Welcome to Weber Coaching!
This is a picture of Edward Kemboi from Kenya, a two-time NCAA Division I 800-meter Champion with a personal best of 1:44. Edward, who attended Iowa State University, started training with me remotely in January 2023. During our time together, Edward achieved his fastest time since 2018, marking an impressive comeback in his 800-meter career. One runner in our remote 800-meter training group placed fifth in the Kenyan Olympic Trials. I served as a volunteer coach to this group and learned a lot about the Kenyan culture.
Image credit: PhotoRun
My Mission
Helping people reach their running goals is my passion and mission in life. My mission is to help all runners reach their God-given potential—from first-time runners to world-class athletes.
In addition to the high school teams and athletes I coach, I select a few emerging elite or professional athletes to work with each year. I am currently working with a runner who ran 1:44 for 800 meters and another runner with a lifetime best of 1:46 for 800 meters.
People I Honor
In my blog, I also write about the people and teams I coach, best practice training, and positive stories about the running community.
My favorite type of writing is highlighting others who make a positive and meaningful difference in their running and other communities. Periodically, I honor someone in the running community who goes well beyond the extra mile to support our Cross-Country and Track and Field sports.
The type of person I honor includes athletes, educators, and coaches who make a meaningful difference on and off the field, exceptional community volunteers, outstanding media professionals who cover our sports, and individuals who genuinely help cross-country and track and field grow in our country through innovative and out-of-the-box ideas.
Unsung Heroes Of Our Sport
The people I honor are gold medal winners in my book within their expertise. They are our sport's unsung heroes, meaning they are not adequately recognized for contributing to our sport.
Blessings,
Coach Weber
Philippians 4:13
I have the privilege of coaching the high school team at Pope John Paul II in Lacey, Washington. Over the past 13 seasons, I've been fortunate to witness the teams I've coached, Northwest Christian and Pope John Paul II High School's, achieve 12 Washington State High School Championships and four individual state cross-country champions. Additionally, I've had the honor of coaching several individual state champions across various events, ranging from 400 meters to 3200 meters, at different schools.
I have had the privilege of coaching Master's runners to achieve victories or high placements in national Master's championships as a volunteer coach. Additionally, I have coached Olympic Trials Qualifiers in the Marathon as a volunteer. Pictured is Karen Steen, whom I coached to the Olympic Marathon Trials and later to National Master's Championships in the 400-meter hurdles and the Steeplechase.
I also had the privilege of coaching Tony Volpentest to achieve a world record in the 200 meters and win two gold medals at the World Paralympic Track and Field Championships.
Photo Credit: Tony's book cover: The Fastest Man In The World, The Tony Volpentest Story
I served as a volunteer coach to 1:46 Kenya 800-meter runner Morgan Shadrack, remotely, in Kenya in 2023-2024. Morgan's life is anything but easy. He continues to live and work in Kenya.
Morgan is pictured with 800-meter world record holder and Olympic 800-meter champion David Rudisha.
Photo Credit: Morgan Shadrack
For the past thirteen years, my focus has been on integrating faith into running programs while also emphasizing academics through sports.
Several years ago, the Washington State Legislature recognized our past teams in a special proclamation for their outstanding achievements as student-athletes, and they have recently won three Academic State Championship awards.
Having coached at Christian schools, I write about various ways to incorporate faith into running programs.
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The content in some posts has been partially edited after writing the content with the assistance of AI models provided by Microsoft Copilot and Grammarly. The AI offers insights, grammar suggestions, and input, sometimes enhancing the quality and diversity of the content.