The Very Nice Track Club is a training group composed of middle- and

long-distance runners Long-distance running, or endurance running, is a form of continuous running over distances of at least . Physiologically, it is largely aerobic in nature and requires stamina as well as mental strength. Within endurance running come two dif ...

based in

Ann Arbor, Michigan Ann Arbor is a city in Washtenaw County, Michigan, United States, and its county seat. The 2020 United States census, 2020 census recorded its population to be 123,851, making it the List of municipalities in Michigan, fifth-most populous cit ...

. The group is coached by former University of Michigan track and field coach

Ron Warhurst Ron Warhurst (born c. 1943) is an American track and field coach. He was the head coach of the University of Michigan's men's track and field team from 2000 to 2008. Warhurst was also a member of the cross country teams at Western Michigan that w ...

. The name of the club traces takes its origin in Warhurst's habit of yelling "very nice" at his athletes, words that he had tattooed on his butt at the 1992 Olympic Trials. The group is very loosely based with no collective sponsor for all athletes and with many athletes training in different regions at different times, however they all retain affiliation with Warhurst as a coach. As of 2024, the VNTC is working towards becoming a

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, with the goal of being able to host events for runners around Ann Arbor, Michigan.

VNTC Athletes

* Ben Flanagan *

Morgan Beadlescomb Morgan Beadlescomb (born June 1, 1998) is an American middle-distance and long-distance runner currently representing Adidas. Early years Beadlescomb attended Algonac High School in Algonac, Michigan. He won the Lower Peninsula D2 Cross Country ...

* Mason Ferlic *

Hobbs Kessler Hobbs Kessler (born March 15, 2003) is an American middle-distance runner. He competes professionally for Adidas, having turned professional directly after high school. He holds the North American U20 record in the 1500 meters, having run 3:34. ...

Bryce Hoppel Bryce Hoppel ( ; born September 5, 1997) is an American middle-distance runner who specializes in the 800 meters. He is the reigning 800 meters world indoor champion having won gold at the 2024 World Athletics Indoor Championships - Men's 8 ...

* Nathan Mylenek * Eric Avila *

Charlie Grice Charles Da'Vall Grice (born 7 November 1993), informally known as Charlie Grice, is a British middle-distance athlete. Athletics career Grice started out as both a footballer, playing at county level, and an athlete, but balancing them both le ...

Nick Willis Nicholas Ian Willis (born 25 April 1983) is a New Zealand middle-distance runner and the country's only two-time Olympic medalist in the 1500 metres. He won the silver medal at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, and bronze at the 2016 Olympics in R ...

Dani Jones Danielle "Dani" Jones (born August 21, 1996) is an American middle-distance runner. She is a four-time NCAA Division I champion winning two gold medals at the 2017 NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships in the 3000-meters and Indo ...

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References

{{Reflist 1992 establishments in Michigan Track and field clubs in the United States Running clubs in the United States Sports in Ann Arbor, Michigan Organizations based in Ann Arbor, Michigan Track and field in Michigan Sports clubs and teams established in 1992