RRCA CERTIFIED COACHES

Following is the list of RRCA Certified Coaches who work with adult runners.

Warning:
The list below does not certify the competency of the coaches, nor does it guarantee their ability to make you a better runner. Runners interested in hiring any of these coaches should carefully assess them utilizing the guidelines offered throughout this booklet. The only way to determine the qualifications of a coach is to contact that coach, or athletes coached by him or her, and to ask intelligent questions.

Despite being listed here, not all coaches will be willing or able to work with you. Some coaches only train athletes in their immediate area, ones they can see regularly. Others may be willing to work with you from afar. If you live near one of the coaches listed, you may want to contact him or her by phone. If you live further away, you may want to contact the coach by Email.

Do not be disappointed if you fail to receive an immediate reply. One well-known coach, listed in a Runner's World article about coaches, was so deluged by requests for help that he finally quit replying. Letters seeking his help continued to arrive for two years, one from as far away as India!

RRCA CERTIFIED COACHES

The following people have completed the RRCA's Coaching Certification Program and are certified to coach adult distance runners. For information on the RRCA's Coaching Certification Program, contact the RRCA Coaching Committee at coaching@rrca.org.

Coaches Lisa Keller Anchorage AK Rhonda Knopp Wasilla AK Norman Thomas Birmingham AL Hobbit Singleton Maumelle AR Tom Singleton Maumelle AR Janet Foote Scottsdale AZ Barbara Wagner Aliso Viejo CA Sue Curfman Anaheim CA Anthony Salinaro Antioch CA Shauna Schultz Auburn CA Edward Walsh Magalia CA Ken Rickerman North Hollywood CA Len Goldman Oakland CA Cindy Wetzel Paradise CA Debra Bond San Diego CA Lisa Griffin San Francisco CA Wendy Barry San Marcos CA Craig Lore San Martin CA Craig Stern San Rafael CA Michael Pendleton Visalia CA Jonathan Siegel Denver CO Glenn McCarthy Lakewood CO Lisa Paige Littleton CO Michael Cohen Simsbury CT H. David Hall Simsbury CT Bob Fabia Washington DC Karen Krieg Washington DC Jerry Hiatt Daytona Beach FL Christine Hinton Dunedin FL Judy Watkins Ft. Lauderdale FL Rick Swenson Gainesville FL John TenBroeck Jacksonville FL Howard Elakman Lighthouse Pt. FL Bruce Wilk Miami FL Ben Sowles Miami FL Bill Dunn Orange Park FL Shirley Pratt Orlando FL Paul Kasztejna Palm Harbor FL Chris Cottrell Ponte Vedra Beach FL Rae Ann Darling Reed Sarasota FL Heather Kaufman St. Augustine FL Jerry Napp Tarpon Springs FL John Kalusa Alpharetta GA Roy Benson Atlanta GA Marlene Atwood Duluth GA Will Dillard Marietta GA Jim Duguay Marietta GA Janet Hamilton Stockbridge GA Britta Staub Honolulu HI Harold Thompson Lombard IL William (Gill) Schumaker Wilmette IL Gordon Benfield Evansville IN Jonathan Wyner Arlington MA Cindy Oulette Ludlow MA John Gorvin Wilmington MA Ron Bowman Annapolis MD Tim Knowlton Baltimore MD Nicholas Panebianco Beltsville MD Rick Gittleman Bethesda MD Carol Torgan Bethesda MD Douglas Kelly Bryans Road MD Sandy Salazar Columbia MD Pamela Jock Columbia MD Brent Ayer Frederick MD Michael Broderick Gaithersburg MD Gary Resnick Gaithersburg MD Joseph Massi Gaithersburg MD Larry Hart Mechanicsville MD Tom Brennan Montgomery Village MD Ann Winklbauer Mt. Airy MD Paul Friedman Olney MD Sethiya Renwick Olney MD Terry Adirim Potomac MD Harold Rosen Potomac MD Janet Newburgh Rockville MD Mary Kuta Rockville MD Steve Mann Rockville MD Ginger Andrews Severna Park MD Victoria Grimm Silver Spring MD Hugues Sicotte Silver Springs MD Dawn Marie Langeheine Sparks MD Anna Hayes University Park MD Stephen Hayes University Park MD Kathleen Gina Ann Arbor MI Gene Zimmerman Riverview MI Joe Wirth Apple Valley MN Spencer Shaver Kansas City MO Mark Millsap Springfield MO Nancy Lillich Springfield MO John Devitt Billings MT Lena Hollmann Cary NC Robert Mundy Elizabethtown NC Lora Lewis Fayetteville NC Stephen Horan Hickory NC Juliet Horan Hickory NC Gary Bredehoft Lincoln NE Dave Downes Raymond NH Brian Buffaloe Plainfield NJ Shannon Sena Pompton Plains NJ Donna Voorhees Waltz Roebling NJ Vera Stek Somerset NJ William Schaefer Somerset NJ Nancy OConnor North Las Vegas NV Charlotte Gould Brooklyn NY Jason McGrath Buffalo NY Tom Price Clay NY Gordon Bakoulis New York NY Jane Gillham New York NY Jay Radner New York NY Dino Riojas Queens NY John Trifoi Staten Island NY Bob Williams Beaverton OR Cheryl Tronson Bend OR Bambi Will Bend OR Meghan Arbogast Corvallis OR Carl Sniffen Grants Pass OR Dee Ann Dougherty Portland OR Caroline Klug Portland OR Gary Szolnoki Portland OR Warren Finke Tualatin OR Patti Finke Tualatin OR Wendy Bumgardner Tualatin OR Katie Hunter West Linn OR Joy Watson Greer SC Anna Blestel Inman SC Karen Havill Bingham Murfreesboro TN Rebecca Wallace Dallas TX Judy Adabie Dallas TX Steve Shepard Houston TX Jan Nierling Houston TX Ashok Gupta Katy TX Jennifer Kimble Richardson TX Sharon Hudspeth Richardson TX Amber Anthony San Antonio TX Ashley Rosilier San Antonio TX Geno Atencio West Valley City UT Bertha Cross Alexandria VA Carrie Denning Alexandria VA Carla Gregor Alexandria VA Joe McConnell Arlington VA Tom Martin Arlington VA Mary Davison Chesapeake VA Anne Pastorkovich Fairfax VA Mel Williams Norfolk VA Cathy Blessing Sterling VA David Sawyer Virginia Beach VA Dave Sawyer Virginia Beach VA Dave Sawyer Virginia Beach VA John Price Virginia Beach VA Cathy McGrail Woodbridge VA Dave Vallett Fairfax VT Michael DeSanto Milton VT Jan Leja Shelburne VT Don Wesley Bremerton WA Jim Peterson Richland WA Cheryl Marek Seattle WA James Alford Huntington WV

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