Head Coach Rick Muhr brings more than 20 years of marathon coaching experience to the Marathon Coalition™ TEAM. His ability to motivate and inspire has gotten thousands of runners across the finish line of numerous marathons throughout the world.  For 12 years, Rick was head coach for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s Team In Training program, preparing runners for marathons not only in Boston and around the United States, but also in Dublin and Bermuda.

In addition, Rick is always focused on fundraising, building on his experience as a participant in the Team In Training program as a runner, the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society’s Man of the Year campaign (in which Rick was chosen as Man of the Year), and his Run Across Massachusetts for the Special Olympics, among others.

  • Rick has completed 31 marathons spanning 5 decades and has qualified for Boston in each marathon.
  • His marathon personal record is 2:33 which he ran in Chicago twice and the Rockford, Illinois marathon.
  • 1983: Rick was ranked fifth in the country at 100K (62 miles).
  • 2002: Running entirely on a track, Rick completed 50 miles in ten hours to raise money for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society’s Man of the Year campaign (and he was chosen the 2002 Man of the Year).
  • 2004: For the Run Across Massachusetts, Rick ran 165 miles in five days — from the New York border to the state house in Boston — to raise awareness and money for the Special Olympics.
  • Rick was selected as a torch-bearer in the 2004 Olympic Torch Relay.
  • 2006: Rick ran 62 miles on a track to raise funds for the Dr. Cynthia Lucero Latino Mental Health Program at the Massachusetts School of Professional Psychology.
  • Rick was also the Head Men’s Cross Country Coach at Worcester State University.
Paul Crockett brings extensive running and coaching experience, including more than 30 marathons, to the Marathon Coalition™. Paul has been running with the Marathon Coalition™ since 2011, and joined the coaching staff for the 2014 season. He is passionate about running as a way to transform body and mind, as well as foster camaraderie among team members.  Paul has a particular focus on running form and efficiency. He is also well informed on strength training, injury prevention, and nutrition.

In addition, Paul has experience running and fundraising for charities. He enjoys sharing what he has learned to help Coalition TEAM members become more efficient runners and strategic fundraisers. 

  • Thirty+ marathons
  • Various triathlons up to the half-iron distance
  • Multiple sub three-hour marathons, including Boston
  • Ten consecutive Boston Marathons
  • Finisher of multiple ultramarathons
Greg Guarriello applied to run for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (Team in Training, TNT) with the Boston Marathon in 2004. This was Greg’s first encounter with endurance coaching by Rick Muhr. After training and running with TNT in 2004, Greg’s passion for marathons and fundraising with TNT grew. He continued to train and run with TNT for a total of five consecutive Boston Marathons raising over $20,000 for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. Greg’s love of endurance events spawned into a passion for triathlons. After beginning with Sprint triathlons and growing into Olympic and Half Iron distances, Greg signed up for Ironman Wisconsin in 2008. He loved the training and overall experience and had the desire to improve so he signed up for Ironman Florida 2009. After two years of Ironman training, Greg has focused on shorter distance races and getting faster at those particular distances.

His passion for athletes and training is evident. He knows that training for races is more than just putting one foot in front of the other. It takes knowledge of knowing when to train hard and when to rest. It’s having the right gear, wearing the proper shoes, learning what nutrition works, and understanding that bad training days happen to everyone (it’s ok!). Greg wishes to share his knowledge with the Marathon Collation Team.
  • Completed more than a dozen marathons and over 80 triathlons 
  • Boston Marathon qualifier (3:05 at Baystate 2014)
  • 21 Sprint distance triathlons 
  • 18 Half Ironman distances
  • 2 Ironman Distance Races
  • 3 Time Qualifier for Age Group Nationals
Alana Bresnahan is our Charity and Waterstop Coordinator. Alana began her journey with the Marathon Coalition in December of 2012 when she started training for the Boston Marathon with the Girl Scouts of Eastern Massachusetts team. She had never run more than 3.5 miles prior to starting her training for Boston. In two years she raised over $13,000 for the Girl Scouts of Eastern Massachusetts. Alana has been a Girl Scout Troop leader for 8 years and has a passion for volunteering. Alana has a daughter and has been married 10 years to her high school sweetheart.
  • Three marathons, including Boston Marathon in 2013 and 2014, and Bay State Marathon
  • Completed 5 Half Marathons
  • Completed over 30 races of various distances between 5k – 10 miler