USATF CLUB FEATURE SUNDAY SPOTLIGHT Born To Run

 

Interview with Head Coach Paul Carrozza:

1. What is your club’s official name?

BornToRun Track Club

2. Where is your club based (where do you practice)?

Austin, Texas. We train at Austin High School and The Farwest Area

3. When was your club established?

2013

4. What is your coaching background?

Coaching Runners of all levels for 40+ years. From beginners to World Championship, USATF Finalist and NCAA All-Americans and National Champions, UIL State Champions.,etc. Focusing mostly on middle distances.

5. What is your athletic background?

NCAA D2 All-American, Team National Championship at Abilene Christian University. Broke 2:00 in the 800 from 17-43 years old. USATF Master’s National Champion 2 mile Relay. 3:46/1:50 lifetime PR’s.

6. How many coaches do you have on your staff?

Me

7. What is your coaching philosophy?

Focus on the middle distances, speed endurance, drills, hills, fartlek, short rest intervals

 8. On a scale of 1-10, how competitive is your program?

10

9. What is the age range of the athletes you coach?

13+. Most 15-25

10. How many athletes are part of your program?

100

11. Who has been the most successful athlete from your program?

Crayton Carrozza, Yaseen Abdalla, Chandon Chhikara, Shiela Carrozza


12. What is your proudest coaching moment in your career?

Coaching Shiela to World Championship Team for USA in 1993


13. Do you coach all track and field or long distance running events? If not, which ones do you not coach?

[Coaches these events] 400-5000

14. Why did you become a coach?

Love for the sport and helping people reach their potential, build community

15. Which sports/disciplines do you coach?

a. Cross Country { x}
b. Indoors x
c. Outdoors {x}
d. Road Running x