THE PROJECT
We build
athletes.
And people.
Easy Elite Distance Project is a youth development program in Charlotte, North Carolina, for runners ages 11 to 18.
Our goal is to create a professional, positive, high-performance environment where athletes become stronger runners, more confident competitors, and better people on and off the course.
OUR MISSION
To develop young runners through excellent coaching, strong relationships, and a culture of excellence.
OUR VISION
To become the premier youth distance running program in the Southeast.
WHAT RUNNING TEACHES
Five things
we build daily.
Fast times are the result. These five values are the work.
Doing the work on the days nobody is watching. Consistency is the whole game.
Bad races happen. We learn from them, reset, and come back stronger.
Show up on time, log the miles, own the effort. Teammates count on you.
Older athletes set the standard. Every athlete learns to lift the people around them.
Earned in practice, proven on race day, carried into everything else.
THE AMBITION
Own Charlotte.
Lead the Southeast.
Race the nation.
The standard for youth distance running in the Queen City. At every local start line, Easy Elite is there.
Invitationals across the Carolinas against the best club and school runners in the Southeast.
A travel team racing elite competition, with athletes chasing Junior Olympic and national championship podiums.
THE PATHWAY
Wherever you start,
there is a next level.
Whether they are new to running or chasing national competition, every athlete has a clear path. Training groups move athletes forward as they grow, not when the calendar says so.
THE COACH
Coach Martrell
Mosley
FOUNDER AND HEAD COACH
Coach Martrell has been a distance runner for more than eight years, racing everything from the 400 to the half marathon. He ran high school cross country and track and field, and still races today, consistently running in the low 18s for the 5K. Last year, coaching himself, he ran 2:09 for 800 meters.
He also coaches track and field with the Charlotte Flights, where he has helped coach multiple youth USATF All-Americans and national champions. At Easy Elite, he leads training and cross country.
Coach Martrell loves coaching and the sport of running, and he built Easy Elite to give that back to Charlotte's youth and community. He is a Brooks Running Collective ambassador and the founder of MRM Studios (@mrmdesignlab), a multidisciplinary design house that creates experiences through movement, community, and place. Through MRM Studios, he designed the 2024 Charlotte Marathon Topography Singlet, featured at Charlotte Running Company Dilworth.
PARTNERS
Better together.
The people and programs who help Easy Elite athletes train smarter, recover better, and grow.
Our camp partner. Together we host camps that give athletes focused training blocks and new ways to improve.
@forwardmotionclt All-Girls Winter Camp
YOGA AND RECOVERY
YogaFit with Torri
Yoga after select Saturday long runs for mobility, recovery, and focus. Dates are shared with families ahead of time, and parents are invited to join.
@yogafittorriCoach Martrell is a Brooks Running Collective ambassador, connecting Easy Elite to the wider running community.
Run with
the Project.
Try a free week with the team, or get on the list for 2027 sign-ups in mid-May.