to the East Gate. I lost one of the bicycle rickshaws after the first minute as he underestimated the speed required. <more>      7/17/11 Down But Not Out at The Golden Gate Bridge Running "adventure miles" in our 2011 event brings us to The Golden Gate Bridge for race #3. It was a brutal day of weather on the Golden Gate Bridge as the rain and wind made it difficult to run fast. It was more of a "go" then "slow" type of race as I had spots where I could open up the speed followed by spots where I had to shuffle or scrape my feet on the ground in order to just stand up on the course. <more>      6/29/11 Running At Stonehenge We all flew into England on the June 23rd after flying through the night on the 22nd from Atlanta. We rented a car from Heathrow and made the trip to the southwest of London. Stonehenge is a archealogical marvel that is 5,000 years old. We checked out this Medieval Wonder of the World on Friday and wheeled out the selected course nearby. We woke up at 4am on Saturday to begin the race at 5:45am. It was raining and made the course a bit slippery, but I ran a solid race posting a time of 4 minutes, 43 seconds, and 11 hundredths. <more>     5/30/11  Running At The Grand Canyon Our 2011 event at OneMileRunner.com, "5 Wonders Under 25 Minutes," began on Sunday May 29th. Sekyen and I flew to Phoenix on Thursday. We then traveled about 4.5 hours to the south rim of the Grand Canyon on Friday. We had a sunset photo shoot planned after I took an easy run in the high altitude. On the run around the Canyon roads, I could feel the difference in my breathing at 6700 feet. <more>       visit my blog...            In the news...       10/24/11 SOLE.com Blog Article: "Accelerate at any age: An interview with David O'Meara"  <more>      9/10/11 Golden Gate Bridge and Stonehendge Photos New One Mile Runner photos posted to the Press Kit <more>       more news...