Experience and certification
I have Level 3 USATF certification, which is the highest level of the USATF Coaching Education Program. It prepares coaches with a rigorous scientific base that is applied as a multidisciplinary approach to coaching high-level athletes. In conjunction with the USATF Level 3, I attended the IAAF Academy School, which provided me with the highest international coaching certification.
I have been a national team coach on several occasions: 2024 World Cross Country Championships in Belgrade, Serbia, 2023 Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile. 2023 World Cross Country Championships held in Bathurst, Australia. 2022 NACAC Track and Field Championships in Freeport, Bahamas.
I am a USATF Coaching Education Instructor, teaching coaching education across North America. I am also the chair of USATF Coaching Education.
My coaching experience includes assistant coach at the University of Wisconsin, Madison and Stanford University. I currently coach the Run Boulder Athletic Club in Colorado.
In December, 2017 I was awarded the "Level 2 Coaches Rising Star Award" from USATF, USA Track & Field.
I do still coach private, remote and corporate clients. More information can be found about that at www.kathy-butler.com.