Wildwood running clinic - NAPERVILLE - June 21st & June 22nd

Wildwood Clinic Information

Join us in person this June in Naperville, Illinois for our Chicago Area Wildwood Running Clinic! We are excited to bring coaches and athletes together to continue our journey to empower the young female distance runner! Summer is the perfect time to regroup and add to your toolkit. Wildwood Running is set to bring experts in mental health, nutrition, positive mindset, and female physiology and more together for a one day coaches clinic followed by a one day athlete clinic. We will learn, reflect and build our expertise together!

LOCATION: The clinic will take place at: Held at Meiley-Swallow Hall North Central College 31 S. Ellsworth Street Naperville, Illinois

PARKING : Parking can be found in neigborhood parking & downtown garage parking. Visitors should follow all city, campus restrictions, etc.

LUNCH: Lunch will be on your own. You may either bring lunch and eat it in the clinic room or head out to find lunch. Here is a list of restaurants: https://downtownnaperville.com/directory/?filter_type=22#results

Tickets: Coaches: $75 until June 1st ($85 after) // Athletes: $75

Hotel Suggestions near the venue: https://www.northcentralcollege.edu/visit/hotel-partner-program

Scholarships available upon request. We have three full price scholarships available for athletes. Send an email to marie@wildwoodrunning.com as to why you or your athlete should be considered for the scholarship. We can also support partial scholarships. Just reach out to us.

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June 21, 2022 - COACH CLINIC

June 22, 2022 - ATHLETE CLINIC

Tuesday, June 21st: COACHES SESSION

9:30 Check-In

10:00 Opening

10:15 Session #1 Mara Abbott - Keynote

11:25 Session #2 Heidi (double session) - Nutrition, RED-S, Eating Disorders, Periods & Puberty

12:35 Lunch on your own

2:00 Session #3 Dan Iverson - Coaching Girls

3:00 Session #4 Marie Davis Markham - Hosting Conversations

3:55 Session #5 Kate Grace Q&A

4:15 Session #6 Panel of Coaches: Mahesh, Dan, Robyn, Eric Dettman

4:50 Wrap-up 5:30

Coaches’ Social and Dinner in Downtown Naperville

Wednesday, June 22nd: ATHLETE SESSION

9:30 Check-In

10:00 Opening

10:15 Session #1 Mara Abbott - Keynote

11:10 Session #2 Heidi Stickler (double session) - Nutrition, RED-S, Eating Disorders, Periods & Puberty

12:15 Lunch on own in Downtown Naperville 1:45 Session #3 Kate Grace Q&A

2:40 Session #4 Robyn McGillis - Team Culture

3:20 Session #5 Ava Knapp - Leadership

4:00 Session #6 Eric Dettman - Running after HS

4:45 Reflection, closing

5:00 Goodbye

Meet our Presenters

Heidi Strickler, MS RD CSSD Registered Sports Dietitian

Heidi is a Registered Sports Dietitian (RD/RDN), Certified Specialist in Sports Dietetics (CSSD), and Metabolic Efficiency Training Specialist (METS), with a Master’s in Sports Nutrition (MSc) from Liverpool John Moores University in England.

Dan Iverson

Heidi Strickler, MS RD CSSD Registered Sports Dietitian

Dan Iverson has been coaching track and cross country at Naperville North High School for the last 28 years. He is also a social studies teacher and graduate of North Central College in Naperville, IL.

Mara Abbott

Heidi Strickler, MS RD CSSD Registered Sports Dietitian

Eric Dettman

Mara Abbott is a retired professional cyclist and Olympian. She is a two-time winner of the women's Giro d'Italia, a two-time U.S. National Champion, and a six-time winner of the Tour of the Gila. She now lives in Buffalo, Wyoming, where she works for the environmental nonprofit, Ceres, and is the assistant coach for the high school girls' swim team.

Eric Dettman

Mahesh Narayanan

Eric Dettman

Head Coach Eric Dettman (also known as Twin 2 in the Long Green Line) has successfully transitioned from dominant runner to successful coach. His successes at Lincoln aren't solely performance based. He makes a considerable effort to create a lifelong love of the sport, build a strong community while also supporting athletes to become the best version of themselves.

Ava Knap

Mahesh Narayanan

Ava Knap is a senior at St. Joseph Ogden High School. She is involved in NHS and is a FCA huddle leader. Ava is the founder of the Midwest Wildwood Running Club and is a passionate advocate for women’s health. Ava is the valedictorian for her class and is actively involved in cross country and track and field.

Mahesh Narayanan

Mahesh Narayanan '97/M '05 will complete 22 years as Head Women's Cross Country Coach and Assistant Women's Track and Field Coach at North Central College in 2021-2022. He has guided the Cardinals to unprecedented success in cross country while earning multiple honors for his contributions to North Central's track and field success as the program's distance coach

Marie Davis Markham

Marie is cofounder of Wildwood Running and the assistant track and XC coach at Lincoln HS in Portland Oregon.

Robyn McGillis

Marie Davis Markham

Robyn McGillis is cofounder of Wildwood Running and the head womens XC and track coach at Central Catholic HS in Portland, Oregon.