Pete Magill

running & training Expert

Guidance from Pete Magill.Every day.

Masters running coach and author of Build Your Running Body, The Born Again Runner, SpeedRunner and Fast 5K. Five-time USA Masters Cross Country Runner of the Year and the fastest-ever American distance runner over age 50 in the 5K and 10K.

Pete Magill

Masters Running Coach & Author

Pete Magill is a running coach, author and columnist who has coached his running clubs to 19 USATF masters national championships in cross country and road racing. As an athlete he is a five-time USA Masters Cross Country Runner of the Year and the fastest-ever American distance runner over age 50 in the 5K and 10K, with personal bests of 15:02 (5K) and 31:11 (10K). He is the lead author of Build Your Running Body (The Experiment, 2014) and the author of The Born Again Runner (The Experiment, 2016), SpeedRunner (VeloPress, 2018) and Fast 5K (VeloPress, 2019). A former senior writer and columnist for Running Times, he has contributed to Runner's World, Outside and PodiumRunner, and has coached runners at the youth, high school, open and masters levels. He lives in South Pasadena, California.

Masters Running Coach & AuthorPete Magill
Areas of expertiserunning, training, masters running, speed
4 published booksBuild Your Running Body: A Total-Body Fitness Plan for All Distance Runners, SpeedRunner: 4 Weeks to Your Fastest Leg Speed in Any Sport, Fast 5K: 25 Crucial Keys and 4 Training Plans for Your Best Race
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Expert knowledge, applied to your day.

Your wearable data, habits, and goals come together with expert knowledge to deliver personalized guidance.

How Ottavia and Pete Magill work for you

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Understand your body.

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Know what to do next.

Every recommendation combines your health data with the expertise you trust.

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The full Ottavia app, with Pete Magill's knowledge applied to every report, question and log.

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Sleep, recovery, workouts, weight, blood pressure, and more. Each report connects your health data, habits, and personal context to uncover what matters most. Instead of overwhelming you with numbers, Ottavia highlights the patterns, explains why they matter, and helps you make better decisions.

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How does it work?

Connect your wearable or log your sleep, meals and workouts. Each morning Ottavia reads your night and your day, applies Pete Magill's methods where they fit, and gives you one clear plan. Ask anything during the day; the answers use your own data.

What do I get with Pete Magill's subscription?

Their published methods and research, applied by Ottavia to your own sleep, training and meals every day. You see where their work shaped a message, every time.

Why can't I get this from ChatGPT?

ChatGPT answers from general knowledge and forgets you between questions. Ottavia reasons from your actual data, every day, and applies a named expert's published method with attribution. It is not advice in general; it is about your Tuesday night.

Is this medical advice?

No. Pete Magill guides and educates through Ottavia. They never diagnose or prescribe.

Do I talk to Pete Magill directly?

No. Ottavia has read their published work and applies it inside your guidance. Your questions go to Ottavia; their thinking comes back in the answer, attributed.

What happens to my health data?

Your data stays in your Ottavia account and is used only to guide you. AI runs on anonymized context, separated from your identity; your personal and health data is never shared with any AI provider, and never sold.

Does Pete Magill see my data?

No. Experts contribute their methods to Ottavia; they never see individual users or their data.

Do I need a wearable?

Ottavia works best with Apple Watch, Garmin or Google Health. You can also log sleep, meals and workouts yourself.

What does it cost, and can I cancel?

The price is shown clearly before you subscribe. Manage or cancel anytime in the Experts hub; you keep access until the end of the period you paid for.