Woman's Running

​​"Splits: U.S. Distance Running Continues an Alarming Lack of Coaching Diversity"
Erin Strout writes an excellent article for "Women's Running" (June 1) about the lack of women coaches in the American pro training groups. Check out the article in the link below:
www.womensrunning.com/culture/distance-running-continues-an-alarming-lack-of-coaching-diversity/

​California Coaches Association Coach of the Year 
Carin Marrs
San Francisco Univeristy HS
Cross Country

​Congratulations to Carin Marrs, Treasurer on the WRCC Board of Directors, for being named "Coach of the Year" in Cross Country by the California Coaches Association. Coach Marrs' girls team won their 11th state title at the 2021 California State Meet--the most state titles by any girls cross country team in state history.

​Mountain West
​Coach of the Year
Shelia Burrell
San Diego State University

​Congratulations to WRCC's President Shelia Burrell for being named "Coach of the Year" as the head coach at San Diego State University in the Mountain West Conference--and exceptional coach AND promoter for women coaches!
***WRCC and Prehab clinic on July 26***

Topic: Running Related Injuries Caused by Common Impairments

​JOIN US Tuesday, July 26 @ 7 PM EDT📌 for the next WRCC series of Injury Prevention Workshops presented by PreHab, the leading experts in holistic training to improve performance and avoid injuries before they happen.

Come explore with us in this workshop open to WRCC members and non-members alike. It will be an interactive virtual workshop with discussion and time for questions! 

The WRCC is excited to partner with Prehab, a physical therapy group that focuses on working with athletes not only after an injury occurs, but also by building comprehensive programs for each individual athlete to keep injuries from occurring in the first place. The WRCC and Prehab will begin offering free clinics to our members only after this clinic to help our member coaches learn ways to keep their athletes healthy and discuss therapies to help injured athletes return to training. So become a member today!
Charlotte Richardson Interviewed By Starting Line 1928
WRCC Board member and Vice President Charlotte Lettis Richardson sat down with Cindy Kuzma, a freelance writer out of Chicago, to discuss what women's competitive running was like in the 1970s. During the interview, Charlotte recounts her experiences running and racing from that era.

Starting Line 1928 is an oral history project set out to document the stories of the pioneers of women’s distance running in their own voices. Cindy Kuzma is part of their leadership team and regularly writes for Runner’s World, Women’s Running, SELF, and more; She is co-author of Breakthrough Women's Running: Dream Big and Train Smart and Rebound: Train Your Mind to Bounce Back Stronger from Sports Injuries, and co-host of The Injured Athletes Club podcast.

To listen to this excellent podcast, hit the link below:
www.startingline1928.com/pioneerstories/charlotte-lettis-richardson
The WRCC announces our partnership with Edge Theory Labs, maker of the world's first portable, iceless ice bath. "The Edge Tub cools the water to 27* F or heats it to 105*F in approx. 2 hours. Built-in filtration keeps the water clean and ready for your whenever. Our sturdy inflatable tub packs into a backpack, making it truly portable and practical with a 15 minute, no-tools-needed set up or takedown. Take it with you to your next event, race, or adventure and get the edge on the go!" 
For more information on Edge Theory Labs, visit them at:
​www.edgetheorylabs.com
The WRCC is excited to partner with Prehab, a physical therapy group that focuses on working with athletes not only after an injury occurs, but also by building comprehensive programs for each individual athlete to keep injuries from occurring in the first place. The WRCC and Prehab will begin offering free clinics to our members to help coaches learn ways to keep their athletes healthy and discuss therapies to help injured athletes return to training. Details for these upcoming clinics will be sent out soon! 
For more information on Prehab, visit them at:
https://prehab.com/services/
Title IX
Almost 50 years ago, on June 23, 1972, Title IX of the education amendments was enacted into law, stating, “No person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any education program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance.” Here are some facts on how this important law changed girls' and women’s sports:
  • In 1972, just over 300,000 girls and women played high school and college sports
  • In 1972, women’s collegiate sports received just 2% of the college athletic budgets
  • By 2012, the 40th anniversary, over 3 million girls (a tenfold increase since implementation) were participating in high school sports
  • In 2016, one in every five girls in the U.S. played sports; before passage of Title IX the number was one in every 27
  • Participation of women in sports has risen every year since Title IX’s passage
  • The 2016 Rio Olympics saw the largest group of women Olympians in history—292 women versus 263 men (in 1972 only 90 women out of 428 athletes were on the U.S. Olympic team)
  • Surprisingly, what Title IX accomplished for girls and women in sports, the opposite was true for women coaches. Prior to 1972, 90% of the coaches working with girls and women, were women. Today, only 42.2% of D1 Head Coaches are women coaching women's teams. 
Although Title IX had other aims, its most famous and lasting legacy will always be its impact on expanding opportunities for women and girls in sports.

https://www.cehd.umn.edu/tuckercenter/library/docs/research/WCCRC_2019-20_Head-Coaches_All-NCAA-DI-Head-Coaches_2020-September.pdf