World Record Holders
Who is the current World Record Holder in the Mens 100m?
Usain Bolt
What city is the Nike World Headquarters in?
Eugene, OR
A workout where runners do hard efforts followed by recovery periods, such as 8 × 400 meters with a jog between reps.
Intervals / Repeats
This American won the 1,500m gold medal at the 2024 Paris Olympics after a dramatic final sprint.
Cole Hocker
This famous Oregon runner was nicknamed "Pre" and helped inspire generations of American distance runners.
Steve Prefontaine
What Women currently holds the 400m Hurdles World Record?
Sydney McGlaughlin
This Kenyan town sits at about 7,000 feet of elevation and is known as the "Home of Champions" because of its elite distance runners.
Iten
This term describes running at a pace you could hold for about an hour, often used to improve endurance and speed.
Who won the Womens 2025 XC National Championship?
NC State
What Marathon did Emily Sisson break the US Marathon at?
Chicago Marathon
Who was the first man to clear 6.28m in the Pole Vault?
Armand Duplantis
This Colorado town is famous for altitude training and has produced many elite distance runners because it sits over 6,000 feet above sea level.
Boulder, CO
What is the first phase of training that is meant to get the runner back to running from time off.
Base Phase
This American runner won four Olympic gold medals in the 200m and 400m events and was known as "The World's Fastest Man" in the 1980s.
Carl Lewis
What city and country were the 1972 Summer Olympics Held at?
Munich, Germany
Who is the current womens world record holder in the Mile?
Faith Kipyegon
This meet held every spring at Franklin Field and is the oldest and one of the largest track meets in the United States, attracting thousands of athletes from high schools, colleges, and professional teams
Penn Relays
This famous training philosophy focuses on aerobic development, controlled intensity, and balancing stress with recovery.
PAAVO
This Ethiopian distance runner became the first athlete to win the 5,000m and 10,000m at two consecutive Olympic Games.
Kenenisa Bekele
Over the course of a 3,000m steeple chase race how many obstacles do you have to jump over?
35 total - 28 barriers and 7 water jumps
What runner broke both the 5,000m and 10,000m world records in 2020?
Joshua Cheptegei
What year did the Texas Relays begin?
1925
How feet are in a FULL Mile?
5,280 ft
Which Mens D1 Team has the most XC National Team Titles?
Arkansas
Which College did Coach Luis Chavez attend?
Northwestern Oklahoma State