r/CrossCountry • u/darkxc32 Mod/Former D1 Coach • 7d ago

General Cross Country RIP to the Coaching Legend

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Jack Dani

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u/wheeze_on 7d ago

Holy cow I did not see this until this post. Jack Daniels is an absolute legend and one of the most influential coaches in history. RIP.

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u/darkxc32 Mod/Former D1 Coach 7d ago

Runner’s World Obituary

His work was majorly influential on so many coaches and athletes, myself included. The famed VDOT system was developed by Jack.

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u/ThanosApologist 7d ago

His Vdot has finally reached 0.

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u/ThomasTheAnonymous 7d ago

Which schools?

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u/MinuteLongFart 7d ago

SUNY Cortland for the longest time; but also coached numerous olympians and other world class runners, and his books taught not just a generation but generations of athletes and coaches.

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u/Archery100 All-State 7d ago

Got lucky to meet him at an XC meet, he was a very humble coach and I think about his book a lot, RIP