Where NYC's Best
High School Runners
Train Together

Summer Group
Training Program
2026

Built around you. Train with others.

This program is for high school cross country athletes who want to arrive at their fall season stronger, healthier, and more prepared than they have ever been. Not because they trained harder. Because they trained smarter, and they were consistent.

Every athlete begins with a one-on-one session with Coach Kevin to review recent training history and set goals for the summer. From there, each athlete receives a week-by-week training outline built around their individual fitness and schedule. Summer training should be consistent and progressive, not rigid. The plan is designed with enough flexibility to work around heat waves, travel, and life, while still building real fitness over time.

Biweekly check-ins keep athletes accountable and allow Coach Kevin to monitor progress, adjust the plan, and make sure every athlete is developing in the right direction. Group sessions give athletes the chance to share the load, train alongside peers, and push each other in the way that only a training partner can.

Athletes can enroll for one month or the full summer. Spending part of the summer out of the city? Flexible and remote arrangements are available. Reach out.

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Weekly Workouts

What Parents Are Saying

"Kevin coached my son for three months. He improved by more than two minutes and exceeded all of his preseason goals."

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A Message from Coach Kevin

Why I built
this program.

New York City isn't an easy place for a high school cross country runner to train. We only have a few tracks in the city and very few running trails. Making matters worse, potential training partners are spread across a large number of small schools.

That's why I started the KWT Coaching Summer Training Program: to bring together talented and committed cross country runners for a summer of training that can fundamentally change the trajectory of their careers. The training sessions give athletes the opportunity to train with similarly talented peers, while the book club builds literacy and emotional intelligence within the sport, and the biweekly check-ins ensure accountability and access to coaching advice.

When I was in high school, I was among the best runners in the country. I qualified for the Foot Locker Cross Country Championships twice, anchored a winning Penn Relays DMR, and ran 3:50.53 for 1500. I went on to the University of Virginia, where I was part of three ACC Championship teams. I left college with a 4:02 mile PR. This program represents what worked, and more importantly what didn't work, in my high school career, as well as what I've seen lacking as a high school coach.

I began coaching high school cross country in 2023 at Franklin School in Jersey City, and in 2025 I joined the Loyola School in Manhattan. I've seen firsthand how difficult it is for talented athletes in this area to find the training environment they need, especially in the summer, when they are without the structure of practice and races. That gap is exactly what this program is designed to fill.

Consistency. Accountability. Self-reflection.

Our society talks about promoting these values, but rarely do we put them into practice. This summer training program is an opportunity to do just that, while building toward the best cross country season of your life.