Coach Bill Hillock

Coaching Philosophy

I write the training for each athlete. Plans are built in phases, with paces set to the individual, and I deliver them through Final Surge so the work for the week is clear.

Coaching isn't just writing workouts. I'm in your corner the whole way, through the good days, the rough races, and everything in between. If something's off, we talk it through and adjust. You'll never feel like you're doing this alone.

I coach the same way I run a team: the plan is written, the work has a purpose, and we stay consistent.

Results

• In 2025, my first season as head coach, the Adair County girls won the Heartland Conference and the boys were runners-up. Both teams reached the KHSAA State Championships for the first time in more than three decades.

• In 2026, Adair County hosted Heartland for the first time. The boys and girls both won, which was the boys' first conference title in more than 16 years and the first time in school history both teams won it.

• The 2026 girls won the KHSAA Region 2 (2A) title, the program's first regional championship since 1991. At the Class 2A State meet, the boys finished 4th and the girls 5th.

• Coached a 2026 KTCCCA Middle School Indoor State champion in the 1600.

• Coached a First Team All-State runner who placed 6th at the 2025 KHSAA 2A State XC meet and went on to run in college.

• Coached an All-State runner who placed 7th at the 2026 KHSAA 2A State XC meet.

My Running

I ran collegiately at Lindsey Wilson University, where I was all-conference and qualified for nationals twice in cross country and once in track in the marathon. I still race, and I ran 2:53:59 at the 2025 Indianapolis Marathon and 2:56:26 at the 2026 Chicago Marathon. That shapes how I coach: I write work I would stand behind myself.

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