Building Faster Runners: Dickinson Coach Don Nichter Shares 40+ Years of Coaching Wisdom
About this episode
Coach Don Nichter shares his extensive coaching experience and insights on building faster runners.
Don Nichter is the head cross country coach at Dickinson College , where he's built their men's and women's programs into consistent national-level contenders. His teams have claimed 24 Centennial Conference championships across cross country and track and field and he has been named Mideast Regional Coach of the Year seven times and was voted the men's Centennial Conference Cross Country Coach of the Year twice. During his 40+ years with Dickinson, he has coached 39 All-Americans. Today, he shares what he's learned and how you can apply those lessons to your own running. Coach Nichter and Jason chat about: The structure of college training and its principles Mindset must-haves on his teams Rules and strategies for athlete development (i.e., how to get faster) The importance of having a support group around you ( join ours! ) Thank you Coach Nichter for sharing more about your coaching philosophy! If you enjoyed this episode, don't miss Jason's conversation with his own college coach, Jim Butler ( Spotify , Apple ). Thanks Boulderthon! Boulderthon is a top 10 race in America according to USA Today and one of the best fall marathons according to Runner's World. With a 5k, 10k…
People in this episode
Host: Jason Fitzgerald
Guest: Don Nichter
Topics covered
- coaching
- running
- athlete development
- mindset
- college training
Keywords
- coaching wisdom
- cross country
- athlete development
- running mindset
- training principles
Sponsors
Boulderthon
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Dickinson College, Centennial Conference
Places: Boulder
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