Caitlyn Germain
cmomrunfastcoaching@gmail.com
A dedicated runner with over 20 years of competitive experience looking to share knowledge and enter the online coaching community.
PHILOSOPHY and PERSONAL STATEMENT:
- I believe that coaching, at any level, has less to do with knowledge of the sport and more to to with how to communicate that knowledge effectively and safely to the athlete. While certifications are nice, I do not believe they are an indication of a good coach; they are an indication of someone who can take a test on information they have learned and pass, but that does not make a good coach. I have had the privilege of working with some of the best coaches who have taught and exposed me to various coaching methods from Jack Daniels, to Lydiard, to Billy Squires, Canova, and more. I have witnessed the rise of an athlete under a coach with low to moderate knowledge of the sport, and the fall of an athlete under an all knowing coach. This is because it is not about the knowledge alone, especially at the beginning level. It is about the chemistry, and trust between athlete and coach. Trust is, in my opinion, the most important bond between an athlete and coach. Even with perfect* training, without trust, you expose yourself to doubt during difficult workouts or during later stages of the race. Doubt is a toxin to your performance. There are no credentials for trustworthiness. *there is also no such thing as perfect training. I pride myself in being honest and firm but simultaneously supportive and understanding.
September 2007 - August 2018 Sisu Project, USATF New England - Team Coordinator
- Recruited new athletes
- Managed team website
- Registered team for races
- Supported teammates of varying abilities in their goals
- Organized goal summits, team retreats, group runs and workouts
- Led team through prescribed workouts and easy runs
- Held team to prescribed paces and guided them through stretching routines
- Encouraged and motivated athletes and guided them through the good and the bad workouts.
- Reviewed course and race tactics for the NCAA Regional race where the team finished second place and qualified for the NCAA National Championship
- Elected by my peers and competitors to serve as Athlete representative, a leadership position on the USATF New England board
- Attended monthly meetings for the USATF New England Association
- Voted on athlete(s) of the month, race schedule, and budget usage
- Took feedback from athletes to the Board to improve overall experience in the sport for the Athletes
- Learned important rules of competition that apply to all sanctioned competitions
August 2002 - May 2006 Assumption College, Worcester Ma - Visual Arts (‘06)
June 2006 - May 2010 Assumption College, Worcester Ma - Special Education (‘10)
ADDITIONAL
- Mentored three younger siblings who went on to run at the Division 1 Collegiate level, all three winning conference awards.
- Served as Captain for collegiate team and high school team which held a 72-0 record
- Coached athletes in various summer camps across two decades.
- 400m- 60.1
- 800m- 2:21
- 1 Mile- 5:00.3
- 5k- 17:00.3
- 6k-21:36
- 8k- 28:47
- 10k- 37:44
- 10M- 1:02:41
- 13.1-1:25:21
- 30k-2:10:58
- 26.2- 3:05:07
High School:
- 3x XC Central Mass Champ
- 2x Indoor 1 Mile Champ
- 3x Outdoor 1 Mile Champ
- 12x T&G Allstar
College:
- NE-10 Rookie Athlete of the Year
- NE-10 XC Runner UP
- NE-10 1 Mile Champion
- 2X NCAA National Qualifier
Post Collegiate:
- 2x USATF-NE Grand Prix Champ
- USATF-NE 1 Mile Champ
- USATF-NE Indoor 5k Champ
- USATF-NE Outdoor 5k Champ
- USATF 12k Road Champ
- Third Female Philadelphia 8k (second American)
- Hartford Marathon New Englands Finest
- 2012 SPM Hall of Fame Inductee
- 2016 Assumption College Hall of Fame Inductee
OTHER
- Special Education Teacher for 10 years with a specialty in behavior management
- Owner of Caitlyn Clark Photography (Wedding and Portraits)
- Mother of two girls, experienced in training while breastfeeding and while pregnant.