Jack Daniels, head distance coach at the Center for High Altitude Training at Northern Arizona University, trains and consults runners from all over the world. Daniels has been named NCAA Division III Coach of the Century, three-time NCAA Division I National Coach of the Year, and was named WorldÃÂs Best Coach by RunnerÃÂs World magazine. Throughout his career, Daniels has worked with many successful athletes, including Jim Ryun, Joan Benoit Samuelson, Peter Gilmore, Amy Hastings, Ryan and Alicia Shay, Magdalena Lewy Boulet, and many others. Daniels is a two-time Olympic medalist in the modern pentathlon.
As of 2007, Jack Daniels has coached 31 individual national Champions, 131 All-Americans, and was three-time national cross country coach of the year.
Daniels was a 2-time Olympic Medalist in the Modern Pentathlon and author of "Daniels' Running Formula", one of the most used pieces of literature in coaching. Jack Daniels was also named "The World's Best Coach" by Runner's World magazine.
