ben st lawrence

Ben is the Australian 10k record holder (27:24.95), 2012 and 2016 Olympian and twice City to Surf winner. Ben brings a wealth of coaching knowledge and extensive experience as an elite athlete. He has an excellent communication style and his psychology degree gives Run Crew members an edge in mental preparation. Ben continues to compete, adding marathons to his list of achievements – with hopes of winning his local race, Six Foot Track Marathon, in the future!

gary ‘tiger’ howard

Thanks to 10 years’ experience as a massage therapist, Gary has developed an understanding and eye for biomechanics that helps runners improve efficiency and minimise risk of injury. As a runner, Gary is a jack-of-all-trades: naturally suited to sprinting (with his best performances at 100m-400m), his passion for distance running has dragged him to a 75min half marathon. He is currently squeezing his running between his commitments as a coach, massage therapist and father of two young boys. He continues to compete at 800m, winning a silver medal at the World Masters, and still runs sub-2:00 as a 40-something-year-old.

centennial park and shire kids crew

liz miller

Liz is the Centennial Park kids coach. She is an experienced coach, former teacher, and legend of NSW Running – three-time World XC Rep, 22-time national medalist (7x gold), City to Surf Champion, and of course she’s still running with the Tuesday morning squad, and pretty much every other day in the park. Coaching alongside Liz is Alma Robb – 400m Australian representative at Oceania Champs – Eleanor Miller – national 3,000m medalist – and rising 800m star Matilda Emanuel.

danette sheehan

Danette Sheehan is the Shire Kids coach. Danette is an NCAA 10,000m champion, three-time World XC rep and, more recently, was 2nd at Sutho 2 Surf and NSW XC Championships.

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