I am primarily a high school track and cross country coach with plenty of road racing experience in my day. I customize training plans for each of my athletes based on ability, goals, experience, and personal preferences. I work with sprinters and jumpers in addition to distance runners.

The best workouts are the ones you will actually do. Training should be an extension of activity you already enjoy. Challenge yourself, but don’t punish yourself.

I have been coaching high school since 2004 and the most successful athletes are always those who invest in what we’re doing and follow the plan as closely as possible.

I have many interests beyond running. I have traveled to all 50 US states and 18 countries outside of the US. I’m a huge film fan and have seen 617 of the 621 movies ever nominated for best picture (okay, that might be too nerdy). I’ve also self published two novels and am working on a third.

I mostly follow the Jack Daniels Running Formula, but a big influence that always sticks in my mind is Joe Vigil. I heard him at a clinic address the low vs high mileage debate in a way that just made entirely too much sense. It boiled down to, “you should run as many miles as is appropriate for you.” That definitely doesn’t mean more is always better, but drives home the important balance between pushing yourself to your limits while being smart about it.

There a few that stand out. My junior year of high school I was down about 40m with 300m to go in a state championship race. I caught the guy at the line and won by 0.06. Never give up!

Discovering the difference between a half marathon and a marathon… I’ve always been more of a mid-distance runner (3200, 5K, etc), but had to do a marathon to check it off of the list. I was definitely undertrained and thought I could get by on talent. It somehow hadn’t occurred to me at that time that you could get so completely fatigued without being out of breath. So I always tell athletes now that a half marathon is more similar to the 400m dash than it is to a full marathon. From the half down, you run a pace and if you’re pushing yourself you’ll go anaerobic by the end as that pace becomes more and more challenging. The full is more about duration. My hip flexors were shot, my glycogen stores were running out, I was getting light headed… all without being out of breath at all. I’ll stick to the shorter stuff!

Finally, a wonderful experience was the Pikes Peak Ascent half marathon. Everyone had scared me enough about the altitude that I started VERY conservative. Keep in mind this course is so steep that the WINNERS average over 10 minutes a mile. I was just enjoying the run and stopping to take pictures. I had saved up enough energy that I was flying past everyone the last three miles up the steepest part. Two things happened at the top that always stuck with me. First, I started crying and I had no idea why. I wasn’t particularly emotional about having completed it, but tears just flowed down my cheeks. Others have explained to me that after such a taxing challenge, your body is so revealed to be done that it’s extremely common to just start crying. Second, I was confused as to why all the spectators were bundled up in winter coats while I was perfectly comfortable in shorts and a t-shirt. Crazy what a nearly 4-hour warm up will do for you. About ten minutes after finishing I realized it was only about 30 degrees at the peak and started feeling the cold myself.

• USATF Level 1
• USATF Level 2 – Endurance
• USATF Level 2 – Sprints/Hurdles/Relays
• USATF Level 2 – Jumps
• USATF Level 2 – Youth Specialization
• USTFCCCA – Track & Field Technical Coaching certification

• 2013 3A girls track & field coach of the year – KCCTFCA
• 2017 3A girls track & field coach of the year – KCCTFCA
• 2022 Wichita Metro Area girls cross country coach of the year – Wichita Eagle
• 2025 3A girls coach of the year – KCCTFCA
• 2025 Kansas girls cross country coach of the year – Kansas Coaches Association

• 800: 1:58 (4-29-2001) UMKC
• 1500: 4:04 (5-20-2001) Wichita State University
• 1 mile (indoor): 4:25 (2-20-1999) University of Northern Iowa
• 3200: 9:42 (5-27-1995) Wichita State University
• 5K: 16:13 (9-7-1995) Hesston, KS cross country
• 8K: 26:18 (11-1-1997) Springfield, MO, cross country
• 10K: 32:59 (10-18-1997) Fayetteville, AR, cross country
• 10 mile: 1:00:17 (11-20-2004) Turkey Trot, Wichita, KS
• Half marathon: 1:24:06 (9-21-2008) Wichita Half Marathon
• Marathon: 3:28:59 (10-21-2007) Wichita Marathon

• https://www.tracknerds.com/cc-vs-xc
• https://www.tracknerds.com/pikes-peak-ascent
• https://www.tracknerds.com/chicago-and-lake-michigan