Bob Schultz – Dubuque Running Coach

Description

Dubuque running coach Bob Schultz has over 30 years of experience in coaching, in addition to his own running career, and specializes in track races from the 800 to 10k, to road distances from 1 mile to the marathon, and he offers in-person sessions. Reach out to Bob to get started!

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LEVELS: Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced
TYPES: Road, Track
DISTANCES: 5k/10k/Half Marathon, Marathon
TRAINING PLATFORM: Final Surge
TRAINING PLAN: Individual, customized training plan
COMMUNICATION: Unlimited email, unlimited text
RESPONSE TIME: Within 24 hours
LOCATION: Dubuque, IA
IN-PERSON SESSIONS: Yes, within 25 miles of 52001 (Dubuque, Iowa). Included are warm-up, stretching, drills, workout, cool-down, post run stretching OR going over race strategy & prep OR setting goals and putting a training plan together. Reach out to Bob for more info!

SPECIALTIES

• Track distances from 800 to 10k
• Road race distances from 1 mile fun run to the marathon
• Happy to work with all running levels
• Civil Service training to pass your running test such as Military, Police, Fire, etc.

PHILOSOPHY

I love coaching distance runners and have done so professionally for over 30 years. I keep it simple and feel that I do a great job working with each person individually because everyone is different! While I no longer compete, I still run 4 to 6 days per week. I ran competitively at the scholarship level in college and ran for the best high school coach in the country which strongly influenced my career path as a collegiate coach.

COACHING EXPERIENCE

30+ years of highly successful collegiate cross country and track & field coaching at the scholarship and non-scholarship level. Have coached National Champions for men & women from the 800 to the 10k as well as in cross country. Have also coached 4 national championship teams. I have worked with highly successful high school runners (state champions, NXN qualifiers, etc.) in the summer. I have worked with amateur and professional runners from 800 to 10k who have qualified for the U.S.A. Track & Field National Championships as well as post collegians still looking to compete at a high level. On the side, for fun, I’ve coached friends or friends children training for civil service testing such as military or police/fire running tests as well as folks training for their first 5k to marathon.

ABOUT ME

• I’ve completed 12 marathons
• I’ve coached 4 National Champion teams
• I was on a state championship cross country team at York H.S. in Elmhurst, Illinois
• I’m married with 2 adult children & 1 granddaughter
• My wife and I love to travel in our fifth wheel camper to different National Parks and other great sites around our amazing country!

BIG INFLUENCES

Some of my top influences have been Joe Newton, Al Carius, Joe Vigil, Mark Wetmore and Arthur Lydiard. Some of the best to ever do it!

RACING HISTORY

• As I mentioned, I’ve run 12 marathons with a PR of 2:50
• Ran at the NCAA Division II Cross Country National Championship in college
• Ran on an Illinois State Championship team in cross country for York H.S.

CERTIFICATIONS

• USATF Level II (Distance) Certified Coach
• B.A. in Psychology
• M.A. in Physical Education

PRs

• Marathon – 2:50 – 1997 Chicago Marathon

AWARDS & ACCOLADES

• Multiple time cross country and track & field GLVC or IIAC or ARC Conference Coach of the Year and USTFCCCA Midwest Regional Coach of the Year
• Coached NCAA DIII National Record in the men’s Outdoor 4 x 800 Relay – 7:22.17 (splits were 1:52.2 / 1:51.2 / 1:50.4 / 1:48.1)
• Coached NCAA DIII National Record in the men’s Indoor Distance Medley Relay – 9:39.80 (splits were 2:58.3 [1200] / 48.4 [400] / 1:48.0 [800] / 4:05.1 [1600])
• Coached NCAA DIII National Record in the women’s Indoor 5k – 15:58.58
• Coached NCAA DIII National Record in the women’s Outdoor 5k – 15:37.00
• Coached NCAA DIII National Record in the women’s 10k – 32:36.22

CONTACT BOB

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