Marty Beene
Alameda, California
Marty Beene, owner of Be The Runner personalized running coaching, is a Level 2 USA Track & Field certified coach, as well as a certified Personal Trainer, Fitness Nutrition Specialist, and Senior Fitness Specialist (through the National Academy of Sports Medicine). He coaches adults of all abilities through Be The Runner, and volunteers at Alameda High School as an Assistant Coach for cross-country and track. Marty was voted Coach of the Year in 2012 by his high school coaching peers.
A graduate of Stanford University and University of California at Berkeley, Marty has been a competitive runner for over 35 years, and has been nationally ranked in outdoor age group track for the past two years. He has competed in track races from 60 meters through 5000 meters, and in road races ranging from 1 mile to the marathon.
Marty is active in fitness media, with a regular fitness-oriented blog at The Alamedan, frequent guest-blogging appearances on many sites, and appearances in on-line video. Also, his 30 years as a professional engineer left him with the expert ability to translate technical information into language that is understandable by non-technical people.