2017 Skechers Performance LA Marathon Diaries: Interview with Matt Turnbull, Elite Athlete Coordinator, LA Marathon (From the LAM Archives)

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Matt Turbull is an elite athlete coordinator. Matt has put together some amazing fields, on challenging budgets. Athletes work with Matt because he has built trust with them. It takes more than money to get top athletes to fly around the world, although that sure helps. As Matt is managing the elite field at the LAM on Sunday, we thought you might like to see this interview.

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We thought you might like to see this video with Matthew Turnbull. Matthew is the elite athlete coordinator for the Skechers Performance LA Marathon. Matthew also is elite athlete coordinator for the 2017 Carlsbad 5000 meters, an amazing race the first weekend of April

Matthew Turnbull is the Elite Athlete Coordinator for the Skechers Performance LA Marathon. This is his first year in LA at the Marathon. The team at Conqur Endurance Group are in good hands.

Matthew Turnbull, when he was a wee lad (2010, San Jose), photo by Competitor Group

Matthew is one of the most respected Elite Athlete Coordinators in the biz. He has done consulting for Competitor Group, Global Athletics & Marketing and began his journey in elite athlete relationships at the Great Run Company, the finest race management company in the UK.

Here is a quick interview I did with Matthew, asking him to self grade himself on the 2017 Skechers Performance LA Marathon.

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Larry Eder
Larry Eder has had a 52-year involvement in the sport of athletics. Larry has experienced the sport as an athlete, coach, magazine publisher, and now, journalist and blogger. His first article, on Don Bowden, America's first sub-4 minute miler, was published in RW in 1983. Larry has published several magazines on athletics, from American Athletics to the U.S. version of Spikes magazine. He currently manages the content and marketing development of the RunningNetwork, The Shoe Addicts, and RunBlogRun. Of RunBlogRun, his daily pilgrimage with the sport, Larry says: "I have to admit, I love traveling to far away meets, writing about the sport I love, and the athletes I respect, for my readers at runblogrun.com, the most of anything I have ever done, except, maybe running itself." Also does some updates for BBC Sports at key events, which he truly enjoys. Theme song: Greg Allman, " I'm no Angel."
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