Jim Spivey Running Club (JSRC)
est. 1990
USATF Member
Chicago/Wheaton, IL & Nashville, TN
Improve your training through speedwork.
Let Jim (Certified USATF Level 1) coach you on the track with other area runners. If you live in the Chicagoland or Nashville area, here's a chance to train hard with one of America's legendary milers.
- Chicago, IL
Meets Thursdays at 5:30 pm for warm-up at the parking lot just east of the Billy Graham Center at Wheaton College (Chase and College Avenue) in Wheaton, Illinois. Track workout begins at 6:00 pm
- Nashville, TN
Meets Wednesdays at 5:30 pm for warm-up at the Vanderbilt University track in Nashville, Tennessee. Track workout begins at 6:00 pm
read Nashville JSRC Member Grady Cash's article about his experience working out with the club.
Cost
- $60/month (subject to change)
- $15/night if going night-to-night (handy for busy schedules)
- First two sessions free to try out the program
- If you are out of work - Club is free, until you ask to pay for the workouts
- Scholarships to the Club are available - please contact Jim
- $65 for individual written workouts, e-mailed to you
Your Coach
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Three-time Olympian Jim Spivey (1500 m: 1984, 1992; 5000 m: 1996) (see bio)
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Jim coached at the University of Chicago 1997-2001
(13 all-Americans out of the athletic department's 22, and four NCAA Champions)
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Coached at Vanderbilt University 2001-2005, two SEC Champions
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Wrote training for the Footlocker Cross Country champion for two years
Benefits
- Train with other serious runners who race in everything from 5Ks to Ironman Triathlons, from marathons to ultramarathons.
- All abilities (5K times range from 18:00-25:00).
- ASICS singlet, and ASICS product available for club members.
- Great camaraderie, fun, and respect for a good effort.
picture above: Wheaton College track, final 100 meters, looking clockwise.
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