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4th Annual Dream Big Summer XC Running Camp 2026
DREAM BIG HIGH SCHOOL XC CAMP 2026: REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN
Each session is a lead-up to cross country. The runners will build their base mileage depending on age and experience. The runners will also build their core strength with an arm and abdominal program. I’m a coach who believes in quality over quantity, especially with such young, growing athletes. Depending on their age and experience, we will build their endurance base and anaerobic capacity. The runner will receive individualized instruction within the group setting based on their personal goals and levels. The athlete will learn to improve using steady state, tempo, intervals, fartlek, and training runs. This summer base session will help build their confidence and help the runners become more successful as cross-country athletes and young adults.
PRACTICE SCHEDULE:
All practices are in the morning:
7:30-8:45 am
XC Camp - 26 sessions
June 1 - June 5: Mon, Tues, Thursday and Friday
June 8- June 12: Mon, Tues, Thursday and Friday
June 15-July 3: Wed and Friday
July 6 - July 10: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday & Friday
July 13 - July 17: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday & Friday
July 20 - July 24: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday & Friday
* Incoming College Freshmen and Soph are welcome to join the camp
* Junior High Runners with the following standards may register for
the high school camp. If I get more than 20 Junior High Runners, I will split the hard day sessions into two.
1600m Boys-6:15 Girls 6:40
2400m Boys - under 10 min
Girls under 11 minutes
Location: Phil Hardberger Park - Blanco Side
13203 Blanco Rd, San Antonio, TX 78216
DREAM BIG XC CAMP 2026:
High School Runners Session I: June 1st- July 24th
This session is for all high school runners preparing for XC or road racing in the fall. Its purpose is to fill the gaps in your high school summer XC training to ensure you have the best summer training possible.
Cost of Camp:
Session I: HIGH SCHOOL- 26 Training Sessions
$300 (2nd family runner will be $200 and 3rd $150)
Camp will be held at Phil Hardberger Park East & West (TBD weekly)
Registration will close once it is full!
Once camp registration closes, there will be no refunds, as your runner's spot has been held.
Chase the Line Running XC Camp is a cross-country base camp that is designed to get you prepared for your upcoming fall cross-country season. We will start with your personal goals and create a program for you. Running with a group is the greatest way to improve as a runner. We will group you up with other runners at your age and level so you will always have a training partner. Coach Hawkins has been coaching track and field and cross country at the high school, collegiate, and USA level for 25 years and knows how to inspire athletes. You will leave this camp feeling like you have accomplished your goals and are ready for the cross-country season.
If you can't make it in person, we also offer year-round online coaching for distance runners of all ages.
Format: Group training, including warm-ups, drills, workouts, cool-downs, stretching, and core sessions. We will build your base and include fartlek, steady state, and tempo/long runs throughout the summer.
SAN ANTONIO CROSS COUNTRY & TRACK CAMPS
4th Annual Dream Big XC Camp Chase the Line 2026
Format: Group training, including warm-ups, drills, workouts, cool-downs, stretching, and core sessions. We will build your base and include fartlek, steady state, and tempo/long runs throughout the summer.
Personalized, Goal Driven Coaching for Distance Runners ages 12-adult. We offer individual and group training sessions, program development, summer and winter running camps, and year-round training.
CHASE THE LINE: Pre-Track Base Camp 2026 Registration Closed
CHASE THE LINE: 2026 Pre-Track Distance Runners Camp Jan 12- Feb 21 (6 weeks) REGISTRATION CLOSED
Pre-Track Base Training Program
Each session is designed as a lead-up to the upcoming track season, giving athletes the tools they need to thrive.
🔹 Training Focus
• Base Mileage: Built progressively according to age and experience.
• Core Strength: Arm and abdominal program to support running form and injury prevention.
• Quality Over Quantity: Emphasis on smart, purposeful training for young, growing athletes.
🔹 Development Goals
• Endurance Base: Establishing aerobic fitness for sustained performance.
• Anaerobic Capacity: Introducing controlled efforts to prepare for racing demands.
• Individualized Instruction: Every runner receives tailored guidance within the group setting, aligned with their personal goals and current level.
🔹 Training Methods
Athletes will learn and apply a variety of proven approaches:
• Steady-state runs
• Tempo runs
• Interval training
• Fartlek sessions
• Structured training runs
Practice Schedule: (18 sessions)
Jan 12th - Feb 21st
Monday & Thursday - 5:00 pm-6:00 pm
Saturdays - 7:45-9:00
Where: Phil Hardberger Park - Blanco Side
13203 Blanco Rd, San Antonio, TX 78216
Cost of Camp: $300 - 18Training Sessions (2nd family runner will be $200 and 3rd $150)
30 Runner Limit
The camp will be held at Phil Hardberger- Blanco side.
