About Anasazi Track Club
Forged in the Mountains. Built to Last.
Carrying the legacy of Arizona distance running forward. A competitive team for serious runners at every level in the Phoenix East Valley.
Built on Decades of Excellence.
Anasazi Track Club carries the legacy of Arizona distance running into competitive club athletics. Head Coach Dave Barney has spent four decades building champions in Arizona — as a high school state champion, NCAA All-American at the University of Arkansas, U.S. Olympic Trials finalist, and nine-time NJCAA National Championship coach at Paradise Valley Community College. The Anasazi name is synonymous with Arizona distance running. This club carries that forward.
Dave Barney.
Head Coach — Anasazi Track Club · RPE Running Group
USATF Certified · Safesport · Background Checked
Dave Barney is one of the most decorated distance running coaches in Arizona history. During his tenure at Paradise Valley Community College he built one of the most dominant distance running programs in junior college history — winning nine NJCAA National Championships. A four-time U.S. Olympic Trials competitor, Arizona High School Cross Country and 2-Mile State Champion, NCAA All-American at the University of Arkansas, and 2012 Arizona Runners Hall of Fame inductee. Dave now coaches full-time through Anasazi Track Club and RPE Running Group, bringing four decades of championship experience to athletes from middle school through elite.
East Valley — Freestone Park (Monday and Friday), Arcadia Park (Wednesday), Chaparral Park (Saturday)
The RPE Excellence Framework.
Every Anasazi Track Club athlete trains under the RPE Excellence Framework. Five pillars. One culture.
Know why you're here. Everything else follows.
Championships are won in the mind before they are won on the track.
The athlete who shows up every day beats the athlete who shows up brilliantly sometimes.
The gap between where you are and where you're capable of being is an invitation.
Talent sets the ceiling. Standard determines how close you get to it.
Anasazi Track Club is an affiliated club of RPE Running Group — coaching serious runners from middle school through elite across the Phoenix East Valley.