Meet the Coaches
Head Coach Pulling
Coach Pulling graduated from Portland High School in 2003 where he ran cross-country, posting a Personal Record of 17:32. His interest in athletics and nutrition led him to study at Central Michigan University (Fire Up Chips!). He continued to compete in duathlons and triathlons including the Iron Man 70.3. He is currently teaching Physical and Health Education at Portland High School and lives in Portland with his wife, Allison, and daughter, Addilynn.
He also has varsity coaching experience from Lakewood High School as the Men's and Women's Head Cross Country Coach. Email: [email protected] Cell Phone: (517) 526-0072 |
Assistant Coach Duff
Asst. Coach Duff enjoys running and Portland is a running town. He has run numerous sub marathons(5K - 25K), over 100 marathons (26.2 miles) including Boston 7 times and ultra marathons including 2 - 100 mile races. He coached High School Baseball (MH 1975 - 1978) and Portland MSCC 4 years before becoming the Portland Men's HSCC Coach. He is always willing to talk running anywhere, anytime. "To run better, you must run better; to run longer, you must run longer; to run faster, you must run faster"...PR
Email: [email protected] Cell Phone: (517) 526-3273 |