31 Registered to Sit for RRCA Coaching Certification in March
With the RRCA National Convention just under 30 days away, 31 individuals from across the country - including 22 Texans (most from the greater Houston area) will sit for the RRCA's Coaching Certification on March 10-11, 2006, in Houston, Texas at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in conjunction with the RRCA national convention. (More information on the 49th annual National Convention can be found at http://www.rrcahouston06.org/)
The certification is designed for coaching adult endurance runners for road running. There are currently more than 180 RRCA certified coaches across the US in 35 states. (Only eight in Texas including Houstonians Jan Nierling and Steve Shepard.) The 2-day program includes 16 hours of coursework covering the Basis of Training as well as the Techniques of Training and a comprehensive take home test.
Topics included in the curriculum include the Fundamentals of Coaching, Rules of Training, Physiology, Psychology, Injury Prevention and Nutrition. In addition, it will cover developing training plans, cycles, and progressions, speed work and other related topics. Group exercises will teach how to apply the topics covered.
The certification will be taught by Patti and Warren Finke, RRCA certified coaches. Patti, an exercise physiologist, is the chairperson for the RRCA's coaching committee. Both Patti and Warren are directors and coaches in the Portland Marathon Training Clinic and authors of "Marathoning Start to Finish" and numerous articles on training for local, national, and international publications. Both have been personally competing and coaching runners for over 20 years.
Texans signed up for the Coaching Certification include:
Karen Bowler (Houston Striders), Houston
Rick Burris (Clear Lake Fitness Club), Houston
Carlo Deason (Houston Masters Sports Association), Houston
Mary L. Deason (Houston Masters Sports Association), Houston
Charles Deeds (Houston Striders), Houston
Cassie Dimmick (FitnessSolutions.Net), Pearland
Bill Dwyer (Luke's Locker Beat), Spring
Chris Gescheidle (Garland Lifetime Fitness Running Club), Richardson
Lee Greb (Houston Striders), Houston
William Horn (Abilene Runners Club), Abilene
Michael Kove (Luke's Locker), The Woodlands
Dana Lyons, The Woodlands
John Poss, Pasadena
Debbie Rudisill (Bay Area Running Club), Houston
Katrina Seume, Pearland
Carwyn Sharp (Bay Area Running Club), Dickinson
Douglas Storey (Terlingua Track Club), Houston
Sandra Sutherland (USAT Certified Coach), The Woodlands
Miriam Terc (Houston Striders), Katy
Kara Weedman (Tough Cookies Don't Crumble Fitness, Inc.), Austin
Nora Wilson (2005 IronMan finisher), The Woodlands
Lorraine Zistler, Houston
Out-of-state participants will include:
Christy Coughlin, Wilmette, IL
Ronda Jameel, Phoenix, AZ
James S. MacKay, II, Alexandria, VA
Lisa Meehan, East Greenwich, RI
Jerry Pi, New York, NY
Olaf Questereit, West Jordan, UT
Myrna Saliba, Westmount, Quebec
Debbee Straub, Townsend, DE
Earl Zimmerman, Lafayette, CO
The certification is designed for coaching adult endurance runners for road running. There are currently more than 180 RRCA certified coaches across the US in 35 states. (Only eight in Texas including Houstonians Jan Nierling and Steve Shepard.) The 2-day program includes 16 hours of coursework covering the Basis of Training as well as the Techniques of Training and a comprehensive take home test.
Topics included in the curriculum include the Fundamentals of Coaching, Rules of Training, Physiology, Psychology, Injury Prevention and Nutrition. In addition, it will cover developing training plans, cycles, and progressions, speed work and other related topics. Group exercises will teach how to apply the topics covered.
The certification will be taught by Patti and Warren Finke, RRCA certified coaches. Patti, an exercise physiologist, is the chairperson for the RRCA's coaching committee. Both Patti and Warren are directors and coaches in the Portland Marathon Training Clinic and authors of "Marathoning Start to Finish" and numerous articles on training for local, national, and international publications. Both have been personally competing and coaching runners for over 20 years.
Texans signed up for the Coaching Certification include:
Karen Bowler (Houston Striders), Houston
Rick Burris (Clear Lake Fitness Club), Houston
Carlo Deason (Houston Masters Sports Association), Houston
Mary L. Deason (Houston Masters Sports Association), Houston
Charles Deeds (Houston Striders), Houston
Cassie Dimmick (FitnessSolutions.Net), Pearland
Bill Dwyer (Luke's Locker Beat), Spring
Chris Gescheidle (Garland Lifetime Fitness Running Club), Richardson
Lee Greb (Houston Striders), Houston
William Horn (Abilene Runners Club), Abilene
Michael Kove (Luke's Locker), The Woodlands
Dana Lyons, The Woodlands
John Poss, Pasadena
Debbie Rudisill (Bay Area Running Club), Houston
Katrina Seume, Pearland
Carwyn Sharp (Bay Area Running Club), Dickinson
Douglas Storey (Terlingua Track Club), Houston
Sandra Sutherland (USAT Certified Coach), The Woodlands
Miriam Terc (Houston Striders), Katy
Kara Weedman (Tough Cookies Don't Crumble Fitness, Inc.), Austin
Nora Wilson (2005 IronMan finisher), The Woodlands
Lorraine Zistler, Houston
Out-of-state participants will include:
Christy Coughlin, Wilmette, IL
Ronda Jameel, Phoenix, AZ
James S. MacKay, II, Alexandria, VA
Lisa Meehan, East Greenwich, RI
Jerry Pi, New York, NY
Olaf Questereit, West Jordan, UT
Myrna Saliba, Westmount, Quebec
Debbee Straub, Townsend, DE
Earl Zimmerman, Lafayette, CO
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