Registration will close when camp is full. Once registration closes, there will be no refunds, as your runner's spot has been held.
To secure your runner's spot, you must complete the camp registration and pay the camp fee.
Chase the Line Pre-Track Distance Camp is a camp that is designed to prepare the runner for the upcoming track tryouts and track season.
Using their personal goals a program is designed to help you chase your goals in the track season. Running with a group is the greatest way to improve as a runner. Runners are grouped with other runners that are at the same physical level.
Coach Hawkins has been coaching track and field and cross country at the high school, collegiate and USA level for 25 years and knows how to inspire athletes. You will leave this camp feeling like you have accomplished your goals and are ready for the upcoming track season.
If you can't make it in person, we also offer year-round online coaching for distance runners of all ages.
- Format: Group training, including warm-ups, drills, workouts, cool down, stretching, and core sessions. While building a track base we will include fartlek, steady state, and tempo/long runs.
ONLINE COACHING
Coaching Information
MY COACHING PHILOSPHY:
My coaching philosophy is simple and one that I have carried with me for decades. It started in high school, and has stayed with me as a collegiate athlete, professional runner and eventually as a coach, wife and most importantly as a mother.
My philosophy correlates with my favorite verse Hebrews 12:1
Run with perseverance the race that is set before you.
I’m a firm believer that we all have a race to run and that our race will be full of ups and downs along the way. Teaching my runners to set goals, believe in themselves and to chase their dreams is a part my core values as a coach. Showing them that even when they fall, they can get right back up. Learning from their mistakes and continuing to chase their goals is what makes them a champion!
Dream big and chase after those dreams with everything you have.
I consider myself a Runner's Coach, in that everything I do for my runners is exactly what I would want from a coach. I have been where they are and know exactly what it takes to get where they want to go. I give each athlete the individuality that they deserve based on their goals and needs. I am a huge proponent of quality over quantity and believe that the biggest improvements come during times of rest. Most of our lives require us to wear many hats, for many different people and it is because of this that I will give you the best opportunity for success by tailor-making a program just for you and what is best for your life.
Let's get started:
About Coach Jody Hawkins
10-Time High School State Medalist 5-Time State Champion
First athlete in Texas History to win four 3200m State Championships in a row. Held the State 3A 3200m record of 10:50.8 from 1981-2025 (44 years)
5-Time State Champion
4-Time Silver Medalist
1-Time Bronze Medalist
Oldest Texas High School Girls State Record
9-Time Collegiate All-American
4-time NJCAA All-American
Jr. College National Champion 3200m indoor
Jr. College National Champion 10,000m outdoor
Jr. College Silver Medalist 1 mile indoor
Junior College Silver Medalist 5k outdoor
Jr. College National Record 10k
5-time NCAA DI All-American
1989 #1 Ranked World Collegian 10,000m -32:47
1989 NCAA Championships- 4th 3k indoor
1989 NCAA Championships - 4th 5k outdoor
1989 NCAA Championships- 3rd 10k outdoor
UT San Antonio's only 3 Sport All-American
Collegiate PRs
3,000m 9:05
5,000m 15:57
10,000m 32:47
XC 5k-16:34
Professional Athlete (1989-2008)
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8-Time USA National Champion
Former American Record Holder 1/2 Marathon
23 National Championship Top 3 Finishes
Professional Personal Best:
800m 2:08
Mile 4:28
3,000m 9:05
5k road- 14:55 (downhill)
5,000m 15:42
8k 25:40
10k 32:00
12k 39:47
15k 50:00
10Miles 51:53
13.1 miles- 1:11.47
25 Years of Coaching
Coached all levels of runners from elementary and junior high to collegiate and eventually even Team USA.
