Very Nice Track Club
{{Infobox sports team
| name = Very Nice Track Club
| sport = Track and field
| location = Ann Arbor, Michigan
| coach = Ron Warhurst
| short_name = VNTC
}}
The Very Nice Track Club is a training group composed of middle- and long-distance runners based in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The group is coached by former University of Michigan track and field coach Ron Warhurst.
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.{{Cite web |date=2022-01-07 |title=Can the Cal Ripken of Running Continue His Streak of Sub-Four-Minute Miles? |url=https://www.gq.com/story/nick-willis-four-minute-mile |access-date=2024-03-21 |website=GQ |language=en-US}} 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.{{Cite web |last=Oestreich |first=Adam |date=2016-05-29 |title=Story Time With Nick Willis: I'm Still Improving |url=https://www.flotrack.org/articles/5051807-story-time-with-nick-willis-im-still-improving |access-date=2024-03-21 |website=FloTrack |language=en}}
As of 2024, the VNTC is working towards becoming a nonprofit organization, with the goal of being able to host events for runners around Ann Arbor, Michigan.
{{Multiple image
| image1 = Kessler 1500 m men final Glasgow 2024.jpg
| caption1 = Hobbs Kessler
| image2 = Ben Flanagan (27777168547).jpg
| caption2 = Ben Flanagan
| image3 = 2015 Millrose Games - Wanamaker Mile - Armory - Willis (16551644555).jpg
| caption3 = Nick Willis
| total_width = 500
| width2 = 100
| width3 = 100
| footer = Very Nice Track Club Athletes
}}
VNTC Athletes
- Ben Flanagan {{Flagicon|CAN}}
- Morgan Beadlescomb {{Flagicon|USA}}{{Cite web |title=Michigan State Star Morgan Beadlescomb Turns Pro, Joins Very Nice Track Club |url=https://www.citiusmag//podcast/run-your-mouth-podcast-morgan-beadlescomb |access-date=2024-03-21 |website=CITIUS MAG |language=en}}
- Mason Ferlic {{Flagicon|USA}}
- Hobbs Kessler {{Flagicon|USA}}
- Bryce Hoppel {{Flagicon|USA}}
- Nathan Mylenek {{Flagicon|USA}}
- Eric Avila {{Flagicon|USA}}
- Charlie Grice {{Flagicon|UK}}
- Nick Willis {{Flagicon|New Zealand}}
- Dani Jones {{Flagicon|USA}}
External links
- {{Instagram|id=verynicetrackclub|name=Very Nice Track Club}}
- {{Twitter|id=verynice_tc|name=Very Nice Track Club}}
- {{YouTube channel|channel/UC0PgYMqwlmR_4S73M8tu0lA|c=UC0PgYMqwlmR_4S73M8tu0lA|handle=verynicetrackclub5601|text=Very Nice Track Club on TouTube}}