As a former professional runner, Coach van Ingen has trained under some of the NCAA’s and world’s finest coaches including Annette Acuff, Vin Lananna, and Mark Rowland. He is a four time first team Division 1 All American, and a 2012 Olympic Trials Qualifier. He takes a holistic approach to training and believes that it is not the person who trains the hardest who wins, but the person who trains the most intelligently. Coach van Ingen makes his training decisions based on big picture goals, not short term gains.
Coach van Ingen is also a photographer and filmmaker. He created and starred in The Real Maine.