Mick Woods

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Mick Woods receiving his Coach Of The Year Award in 2008
Michael 'Mick' Woods
Born (1949-02-15) 15 February 1949
(Great Britain)
Occupation Former Distance Runner, Lecturer, Running Coach

Michael 'Mick' Woods (born 15 February 1949 in Great Britain) is a former long-distance runner and a middle/long distance running coach.[1] He is currently a coach at Farnham & District AC and lecturer at St Mary's University in London. As an athlete, Woods ran internationally for Ireland and ran in over 70 marathons, with a personal best of 2:20.12.[2] Woods is now one of the nation's leading endurance running coaches.[3]

Coaching career

After Wood's successful career in running he said "I ran 2:20.12 for the Marathon, but I know if I had myself as a coach, I would've been much, much better". Mick Woods is based at St Mary's University in London and has been coaching since 1986[4] and has been extremely successful, putting numerous junior athletes into European Championships, GB teams and even in to the Olympic Games. Wood's is currently coach to many GB athletes including Olympian[5] Steph Twell, 10,000m British record holder[6] Charlie Purdue, European cross country champion[7] Emelia Górecka and international athlete[8] "Jonny" Hay; to name just a few.

In 2003, Mick was employed by the UKAthletics as a performance coach[9] and in 2008, Mick Woods was presented with English Athletics Association Coach Of The Year Award.[10]

Personal bests

Marathon - 2:20.12[11] - Ireland

References

  1. ↑ http://www.thepowerof10.info/athletes/profile.aspx?athleteid=114918
  2. ↑ http://smrac.org.uk/mick-woods-in-action/
  3. ↑ http://smrac.org.uk/mick-woods-in-action/
  4. ↑ http://www.smuc.ac.uk/epacc/staff.htm
  5. ↑ http://www.thepowerof10.info/athletes/profile.aspx?athleteid=6058
  6. ↑ http://www.thepowerof10.info/athletes/profile.aspx?athleteid=12554
  7. ↑ http://www.thepowerof10.info/athletes/profile.aspx?athleteid=17124
  8. ↑ http://www.thepowerof10.info/athletes/profile.aspx?athleteid=6619
  9. ↑ http://www.eightlane.org/mick-woods-afd-interviewed-irun/
  10. ↑ http://www.englandathletics.org/news.asp?itemTitle=AAA+Tom+Pink+Relays&section=42&itemid=594
  11. ↑ http://www.smuc.ac.uk/epacc/staff.htm
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