Central Ohio Track Coaching
Build your competitive edge during your offseason
Private and small group track coaching is our specialty
Now enrolling for Winter sessions.
We help middle school, high school, and collegiate athletes of any skill level get season and race ready. Our current athletes range from new sport athletes to state, national and collegiate-level athletes. In addition to training, we help athletes achieve a life-long love of running and physical fitness by developing a love towards training and self-improvement.
We are a USA Track and Field club as well as a member of the US Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association.
Important Dates:
Winter session starts the weekend of November 22nd/23rd and runs weekly until the weekend of February 23rd, 2026. Note: There will be no sessions the weekend of 11-29/30, due to the holiday weekend
How we help:
1:1 Private Track Coaching
We have very limited 1:1 spots for Winter session due to high demand and the number of returning athletes. If interested in 1:1 training please contact us asap. We fill up every year as early as mid-October/early November.
1:1 Training is the highest level of training and support we offer. With 1:1 training, everything is 100% customized as we build your athlete’s entire training program around them. Contact us for more details.
Small Group / Semi Private Track Coaching
Middle School Track Coaching
We offer the following small group programs for middle school athletes:
Middle School Distance Group Training (best for athletes competing in distances > 400M) – Saturdays- 4:00 PM – $300/Winter session
Athletes in this group will work on building endurance, sustained speed development and pacing strategies, strength/stamina, breathing techniques, race strategy, running form, sports nutrition, mental preparation and more.
Middle School Sprint Group Training (best for athletes/sprinters competing in distances <= 400M) – Sundays – 3:00 PM – $300/Winter session
Athletes will follow an off-season prep program that works on things like standing and block starts, acceleration, max speed, breathing techniques, reaction drills, explosiveness/power development, race strategy, running form, sports nutrition, mental preparation, and more.
High School Track Coaching
We offer the following small group programs for high school athletes:
High School Distance Group Training (best for athletes competing in distances > 400M) – Saturdays- 3:00 PM – $300 / Winter session
Athletes in this group will work on building endurance, sustained speed development, pacing strategies, stamina, strength, breathing techniques, race strategy, running form, sports nutrition, mental preparation and more.
High School Sprint Group Training (best for athletes competing in distances up to 400M) – Sundays – 4:00 PM – $300 / Winter session
Athletes will follow an off-season prep program that works on things like standing and block starts, acceleration, max speed, breathing techniques, reaction drills, explosiveness/power development, race strategy, running form, sports nutrition, mental preparation, and more.
I have enrolled and paid. What’s next?
Payment of fees confirms your athlete’s spot. They are in! Thank you and we look forward to working with you and your athlete.
Within a few hours of signing up (depending on time it may be the next day), you will receive an email with next steps. In this email, we will be asking a few additional questions we may have, like your preferred contact information (phone/email), athlete’s grade and school, primary event and a quick paragraph or so about their background and what they would like to get out of coaching.
About 5-7 days out from the first session, we will send out a reminder email with additional information if needed. If you have questions in the meantime, just reach out!
What does small group training look like?
We offer groups for middle school and high school athletes. Within each age group, we further divide our group training by anticipated event. For example, sprinters vs distance athletes. This allows us to focus the training as well as keep age groups similar.
Each session is approximately an hour long. It starts with warmup and form/technique drills. This prepares each athlete for their workout and helps reenforce good form, technique and muscle activation. During the warm-up we will ask each athlete about what they accomplished on their own since we last met as well as discuss progress, answer questions, etc. We will guide the group on what they should work on individually between sessions.
After the warm-up we start the workout. This can differ based on the group they enroll in and where they are at as we go through the program. As we get closer to their season, our training gets specific to their anticipated event.
At the end of each workout, we do a brief cool-down and discuss what athletes should work on during the upcoming week. The group works as a team, regardless of each athletes ability or background.
* We do not coach field events, jumps. throws, or hurdle technique (However, Hurdlers would benefit from the running and speed development).
Photo: Ty Munroe – New Balance Outdoor Nationals 4×800, 4th place, All-American, Now running at the University of Akron (D1) – Track
We work with runners from dozens of Central Ohio school districts, including Olentangy, Dublin, Worthington, Westerville, Delaware, New Albany, Big Walnut, Johnstown-Monroe, Northridge, Centerburg, Hilliard, Columbus, Columbus Academy, Columbus School for Girls, Bishop Ready, Bishop Watterson, Clearfork, Grandview Heights, Bexley, Gahanna and Upper Arlington plus numerous middle schools across these districts.
Our coaches don’t just complete a “weekend certification”. Our coaches seek out continuing education programs and regularly attend national training clinics to make sure we are up to date on the latest training modalities and sports science.
All training is applied based on an athlete’s current ability and experience as well as where they are in the offseason, or preseason training. We follow periodized training principles and apply the latest/proven sports science and sport performance methodologies. We don’t just “run” or do “busywork”.
Additionally, we occasionally use slow-motion video analysis and electronic timing systems to capture form, technique and accurate timing for sprints. Our electronic timing systems are accurate down to 2/100s of a second and can simulate “set commands” and simulated starter pistols.
Events we coach
We work with a wide range of Track and Cross Country athletes. We specialize in all running events, from sprints to mid/long distance individual and team relays. We do not coach hurdle technique, however we can help with power, speed and endurance.
Sprints
We coach the following Sprint distances:
Boys / Girls – 100M Dash
Boys / Girls – 200M Dash
Boys / Girls – 400M Dash
When we work with Sprinters, we focus our training around four primary phases of Sprint mechanics:
1. Starts (Including standing and block starts)
2. Acceleration
3. Drive phase (Top speed)
4. Deceleration*
*The name Deceleration is misleading – Here, we are not trying to actively slow down, but rather this is where we have to work harder to stave off fatigue factors that slow us down – for example, working on our anaerobic endurance)
Relays
We coach the following Relay distances:
Boys / Girls 4x100M
Boys / Girls 4x200M
Boys / Girls 4x400M
Boys / Girls 4x800M
Mid-Distance / Distance
Boys / Girls 800M Run
Boys / Girls 1600M Run
Boys / Girls 3200M Run
Events we don’t coach
We do not coach the following events:
Hurdles (although we CAN coach starts, acceleration, and speed/endurance – just not hurdle technique)
Jumps
Throws