WHAT FOLKS ARE SAYING!
"I don't even know where to start! Justin is a very special human, words I'd use to describe him are selfless, caring, patient, encouraging, disciplined, and so so intelligent! I've looked up to him for so many years, ever since my very first trail race back in 2014. I ran the Bighorn 18 miler that year, it was by far the hardest thing I had ever done in my life, and I looked at the 100 mile racers coming in at the finish in complete awe and disbelief. Over the course of the next 12 years I kept pushing myself trying longer distances and became more active in the trail running community. In 2024 I wanted to try and complete my first 100 miler at the Black Hills 100, I asked Justin if he would be my coach, and of course he said yes! Still unconvinced I could complete such a long distance, I finished that race with him encouraging me and cheering me on at each aid station! Since then I've completed two more 100 mile races under his coaching and guidance, the Wyoming Range 100 and the HURT100 in Hawaii! I can't say enough good things about Justin. He's personally invested in your success, and cares so much about his runners and the running community in general. Justin has become one of my best friends since the Black Hills 100 and in doing our training blocks together over the last couple of years. I am forever grateful for the man he is in my life!"
-Benji W., Black Hills 100 (2024) | Wyoming Range 100 (2025) | HURT 100 (2026)
-Benji W., Black Hills 100 (2024) | Wyoming Range 100 (2025) | HURT 100 (2026)
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"Working with Justin was a huge part of me successfully completing my first 100-miler at the Bighorn 100 in 2024. He took what felt like an overwhelming goal and broke it down into a clear, structured plan that gave me confidence every step of the way. I showed up to the start line feeling prepared, not just physically, but mentally.
What stood out the most was how responsive he was throughout the entire process. I had a lot of questions along the way (as you might expect when taking on a 100-miler), and he was always quick to answer, adjust things when needed, and made sure I stayed on track.
Justin genuinely cared about my training and my race, and he put real thought and effort into building a plan that worked specifically for me. I wouldn't have had the same outcome without him!"
-Jeremy M., Bighorn 100
What stood out the most was how responsive he was throughout the entire process. I had a lot of questions along the way (as you might expect when taking on a 100-miler), and he was always quick to answer, adjust things when needed, and made sure I stayed on track.
Justin genuinely cared about my training and my race, and he put real thought and effort into building a plan that worked specifically for me. I wouldn't have had the same outcome without him!"
-Jeremy M., Bighorn 100
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"Justin helped me train for the Fort Worth Marathon in 2025. I went into the experience barely able to eke out three miles at a 10 min/mile pace. As in, if I ran three miles at that pace I felt like I was going to have a heart attack. Justin and I used Training Peaks to handle my programming and I was introduced to all sorts of different ways to train like fartleks and tempo runs. I ended up completing the marathon in a little over 4 hours maintaining a fairly consistent pace of 9 min/mile the whole time. I would have NEVER been able to improve my running in the way that I have with Justin if I had tried to do it on my own. It's been about 9 months since I started working with Justin and my marathon pace from November 2025 has become my normal daily run pace as of this writing in April 2026."
- Dillon R., Fort Worth Marathon
- Dillon R., Fort Worth Marathon
"In 2025 Coach Kinner created a plan which helped me achieve a long-time goal of running the Black Hills 100-miler. Our plan and my motivation to accomplish that race resulted in me being one of just 36 finishers out of 96 who started. Coach Kinner’s understanding of how to prepare for such a feat and his ability to build a training plan so I could accomplish it while balancing family and a full-time work schedule also resulted in achieving a level of fitness that felt amazing!
After time to recover, we're back at it again to achieve a PR in the Casper Marathon in June 2026. I feel confident that I’ll be ready to accomplish this goal too.
There are two aspects of Coach Kinner’s training that I really appreciate. First, he listens to my needs and goals and adjusts the plan to them. Second, his plans relieve me of having to invest my time into making and following a plan with my limited experience."
-Joe J. Black Hills 100, Casper Marathon
After time to recover, we're back at it again to achieve a PR in the Casper Marathon in June 2026. I feel confident that I’ll be ready to accomplish this goal too.
There are two aspects of Coach Kinner’s training that I really appreciate. First, he listens to my needs and goals and adjusts the plan to them. Second, his plans relieve me of having to invest my time into making and following a plan with my limited experience."
-Joe J. Black Hills 100, Casper Marathon
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"Coach Kinner does a fantastic job inspiring confidence and improved capacity through thorough preparation and sound strategy. He listens carefully to concerns with regard to scheduling, accumulated training fatigue, and adjustments to training as they are needed. Before and after each event, he is always happy to answer my questions regarding the actual training, race nutrition, race strategy, and putting all the pieces together. With a 100-mile race, there are many things that can go wrong and by training with him, I believe that I am able to minimize as many of those variables as possible. I enjoy working with him and happily engage in the training he recommends. Every two weeks, he uploads all the workouts I will need to complete to the Training Peaks app so I can plan accordingly. I have been running ultra marathons since 2004 and have trained with Coach Kinner since October 2024. During the time I have trained with him, I have completed the 2025 Bighorn 100, Night Crawler 12-hour, and T-bird Trek Half Marathon and I see progress almost daily. For each event, I felt extremely prepared. I would be thrilled to be working with him on any other events such as the Hardrock 100, Leadville Trail 100, HURT 100, Western States 100, marathons or shorter races, to name a few. He is a great coach and I really enjoy training with him.”
—Joshua R. M.
—Joshua R. M.
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