Meet Coach Jay, a recent addition to our blog team. Coach Jay is here to offer you training words of wisdom and to answer your training questions. We’re excited to have him on board as he brings running knowledge we can’t wait to absorb.

Jay Johnson currently serves as the Middle Distance Coach for the University of Colorado, his alma mater, where he has coached for more than five years. In addition to his coaching responsibilities, Coach Jay directs the Boulder Running Camp, one of the premier high school running camps in the country, and develops training materials for athletes and coaches of all ages and levels.

He has earned his B.S. in kinesiology and applied physiology and his M.S. in kinesiology. He enjoys sharing his passion for running and coaching.

Each week Coach Jay will be answering a handful of the best training questions we receive from you! Now’s your chance to ask anything and everything you ever wanted to know about running and get your answers right here.

To submit a question, email us at CoachJay@nike.com. We look forward to serving your training needs!