Wildwood running clinic - NAPERVILLE - July 18th & 19th
Wildwood Clinic Information
Join us in person this July in Naperville, Illinois for our Chicago Area Wildwood Running Clinic! We are excited to bring coaches and athletes together to continue our journey to empower the young female distance runner! This year we will have 1.5 days of programming for the coaches and 1 day for the athletes!
Together we will bring expert speakers from across the country together to support girls in running as well as their coaches! We are excited as this year our clinic has a new format! We believe the content developed will challenge all participants to grow as well as provide applicable tools that can be immediately added to any program.
This year's clinic will have the coach clinic and the athlete clinic run tandem to one another with one joint session for the two groups. We created this opportunity so coaches and athletes can attend together, creating a retreat or camp-like feel. On Friday, the clinics will start at the same time and break for lunch together. The athlete session will conclude one hour earlier but there is an optional session the athletes can attend (Running Beyond HS for Athletes and Parents). If they attend this, the two clinics would end at the same time.
LOCATION: North Central College, North Central College Wentz Science Center: 131 S Loomis St, Naperville, IL 60540
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Coach and Athlete Session Details
Coach Clinic Details
Athlete Clinic Details
Athlete Clinic Details
Coach Session: We found through our PDX Clinic that 5 sessions is not enough! So this year we are moving to 2 days! We will have 8 sessions, all supporting your work with your female bodied athletes. This work will support girls' longevity in sport as well as immediately impact their happiness and growth as runners. We will embed reflection & discussion throughout the clinic. After the first day we will have a hosted social just down the street for coaches. This is a great time to come together and learn from one another.
Friday morning, in partnership with Naperville Running Company we will have a fun run for coaches and athletes alike! Last year we had around 200 girls join us! Day 2 will provide more speakers and will occur in tandem with the athlete session, with the first session on Mindset being a joint session for both coaches and athletes. Immediately following will be a no host social where we can come together and learn from one another.
Athlete Clinic Details
Athlete Clinic Details
Athlete Clinic Details
Athlete Session: This year's athlete session has been modified to give attendees more choice in their educational learning. We will begin the morning with an optional fun run at Naperville Running Company. After some (optional) showers, we will provide 4 sessions for the athletes. The athlete’s day will run in tandem with the coaches session with the first session being a joint session with the coaches. The next two sessions are breakout sessions where the athletes will choose what they want to learn about. The final session we will have everyone come back together. After the clinic is over there is an optional session for parents and athletes focused on running after college
Speaker Line Up
Heidi Strickler - Registered Dietician
Katie Steele - Executive Director of Athletes Mental Health Foundation and LMFT
Katie Steele - Executive Director of Athletes Mental Health Foundation and LMFT
Heidi will present to coaches and girls on the topics of nutrition, REDS relationship with food and and proper fueling.
Katie Steele - Executive Director of Athletes Mental Health Foundation and LMFT
Katie Steele - Executive Director of Athletes Mental Health Foundation and LMFT
Katie Steele - Executive Director of Athletes Mental Health Foundation and LMFT
Katie will discuss topics centered around mindset and resiliency in sport
Christina Weidman, MS, RDN, CSSD, LDN
Katie Steele - Executive Director of Athletes Mental Health Foundation and LMFT
Christina Weidman, MS, RDN, CSSD, LDN
Christina will discuss topics around periods, puberty and iron. She is an Advanced Clinical Dietitian with Athletics at Northwestern
Judy Pendergast, Distance Coach
Mahesh Narayanan - North Central College Women's Distance Coach
Christina Weidman, MS, RDN, CSSD, LDN
Judy will be speaking with the athletes around having a balanced identity within sport. Her session with the coaches will be addressing the culture of women's distance running
Gina Pongetti, Physical Therapist, MPT, MA, CSCS
Mahesh Narayanan - North Central College Women's Distance Coach
Mahesh Narayanan - North Central College Women's Distance Coach
Gina will be speaking with athletes and coaches about strength and conditioning for the young female athlete
Mahesh Narayanan - North Central College Women's Distance Coach
Mahesh Narayanan - North Central College Women's Distance Coach
Mahesh Narayanan - North Central College Women's Distance Coach
Mahesh will lead an option session for athletes and parents centered around running beyond high School
Dan Iverson - Head Coach Naperville North HS
Lauren DeAngelis: Head Girls Cross Country Coach York Community High School
Lauren DeAngelis: Head Girls Cross Country Coach York Community High School
Dan will lead two sessions. One for the coaches and one for the athletes. In both sessions, He will focus on the importance of a multidimensional definition of success
Lauren DeAngelis: Head Girls Cross Country Coach York Community High School
Lauren DeAngelis: Head Girls Cross Country Coach York Community High School
Lauren DeAngelis: Head Girls Cross Country Coach York Community High School
Lauren will be a part of our coaches panel
Jason Retz, Head Coach at St. Joseph Ogden HS
Lauren DeAngelis: Head Girls Cross Country Coach York Community High School
Emilie Hatzl , Assistant Coach at at Plainfield North High School
Jason will lead to sessions. The coach session will be centered around intentionality and the athlete session around leadership
Emilie Hatzl , Assistant Coach at at Plainfield North High School
Marie Davis Markham - Wildwood Running co-founder & assistant coach at Lincoln HS
Emilie Hatzl , Assistant Coach at at Plainfield North High School
Emilie will be a part of our coaches panel
Aislinn Hicks, MBA, M.Ed. Assistant Coach Naperville Central
Marie Davis Markham - Wildwood Running co-founder & assistant coach at Lincoln HS
Marie Davis Markham - Wildwood Running co-founder & assistant coach at Lincoln HS
Aislinn will bring her experience and passion to our coaches panel
Marie Davis Markham - Wildwood Running co-founder & assistant coach at Lincoln HS
Marie Davis Markham - Wildwood Running co-founder & assistant coach at Lincoln HS
Marie Davis Markham - Wildwood Running co-founder & assistant coach at Lincoln HS
Marie will be talking with athletes about what they should know to be a happy, healthy and lifelong runner