Meet The Coaches

After retiring from teaching and coaching for 31 years, I decided I wanted to start a running club for families in the Fort Worth area. The emphasis would focus on distance running. I am an active runner that still loves to compete, but ultimately I find joy in running. I enjoy training and pushing myself. I have a heart for kids and keeping kids active, the combination of these brought the Cadence program together. I want to develop and grow a youth distance club that has something to offer for kids of all levels.

Bob is an avid endurance athlete alongside his professional career of 30+ years in commercial banking and finance (now retired).  Bob leverages his personal experience in running, triathlon and multisport, as well as his passion for coaching to help youth and adult athletes of all levels achieve their goals by applying a goal and data-based approach. 

Bob spent several years as a volunteer running coach for marathon and half marathon training programs for a specialty running retailer in the Dallas/Fort Worth area.  While his two sons competed as varsity cross country and track athletes in High School, he served as Vice President of the cross country and track booster club to support the team and coaches by organizing and leading summer run training camps, travel meets, and serving as race director for the team’s home cross country and track meets.  

Bob continues to be an active endurance athlete, runner and multisport athlete and maintains coaching certifications through USA Track & Field, USA Triathlon, and Road Runners Club of America.

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Avery fell in love with running in middle school. The dedication and love continued to grow which led her to compete at the University of Tulsa on the NCAA Division I Cross Country and Track & Field team. Since college, Avery works as a nurse at a local hospital and continues to run for fun, occasionally competing in races. Running has provided Avery with lifelong friends and continues to be a way to connect with new people. Avery loves helping runners develop and find confidence in their abilities. Avery believes in the importance of working hard and having fun. She probably learned that from her dad (Coach Culpepper). 

Coach Rob loves running! He has been running for 40 years participating in many 5k, 10k and several ½ marathons. 5k’s are his favorite. He maintains a USATF Level 1 coaching certification and has also been a guide for a blind runner for over 20 years who is an inspiration to him. Rob’s real passion is helping kids, volunteering over the years at The Warm Place, Cook Children’s and teaching Sunday School. Also, any of you associated with McLean Middle School might know his daughter, Coach Savanna Kurz who coaches Girls Track and Cross Country. He is married to wife Jan and they have a red and white Australian Shepherd named “Ray”. Coach Rob’s favorite running quote is “Live to Run, Run to Live”.

Cameron began running in middle school and continued competing in both Cross Country and Track through college at Mississippi State University. After college, he returned to North Texas to work in the IT department for a financial consulting company. Cameron has previously been  a coach for youth tennis and adult rock climbing programs during various periods throughout his life, with a passion for teaching others and helping them improve. He finds joy in setting goals and creating plans for himself and others to compete in races. Now, Cameron continues to run for fun, most often pushing his daughter in a stroller through the Fort Worth neighborhoods and trails. 

Henry started running in middle school and quickly fell in love with the satisfaction he got from the training and how simple running is at its core. After high school he ran at TCU and then stayed on as a volunteer assistant coach for a year post graduation while also working at Luke's Locker. Since 2021 Henry has been coaching at Trinity Valley in Fort Worth as the head cross country and assistant track coach and loves every second of it! Henry has made many of his lifelong friends through running and loves the community aspect of the sport since you get to meet a variety of personalities united by a common activity. Getting to help give back to the sport, develop young athletes,help to instill confidence in themselves and show them what they are capable of is the biggest privilege for him! 

Katie enjoys helping young athletes build confidence, develop healthy habits, and discover the joy of running. She believes movement should be fun, sustainable, and accessible to everyone. While she occasionally participates in trail races, she primarily runs for enjoyment and values the sense of community and connection that running provides. Her favorite part of coaching is watching athletes grow in confidence, challenge themselves, and celebrate their accomplishments.

Matt is a high school music teacher that discovered a great passion for running later in life. Matt loves to race all distances from 5Ks to Ultramarathons and Ironman Triathlons. He has been a run coach for close to a decade and absolutely loves working with young runners to help develop proper mechanics and habits that will get them to many finish lines over the years.