A Run On Culture

Gary Martin is the PA State Record Holder in the 1600m (4:02.15) and Full Mile (4:03.53) and he sits down to discuss his incredible season and the importance of the running culture on his development…

There is a long and decorated list of phenomenal athletes that have gone through Coach Kevin Kelly's West Chester Henderson Cross Country and Track and Field Programs. Names such as Ian Gottesfeld, G…

Teammates, Best Friends, Competitors - Aiden Barnhill (PA All-Time #6 1600m 4:05.52) and Declan Rymer (PA All-Time #7 1600m 4:05.99) tell us all about their path to success and how they became the fa…

In this episode, Brock Butler takes the lead in interviewing Mark Schmidt, the girls' head coach at Bishop Shanahan HS and recent assistant coach at Downingtown West HS. Mark shares his perspective o…

This past winter, Grace Forbes of Rice University ran the second fastest indoor 3000m by a freshman in NCAA history with a time of 8:56.82, winning the C-USA Conference and qualifying for the NCAA In…

In this episode of A Run On Culture, Matt Farrell (@mattfarrell_13), former Downingtown West runner, takes the mic to interview longtime Philadelphia Track & Field legend Paul Poiesz. As a coach Paul…

Coach Doug Petrick (@DougPetrick1) from Upper St. Clair High School, just outside of Pittsburg, is the northeast contributor on CoachingDistance.com and the director of the USCTFXC Coaches Clinic whi…

In this episode of A Run on Culture we welcome the Atlanta Track Club Elite (@ATLtcElite). We discuss trust and belief, two essential elements to building a sustainable and successful culture as well…

In this episode of A Run On Culture we talk with two local community runners, Brock Butler (@BrockButler) and Zach Miller (@zacharymiller22). Brock and Zach are two of the most successful sub-elite r…

In this episode of A Run On Culture we talk with rising senior Gavin Maxwell of Kennett High School (@khsTF), one of the genuine “good guys” and a remarkable young man who is ready to take it to the …

Unionville High School coach Mark Lacianca (@LacUVille) earned notoriety, appearing in Runner’s World, for his implementation of cross training on the way to two NXN berths. Lacianca and his cross tr…

Naomi Hillen finished 15th overall at the PIAA AAA Girls State Cross Country Championships this past November.  She captured a big win at Lehigh's Paul Short Run in the White Division running a perso…

In Episode 6 of A Run On Culture we talk with Coach Greg Bielecki of the La Salle College High School Explorers.

Since joining the PIAA in the fall of 2008 La Salle Cross Country has 11 top 10 finish…

In this episode of A Run On Culture we talk to Ben Datte and Holden Betz from Downingtown West High School. Ben and Holden were the number 3 and 4 runners for the 2019 PIAA AAA State Champion Whippet…

In this episode of A Run On Culture we talk with the varsity girls from West Chester Henderson High School including Amanda Kelly, Liesl Scherrer, Caroline Miller and 2x NXN Qualifier and 2018 XC Sta…

In this episode of A Run On Culture we talk with Timothy Marcoe, the head coach at Owen J. Roberts High School. In a short time as head coach, Tim has put together an impressive program. Both his boy…

Reagan and Lauren Flannery are high school seniors at Downingtown West in Pennsylvania. Both girls were part of the District 1 AAA Championship team in Cross Country. Reagan went on to earn a 6th pla…

In our first episode of the Run Culture Podcast I interview Kennett High School (PA) Head Coach John Ramagano to learn the secrets that have made him a successful coach.   The Run Culture Podcast is …