About us

America’s Coach: Jeff Galloway

Over a million runners and walkers have read Galloway books, attended his retreats / running schools, received E-coaching or individual consultation or joined his training programs. His doable plans have opened up the life-changing experience of finishing a distance event to almost everyone. His methods have reduced aches, pains and injuries to almost zero. Jeff is in front of an audience motivating and teaching over 200 times a year–helping those of all abilities to enjoy exercise until they are 100!

• US Olympian, 1972, 10,000 meters (also an alternate on the marathon team)
• Trained with Steve Prefontaine, Frank Shorter, Bill Rodgers, Amby Burfoot, Jack Bacheler
• Author of North America’s best selling running book: Galloway’s Book on Running
• Runner’s World monthly columnist
• Official Training Consultant for runDisney series of races- with video clips and training programs on this site
• Founder of the Run Walk Run method- opened up running to millions
• Founder and owner of Phidippides–the oldest running specialty store (since 1973)
• Producer of the Kaiser Permanente Corporate Run/Walk & Fitness Program in Atlanta- which has enrolled 20,000 participants (2012 – 30th
• Coached ESPN and MSNBC segments with celebrity runners Sage Steele and Megan Price
• Jeff has run for over 50 years, over thirty of those without injury.
• Over 350,000 runners and walkers have reported achieving their goals by using Galloway Training Programs.

About Phidippides

The history of Phidippides Running Centers mimics the history of the running boom of the 1970's. In 1972 Jeff Galloway realized his life's dream of participating in the Munich Olympics and also held the American 10 mile record. He spent his summers traveling and competing on the racing circuit while completing college degrees in history and social studies. After a year of teaching he missed running and came up with a plan to open a running store stocked with the best gear, staffed by runners trained in the science of fitting shoes. The idea seemed timely. Jeff scraped together enough money to open a small store in Tallahassee calling it Phidippides after the Greek messenger that was credited with running the distance that is now known as the modern day marathon. One of the few running companies that would sell product to Jeff was a new unknown company called Nike. After a year and a half, Jeff moved the store back to his native Atlanta. By 1978 the running boom was in full stride and Jeff had established over 35 Phidippides franchise stores nationwide. After this great success he decided to focus on writing and teaching the benefits of running through his clinics, fitness vacations and his nationally recognized Galloway Training Programs. Jeff continues to oversee the two Atlanta stores and has several store employees with over 20 years of experience, boasting the most experienced running specialty store staff in the country.