"Aesop wrote 'slow and steady win the race,' but Aesop never saw a state high school cross country championship." 



~ Jeff Johnson

Week of October 7, 2024

2024 coaches clinic

Saturday, November 23, 2024

Merrimack Valley High School

NHTFCA Clinic Schedule -2024 

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Chris Lear is an accomplished athlete and a renowned author. He was New Jersey state mile champion and 4:09 high school miler in 1992. He went on to Princeton where he was a two-time cross country captain and earned All-Ivy, All-East and All-American honors. Post-college Chris was a member of the Nike Farm Team under the guidance of Jeff Johnson. He went on to author the cult classic Running with the Buffaloes and Sub 4:00: Alan Webb and the Quest for the Fastest Mile. His next book, written in collaboration with Sean Brosnan and Andrew Greif, is Redefining Fast: How Newbury Park Became the Greatest High School Team in History. Chris and One Athletics have generously agreed to donate $5 to the NHTFCA for each book purchased. See below for details. The book will be here for the holidays.

New Hampshire Track and Field Coaches Association's PERSONALIZED LINK:

 https://oneathletics.org/?oam=NHTFCA

 

Using the NHTFCA Personalized Link, purchase either the Standard Edition or the Collector’s Edition.  NOTE your Affiliate Code (NHTFCA) in the checkout section.  

 For the first 100 copies purchased through this link, there will be a Raffle for FIVE autographed Collector’s Edition versions of Redefining Fast.  There will be one entry into the raffle for each book purchased.

Autographs will include those from: Chris Lear,  Nico Young (2024 Olympian), Lex & Leo Young, Colin & Aaron Sahlman, Coach Sean Brosnan

Peter Lovejoy Award Winner

2024 - Bob Mullen

Merrimack Valley High School

Our mission:

The New Hampshire Track and Field Coaches Association is dedicated to the promotion of the sport of track and field throughout New Hampshire. Our focus is the continued education of our coaches and the creation of a platform in which to recognize the outstanding performances of our athletes.