Team USA Head Womens Coach
5 Time Team USA Coach
3 USA Individual Gold Medalist
4 USA Individual Silver Medalist
3 USA Individual Bronze Medalist
4-1st Place Team USA Finishes
NCAA/NAIA Coaching
8-NCAA/NAIA All-Americans
6- Academic All-Americans
28-National Championship Qualifiers
4-Conference Team Championships
18 Conference Champions
118- All-Conference Runner
UIL Coaching:
152-State Championship Qualifiers
82- All State Runners
26 -State Medalists
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
RUNNING RESUME
PROFESSIONAL RACING RECORD: 1989-2008
100 Professional Road Races (95 Top 5 finishes-80 top three finishes)
8-TIME TEAM USA MEMBER 5K- HALF MARATHON (1989-2006)
NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS - TOP 3 FINISHES
1989 8k USA National Championships-Silver Medalist
1993 10k USA National Championships-National Champion
1993 15k USA National Championships- Bronze Medalist
1994 8k USA National Championships - National Champion
1994 Race for the Cure National Championships - Silver Medalist
1994 10k USA High Altitude National Championships- National Champion
1994 12k USA National Championships - National Champion
1995 12k USA National Championships - Bronze Medalist
1998 10k Avon National Championships, Chicago- National Champion
1998 World 1/2 Marathon Championships, Zurich, Switzerland- set American
Record (open women's race) 1:12.38
WORLD & AMERICAN TRACK & ROAD RACING RANKINGS PER EVENT:
1989 - 3k indoor #11 World Ranking- #3 USA Ranking 9:05
1989 - 10k outdoor # 4 USA Ranking 32:47
1990 -5k #10 USA Ranking 15:45 (American Record 23 Year Olds)
1993 - Road Runner of the Year World Rankings #6
1993 - 10mile #1 World Ranking, #1 USA Ranking 51:53
1993 - 15k #9 USA Ranking 51:45
1993 - 10k #4 USA Ranking 32:38
1993 - 8k #5 World Ranking, #3 USA Ranking 26:04
1994 - Road Runner of the Year World Rankings #6
1994 - 5k #6 USA Ranking 15:45
1994 - 8k #3 World Ranking, #2 USA Ranking - 26:39
1994 - 12k # 3 World Ranking, #1 USA Ranking - 39:47
1994 - 15k #4 USA Ranking 50:30
1994 - 1/2 Mar #2 USA Ranking 1:11.47
1995 - 8k # 4 USA Ranking 26:32 (pregnant)
1995 - 10k track # 6 USA Ranking 32:32 (Olympic Trials Qualifier)
1995 - 12k #3 USA Ranking - pregnant (American Record 28-year-olds) 40:20
1996- Gave birth to Hunter Hawkins
1997 - Gave birth to Skyler Hawkins
1998 - 10k # 9 USA Ranking 33:06
1998 - 1/2 Marathon # 2 USA Ranking
1998 - Set American Record- Women's Only Race @ World Champs 1:12.38
1999 - Joined the US Army as part of the World Class Athlete's Program (battled Osteoporosis due to nutritional limitations in the Army)
1991-2001 Dozens of fractures
2002 I returned to professional racing, making 3 more USA teams with my last USA Team at the age of 40 years old.
WORLD & AMERICAN SINGLE-AGE RECORDS:
1989- 5k American Record 16:02 22-year-old
1990- 5k American Record 15:45 23-year-old 1994
1995- 12k American Record 12k 40:20 28-year-old
2008 - 3K Masters World Record indoors 9:51.63 43-year-old
AMERICAN OPEN RECORDS:
1998- Half Marathon, American Record 1:12.38 (set at World Championships, Zurich, Switzerland, held from 1998-2001 (broken by Deena Kastor)
2006- 3k Indoor Master American 40-44 Record 9:51.63
2007-1/2 Marathon Masters American Record 1:16.44
Master's Racing Career (Runners over 40)
4-Time USA National Masters Champion
3k indoor, XC Champion 2007,2012(45-49) & 2013
4-Time USA National Runner Up
10k (road), 1/2 mar, Indoor Mile, XC
WORLD MASTERS RANKINGS:
7- #1 WORLD MASTERS RANKINGS:
2006-#1 World Ranking 40-44 5k road 16:16
2007-#1 World Ranking 40-44-3000m 9:56.24(indoor)
2007 -#1 World Ranking 40-44 3000m-10:00.8(outdoor)
2008-#1 World Ranking 40-44 3000m -10:00.12 (i)
2008-#1 World Ranking 40-44 5000m -17:10.2
2010 - #1 World Ranking 40-44 3,000m - 9:51.60 (i)
2020 - #1 World Ranking 50-54 5000m - 18:43.4 (r)
AMERICAN MASTERS RECORD:
3,000m (i) 9:51.60 2007-2016
1/2 Marathon 1:16.44 2007-2010
USA MASTERS XC CHAMPION
On the way to the first of 3 USA Masters XC Championships