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Cory Leslie has always loved a starting line. For years, he fueled this passion as a professional runner—poised and ready to race. Now, as a coach, Leslie is toeing a new kind of starting line. He’s spent the past two years building a new professional running team from the ground up. Meet: Mission Run Baltimore Distance. A first of its kind, the team is both sponsored by Under Armour and based at the brand’s Baltimore headquarters. Leslie believes this unique feature will provide next-level support for his runners as they train to compete on the world stage.
From Runner to Coach
Running is an individual sport; it’s simple and competitive, which has always appealed to Leslie. “The work you put in is the result you get out of it,” he says. “You’re not relying on other people to put in the work as well—it’s believing in what you do, putting the work in, and being committed.” As a coach, Leslie draws on his own experience of putting in the work to reach his running goals. At every turn in professional running career, he was humbled by the sport: starting…
