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#22	George Shakelton February 27 at 12:34pm There's got to be a corporation out there that can through a measly 250k towards our olympic distance running future. reply
#21	Sam February 21 at 2:56am It is a shame, but the Center was losing money and when the state of AZ is in a budget crunch, it is hard to justify losing $250K per year (according to one report I saw). It is beautiful place (winters can be a bit harsh) with excellent facilities for a lot of sports. reply
#20	Steve Perez February 19 at 2:07pm =[ no =[ he is my hero =[ reply
#19	Anonymous Coward February 18 at 9:26pm Jack Daniels has done more than taken any one "runner to the top". He spends his time helping younger runners who usually don't have a solid background in running and develops them to race against the greatest. Jack Daniels has the ability to comprehend the dynamics of preparing for a race and he shares it with runners. Sometimes that alone make them great. reply
#18	Egun February 18 at 7:40pm vdot and altitude training? hahaha. daniels did none of this original work. please check the ex. phys. literature. he has taken no runner to the top, and has in fact been fired by many top runners becasue his methods do not produce medals. he may be a hit in cortland. . .but all of his techniques were being used way before he borrowed them. please, any artist will tell you there is no such thing as an original idea. daniels wrote down a few things that runners - me included - have been doing since the 70's. jack has gotten himself into a little daliance trouble as well, many know the story, sounds like he did it again. . . reply
#17	Matt Boness February 18 at 2:56pm its not necessarily who he took from decent to great that matters. Its that he's had such an impact on the sport. The idea's of VDOT, quick leg turnover and altitude training were all brought to the fore front by this man. He has worked with athletes like jim ryun and joan benoit. There is a reason everyone from bernard lagat, abdi abdirahman, paula radcliffe and anthony famiglietti come to flagstaff to train and be supervised by Jack. reply
#16	Scott Cook February 18 at 12:19pm Damn this sucks. Wish there was something we could do. reply
#15	Whocares February 18 at 11:36am his training plan is terrible...name one athlete he took from decent and turned great. reply
#14	Hmmm February 18 at 10:26am "i'm sure he isn't going hungry" That's not the point. The man is a walking legend, one of the best that running has to offer. In most other sports a man with his credentials would most likely have money coming out of his ears. reply
#13	Skylon February 18 at 9:36am It's a damn shame for the athletes--where's a bailout from Nike?--but for Jack, while I feel for him, he's in the same crappy position as millions of other Americans. And it's happening to him at an age where retirement should not be a four-letter word, unlike a lot of people who are losing jobs in their 30's and 40's while trying to raise children. The altitude training will continue in some way shape or form, and Jack will be absolutely fine. reply
#12	Cara Hawkins February 18 at 7:05am This is so very sad. We would all like you to stay. reply
#11	Lee Brown February 18 at 1:46am Judging from the syntax and punctuation in Egun's comment I believe he intended to say "underrated," but I would hazard a guess that English isn't his first language or he is young. reply
#10	Jon Colletti February 17 at 11:13pm Jack, we all support you. You have done so much for this sport. If you have an idea as to how the center could be saved, I'm sure it wouldn't be a problem getting support from this community! reply
#9	Yoman February 17 at 10:21pm Please don't comment on him being overrated unless you have taken the time to get to know him and see what a vast amount of knowledge he has. Vin Lananna uses his work, Gags used his work, and MANY, MANY great coaches use his work. He is a great coach and a better person. Thanks Jack - from someone who actually knows you and what you have given all of us. reply
#8	Darren Peters February 17 at 10:21pm Email Tom (Exec. Director of USATF) at or http://www.linkedin.com/pub/8/735/766 Tom I am a fellow runner. I saw that the High Performance Training Center (HPTC) in Flagstaff was closing: http://www.flotrack.org/videos/coverage/view_video/234422/150099-jack-on-altitude-center . This means that Hall-of-Fame Coach Jack Daniels will be out of a job. The USATF has a program that funds HPTC shown here: http://www.usatf.org/about/leadership/project30.pdf . - Personally Signed I was hoping you'd know who to forward this email to so that Flagstaff can be saved. reply
#7	Aus-runner February 17 at 10:19pm Come to Australia! reply
#6	Harry X February 17 at 9:56pm i'm sure he isn't going hungry reply
#5	MikeyB February 17 at 8:27pm second that....thank you for all you've done for the sport. reply
#4	Matt Boness February 17 at 7:10pm you are kidding about the 'over rated' part right? He will blow your mind when it comes to running. He has been doing this for decades. reply
#3	Egun February 17 at 6:31pm the most overrated coach in US history. runners world dubbed him 'worlds best' . . . . reply
#2	Anonymous Coward February 17 at 6:24pm If I win the lottery hopefully someday, half of it is going towards reopening this reply
#1	Hmmm February 17 at 5:07pm You know the economy is bad when the "world best" coach is unemployed. I guess this could lead to better opportunities though. Good luck Dr. Daniels and thanks for all you've done for the sport. reply

Jack Daniels

Jack on the Altitude Center

April 3, 2009

Jack Daniels has been negatively affected as many other Americans out there during this down time in the economy. The High Altitude Training Center in Flagstaff has been shut down for now. Jack will be taken care of through June but then has no idea where things may go. It is sad to see that such a great coach and influence in our sport can be "put out on the streets". Hopefully an outside source will maybe be able to help in some way.

Is this an example of the type of programs that the USATF is looking to put money towards?
http://www.usatf.org/about/leadership/project30.pdf (check out pg. 53 and see what you think?)

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