The Nike Green Mountain Running Camp Showcases
Experienced and Knowledgeable Guest Speakers
The Nike Green Mountain Running Camp announces the 2012 guest speaker roster comprised of exceptional athletes and coaches who have made an impact on the sport of running. Campers leave sessions inspired and uplifted by these outstanding experts in their field.
Green Mountain Running Camp in Lyndonville, Vermont, offers exceptional speakers to motivate our runners at camp. In addition to the talks, campers run on backcountry dirt roads, cross country trails in evergreen forests and sun drenched meadows and jump into mountain streams to cool down.
Session 1, July 29-August 4, 2012:
Ian Brooks: Celebrity announcer, The Armory, NYC.
Marcus O'Sullivan: Director of Villanova Track & Field; Villanova men’s cross country and track & field coach; four-time Olympian and three-time World Indoor champion.
Matt McCue: Author of “An Honorable Run;” former runner, University of Colorado.
Session 2, August 5-11, 2012:
Mark Coogan: Dartmouth women's cross country coach and former Olympian.
Matt McCue: Author of “An Honorable Run;” former runner, University of Colorado.
Andrea Grove McDonough: University of Connecticut head coach women’s cross country and assistant women's track & field coach.
Marcus O'Sullivan: Director of Villanova Track & Field; Villanova men’s cross country and track & field coach; four-time Olympian and three-time World Indoor champion.
Session 3, August 12-18, 2012:
Eric Blake: Central Connecticut College men’s and women’s head cross country coach; veteran of the United States Mountain Running team.
Ian Brooks: celebrity announcer, The Armory, NYC.
Andrea Grove McDonough: University of Connecticut women’s cross country coach and women's track & field assistant coach.
Jim Mitchell: Bronxville High School, New York- one of the most successful high school cross country programs in the state—if not the nation. Four national championship relays, 10 state cross country championships.
Other hopefuls: John Parker: Author of the cult classic novel “Once a Runner” and the more recently published “Again to Carthage.”
With this being an Olympic year, Nike athletes who are Olympic hopefuls may be in attendance only if they are injured or fail to qualify for the team.
The lineup is subject to change based on unforeseen conflicts in speakers’ schedules.
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