“Any high school coach that is serious about perfecting their craft should not hesitate to access the resources available through the Boulder Running Clinics.
If you are a coach that wants to take your team to the next level, I highly recommend that you both attend the Boulder Running Clinics and view all the available resources through the website.”
- Jonathan Dalby, Mountain Vista High School (multiple time NXN boys and girls qualifiers)
Overview of the presentations with Jay Johnson and Alex Lyons
"I attended the first Boulder Running Clinic and have attended every subsequent Boulder Running Clinic. The learning environment is transformational, the collegiality is unparalleled, and the collective commitment to continuous improvement is both exemplary and inspirational. I highly recommend both attending and securing the available resources from any and all of the Boulder Running Clinics."
- Jeff Messer, PhD
Over 30 FREE excerpts on YouTube
2018 Clinic Speakers and Presentations
Dan Iverson – Naperville North Girl’s Cross Country Training
Dan Iverson – Borrowing with Integrity: Building a Program by Learning from the Best
John O’Malley — Building Powerful Runners: Individualization and Purpose in Training
John O’Malley — Building Powerful 800m and 4 x 800m Runners
Jonathan Dalby – Coaching Freshman Distance Runners
Doug Soles – Great Oak Cross Country Training
Doug Soles – 1,600m Training
Joan Hunter – From Frisbee Folly to NXN Champs in Four Years
Joan Hunter and Drew Hunter – Mother/Son Coach/Athlete Dynamics
Q and A with Speakers - Two videos
2019 Clinic Speakers and Presentations
Timo Mostert – Five Things that Changed Our Cross Country Program
Timo Mostert – Coaching Milers: A Paradigm Shift
Paul Vandersteen – Neuqua Valley Cross Country Training
Paul Vandersteen – Coaching a National Caliber Athlete: Chris Derrick Profile
Dave Frank – Central Catholic Cross Country Training
Dave Frank – The Conspiracy of Coaches
Robert Gary – Start Small, Think Big: Collegiate Training Schedules
Robert Gary – Comparing Training between 1996 and 2004 Olympics
Q and A with Speakers - Two videos
2020 Clinic Speakers and Presentations
Jeff Messer, PhD – Endurance Athlete Nutrition: An Evidence-Based Perspective on What We Know, What We Need to Know, and What Can We Apply to Student-Athlete Performance Enhancement
Kim O’Malley - Coaching the Whole Human
Jessie Magoto – Coaching Females to Be Strong, Confident, Consistent Runners
John O’Malley - How to Run 7:54 When Your Best Running is 1:59: A Case Study of a Season of Preparing for the 800, Day One to State Finals
Jay Johnson – When I Think of Boulder: Ten Short Stories with Ten Take-Home Messages
Girl’s Panel – Kim O’Malley, Jessie Magoto, Scott Bliss, Jeff Messer and Kelly Christensen
Boy’s Panel – Jonathan Dalby, John O’Malley, Jamie Kirkpatrick and Paul Vandersteen
Q and A with Speakers – One video
Winter Webinar Series Speakers and Presentations
Panel Discussion on Burnout (salient for 2020-21 COVID-19 era)
Alex Lyons – Communicating with Athletes
Jay Johnson – Winter Training Considerations
Justin Leonard – Being Patient with Development
Renee-Williams Smith - Team Culture: The Seven Things You Need to Know
Mike Smith - College Recruiting and 800m Training
Jeff Boelé - Training Video Q&A (also see his Warm-Up and Neural Session videos)
John O'Malley - Case Study of Dylan Jacobs (Boulder Running Camps Virtual Camp – bonus video)
Jeff Boelé and John O'Malley – Training Discussion
John Sipple - Downers Grove North Boys Training and Culture
Phil Wharton - Performance, Anxiety and Meditation for Athletes
Consistency Is Key: Training Principles for Distance Coaches
Jessie Magoto – Burnout in Coaching
Jonathan Dalby – Burnout in Coaching
Kim O’Malley - Burnout in Coaching
John O’Malley - Burnout in Coaching
“Where Should I Start?”
New Coaches - Jessie Magoto's and Jay Johnson’s presentations, both from 2020, are very accessible and have lots of actionable elements.
More Experienced Coaches - John O’Malley’s presentations from 2018 are fantastic, then you can follow those up with his presentation in 2020. As a bonus, you can watch his presentation from the Boulder Running Camps Virtual Camp – it's for high school athletes, but still highlights many of his philosophies.
Jeff Boelé’s presentation from the Winter Webinar series, coupled with the warm-up and neural session videos.
Training Presentations - Both of Timo Mostert’s presentations from 2019, plus Dan Iverson’s cross country presentation from 2018. Justin Leonard’s presentation from the Winter Webinar Series, too.
Communication and Culture - Kim O’Malley’s presentation from 2020, then from the Winter Webinar Series both Alex Lyons’s presentation and Renee Williams-Smith's presentation. Joan Hunter’s 2018 presentation on changing the culture at Loudoun Valley is very good as well.
Nutrition - Jeff Messer, PhD, gave a fantastic presentation at the 2020 clinic. This is a must-watch.
Cross Country Training - Dan Iverson and Doug Soles from 2018, then Timo Mostert, Paul Vandersteen, and Dave Frank from 2019. And Justin Leonard from the Winter Webinar Series
Finally, Jonathan Dalby’s presentation on coaching freshmen from the 2018 clinic is a must-watch (and perhaps more information than the title may suggest).