Coach Bennett

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Chris Bennett is currently  the Global Head Coach of Nike Running. Prior to that Bennett coached at  CBA, NJ. In college, he competed for and was captain of the University  of North Carolina at  Chapel Hill Cross Country and Track & Field Teams. 

After UNC he ran  5 years for the Olympic Development Nike Farm Team. Chris returned to  the east coast and taught and coached at CBA in Lincroft, NJ for seven  years. While at CBA the Colts won 3 National Championships  in the 4xMile, the Nike Cross Nationals (NXN), the National  Championship Outdoor 4x800, & the Championship of America DMR at the  Penn Relays. CBA also placed 2nd in both the Indoor National  Championship DMR and the Outdoor National Championship 4xMile as well  as 3rd in the Outdoor National DMR. 

Coach Bennett has been with Nike  since 2014. He helped build the Nike Run Club from the ground up  starting in New York City and then quickly expanding NRC both globally  and digitally. He writes all the training for the Nike  Run Club app and created the popular Guided Runs that have been done  millions of times. Chris is married to Tammie and has three children -  Jack, Maggie and Emma. They live in Portland, Oregon.