Sports

Lakeland Runners Club member takes on the OUC Orlando Half Marathon

Jonathan Mott has qualified for three Olympic trials, coached hundreds of local runners, and competed all over the world. Here’s how you can follow in his fast footsteps.

December 4, 2025 • 
Connor Jacobson
A man in a black tank top and shorts with a race bib runs in the BMW Berlin Marathon, with spectators and a large billboard behind him.

Here’s Mott running in the Berlin Marathon, where he set a PR of 2:17:20.

Photo by BMW Berlin Marathon

Among the 5,000+ runners taking on the 49th OUC Orlando Half Marathon, you can expect Jonathan Mott from Lakeland to be one of the quickest. This cornerstone member of the Lakeland Runners Club will lace up his sneakers for 13.1 miles through downtown Orlando on Saturday, Dec. 6.

This isn’t Mott’s first rodeo. He qualified for the US Olympic Marathon Trials in 2016, 2020, and 2024. In his extensive career, he’s coached more than 400 runners (maybe even some of our readers) through his Lakeland-based RunnersFix Coaching Services.

Think you could beat his personal best time of 1:05:47? The Orlando Half Marathon is 94% full, but we amateurs can test our speeds at these upcoming 5Ks:

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