This week I had the pleasure to speak with Doug Dorame, recently retired Athletic Director, Girls Basketball Coach, and Girls Track Coach from Albuquerque High School. It was a fantastic conversation, and if you want to hear more, go back and listen to his daughter, Dineé, interview him on her podcast, Grounded with Dineé Dorame, Episode 15.
We start off talking about his running, traveling to El Paso, cinder tracks, and eventually going to the University of Colorado Boulder. He talked about coaching, some of the great people he's been able to be around like Jim Ciccarello, Gary Sanchez, and Kenny Henry. He talks about how the coaching has changed and how he had to adapt to it.
It was wonderful hearing him talk about the privilege of working at Albuquerque High while his daughters were there and what that meant to him. He also talked about retirement and that it hasn't quite hit him yet, but he's excited to be able to work on his running for a bit.
You can hear his passion for running and sports in general throughout the conversation. I won't be surprised to see him back helping out some lucky school at some point. You can hear it in his advice for new coaches as well.
I truly hope you enjoy this conversation with a local legend. I also hope you enjoyed this week of cooler weather. Cross Country is around the corner, so hydrate, eat right, be kind, and keep running, New Mexico.
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Episode 71 - Laurynn Sisneros, 2021 Cross Country and 3200 Track Champion
Episode 70 - Traci Kinney, Local Runner Training for her First Marathon
Episode 69 - Josh Kerr, Brooks Beast and 1500 American Soil Record Holder
Episode 68 - Curtis Beach, Former Pro Decathlete and current Volunteer Coach at Duke
Episode 67 - Mikaela Osler, ColoradoTrail FKT
Episode 66 - Charlotte Prouse, Canadian Steeplechaser for UNM T&F
Episode 65 - Victoria Martinez Collins, former USATF qualifier and DII Champion
Episode 64 - Lauren Green, Nevada Wolfpack
Episode 63 - Jim Ciccarello, La Cueva Girls Track Coach
Episode 62 - Adam Kedge, Albuquerque Academy XC and Track Coach
Episode 61 - Kurt Coonrod, President of the Albuquerque Road Runners
Episode 60 - Jackie Martinez, NMAA Assistant Director of Sports
Episode 59 - Rio Rancho Girls, 2021 5A NM XC Champs
Episode 58 - Ric Rojas
Episode 57 - Kathy and Rob Hipwood
Episode 56 - Dr. Ron Maestas
Episode 55 - Erica Larson Baron
Episode 54 - Julian Florez
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