FORMULA TRACK CLUB

 
 

Our Mission

We instill young aspiring runners with the mental and physical preparation and development they need to achieve their goals and dreams in high school and beyond by realizing their full potential as competitive athletes.

How We Do It

We provide a holistic, growth-oriented, highly structured environment that prepares young athletes for success. With our individualized, scientific approach to training, and top-flight coaching, we optimize competitive running performance, and we enhance and enrich young people’s lives through their experience with us.

 Core Values

  1. Care & Safety

  2. Personal Growth & Physical Development 

  3. Holistic Approach to Training

  4. Supportive Team Environment 

  5. Performance Success

Training Philosophy

Competitive athletes will only achieve peak performance if the coach and program provide care and safety, prioritize proper physical development and personal growth, and consider an individualized, holistic approach to training. This is a challenging program for young athletes who are committed to being the best they can be.

FTC Training Program

  1. Introductory Session: Gait Analysis + Corrective Exercises + Introduction of Movement Basics + “Why we should care about this stuff as runners”

  2. Strength Training Onboarding: Technique + Education 

  3. Speed Development + Running Mechanics

  4. Individualized Run Coaching + Programming

  5. Lactate Threshold Testing + Setting Zones for Heart Rate Based Training 

About Head Coach Ann Dunn

Ann has over 15 years of experience working with collegiate, professional, and high school runners. More recently, she has focused on coaching and developing young runners in the Charlottesville area, including Maddie Gardiner (The Covenant School ‘24/UNC-Chapel Hill), Reese Dalton (The Covenant School ‘24/UNC-Chapel Hill) and Sadie Adams (Western Albemarle ‘25). To date, Ann’s runners have earned 14 individual State Championship Titles, 10 All-American Honors, and 5x individuals qualified for Footlocker/Nike Cross Nationals, and a Virginia Gatorade Player of the Year Honor.

Ann earned NCAA All-American Honors as a distance runner for the University of Wisconsin and competed professionally in the Steeplechase after college. She transitioned to coaching following her collegiate career as an Assistant Coach at the University of California-Berkeley. During her three years in Berkeley, Ann guided the Cal women to their first NCAA Cross Country Championship appearance in 23 years, as well as School Record Breaking Performances in the mile, 3K, 5K, 10K and Distance Medley Relay. 

Ann has eight years of NCAA DI coaching experience. She earned her master’s degree in Exercise Physiology from the University of Oklahoma, is a Certified Personal Trainer (CPT, ACSM) and has completed the USATF Strength & Conditioning course. 

Jason Dunn

Jason has coached athletes to over eighty All-America honors at five major universities in his twenty years as an NCAA coach. Eight of those years were spent in Charlottesville at the University of Virginia where he served as the head cross country coach, bringing the program to national prominence and winning ACC championships in 2005 and 2007. After Virginia Jason spent four years at Stanford University where he coached some of the nation’s top teams and individuals, followed by coaching stints at Kentucky and Oklahoma. He returned to Virginia as Men's Head Cross Country Coach and assistant track and field coach in the fall of 2018.