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How Mitch Ammons Qualified for His Second Olympic Marathon Trials While Drinking Coca-Cola Daily & Sleeping 5 Hours A Night: Why “Less Dedication” Sometimes Works
The Mitch Ammons story is no longer just a comeback story. He’s now a living case study of what happens when discipline compounds.
Last time Mitch was here he had run a 2:16 marathon, which was fast enough to qualify for the 2024 US Olympic Marathon trials. But he had bigger dreams.
And the quiet workhorse has since improved upon that impressive time with a new marathon PR of 2:14:48 at the California International Marathon in December of 2025. (This qualifies him for the 2028 US Olympic Marathon trials.)
He also won the 2025 Austin Half Marathon with a time of 1:08:34, winning in a big way…
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