Posted: August 21, 2009  :

Athletics: Dr. Jason Karp Named San Diego State University Assistant Cross Country Coach

San Diego, CA - Jason Karp, PhD, nationally-recognized speaker, writer, and exercise physiologist has been named the assistant women's cross country coach at San Diego State University. "I'm excited for this opportunity," said Dr. Karp, who will oversee the training and development of the distance runners on the cross country and track teams. "Coming into this position right at the start of the season is a bit of a challenge, but given enough time, the team will do very well." The Aztecs, who compete in the competitive Mountain West Conference, open their cross country season at the Fullerton Invitational in Fullerton, California on September 5. For more information on the San Diego State University cross country team, go to goaztecs.cstv.com. RunCoachJason.com is a coaching, personal training, and fitness consulting company, providing science-based coaching to runners of all levels and consulting to coaches and fitness professionals. For more information and to subscribe to Dr. Karp's free e-mail newsletter, go to www.runcoachjason.com. Subscribe to the Runner's Web Weekly Digest Check out our FrontPage for all the latest running and triathlon news.