About Pyramid Running Camp

Pyramid Running Camp was founded to provide experience, knowledge, and recreation for high school runners. We are committed to provide an incredible camp experience and bring together a strong staff with impressive running backgrounds. Our low staff to camper ratio allows for individualized instruction and attention. We also have an athletic trainer working during PRC to help injured campers or those needing medical assistance. Please read our mission and meet our staff below for more information about our vision and the background we have to offer.

Our Mission:

The Pyramid Running Camp mission is to provide a firm foundation in the sport of running through healthy, thoughtful training in a fun and educational environment. Building a base for running success starts with commitment, consistency, persistence, and determination. The Pyramid Running Camp will provide any runner the opportunity to combine these ideals with a variety of training techniques to achieve great success.

Meet the PRC Administrative Staff:

Charles Woodruff: Camp Founder and Director
Owner of Fleet Feet Sports Albany. Running since 1969 "where it all began." Married thirty-two years and father of three amazing men. He has logged over eight-five thousand miles over the years. Running has come full circle starting from developing a love for the sport because an injury prevented him from playing baseball, then to a competitive phase training to excel; then back to the beginning recognizing it is such a large, important part of his life. Very competitive by nature and looking forward to testing the limits of point A to point B one more time.

Rob Cloutier: Camp Director
Shenendehowa '99, University of Tennessee '05
Head Coach of Girl's Cross Country / Track and Field at Shenendehowa (2007-present)
Club Coach for post-collegiate Fleet Feet Racing team.
USATF Coaching Certification Level 1 and Level 2
B.A. Communication University of Tennessee 2005

Team finished 8th place at 2009 NXN in Portland, also runner-up at NYS Federation Championships by 4 points. Has coached 23 athletes to 72 All-Americans in 4 years. Relay teams have won 3 state championships (outdoor 4x800m 2009, indoor 4x800m 2010, 2011). Team has won 4 straight indoor sectional championships (2008-2011), and 2 outdoors in 2009, 2010.

#1 runner on state and federation champions cross country team at Shen in 1998. Anchored 2 state championship 4x800m (indoor 1999, outdoor 1999), and 2 national championships, DMR (indoor 1999) and 4x800 (indoor 1999). 4 Time All-American in high school. Currently still holds 5 school records.

During college career was member of 2 SEC Championships teams and 2 NCAA National Championship teams. Posted Lifetime best of 2:26 1000m, 4:04 mile, and 14:32 5000m. Awarded Will Pritchett Award for Most Dedicated Athlete.

Colin Tory: Camp Director

Has coached at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) since 1996. Is currently the Head Coach for Men's and Women's Track & Field, also served as Head Coach for Men's and Women's Cross Country from 2001 to 2011.

Tory who was the 2004 NCAA DIII Men's Indoor National Track Coach of the Year is also a 3 time NCAA Atlantic Region Coach of the Year, an 8 time New York State Collegiate Track Conference Coach of the Year, and a 16 time Liberty League Coach of the Year. Throughout his coaching career, Tory has guided 34 NCAA DIII All Americans and 21 Academic All Americans.

His teams have won 16 Liberty League and 8 NYSCTC Conference titles. Tory's 2009 Women's Cross Country team qualified for the NCAA XC National Championships and his 2009 Men's Cross Country team finished with the highest GPA in the country.

Tory competed in cross country and track & field at Bowdoin College.

Brian Hickey: Assistant Director & Webmaster

Brian, a graduate of the Shaker High School Class of 2012 and current student-athlete at Babson College, has worked at Fleet Feet Sports Albany for over three years, and has worked on website and news coverage for several national running groups and events. His strong running background stems from his 21 seasons of Cross Country, Indoor Track, and Outdoor Track. As a varsity runner at Shaker HS, he contributed to NYS Section 2 and Suburban Council Championships in all three seasons. In addition, Brian has lead the team academically, helping the Shaker Boys Indoor Track Team to earn 2nd in the NYSPHSAA Scholar Athlete Team Competition. He currently attends Babson College where he is running as a member of the school's team and studying business and entrepreneurship.

Brian's communications background is largely a result of his creation and maintenance of Shaker High School's running website, www.shakerrunning.com, for which he has been the webmaster for five years. Last summer, the website was recognized as the "Best High School Cross Country Website in the United States" by XC Nation, website affiliate of the National High School Coaches Association Cross Country division. Brian has also worked with several national running news outlets, USA Track & Field, and provided media coverage of prominent running events such as Nike Cross Nationals. He hopes to bring his running knowledge, camp experience, and website and communications background to help PRC to provide an exciting experience for all current high school athletes.

Brad Fichthorn: Camp Director
Head Mens & Womens Track Coach at SUNY Cobleskill

Since becoming the SUNY Cobleskill program's seventh head track & field in 2002 coach Brad Fichthorn has quickly established himself as one of the top coaches in program history. While competing at the NJCAA level Fichthorn guided the program to the upper echelons in the country as the Cobleskill women placed second at the NJCAA Outdoor Championships in 2005, 2007 and 2008 while the Fighting Tiger men placed third in 2005 and second in 2008. Cobleskill also captured a Mountain Valley Conference women’s outdoor championship in 2005 and took home the 2008 NJCAA Region III Indoor Championship with the men’s team winning both the 2008 Mountain Valley Conference and NJCAA Region III Outdoor titles.

Coach FIchthorn has been honored as: the Mountain Valley Conference Women’s Outdoor Track & Field Coach-of-the-Year in 2005 and the league’s men’s Outdoor Coach-of-the-Year in 2008, the 2008 NJCAA Region III Women’s Indoor Coach-of-the-Year, the 2008 NJCAA Region III Men’s Outdoor Coach-of-the-Year and the 2005 NJCAA Men’s National Coach-of-the-Year. During his tenure the program has produced: 41 NJCAA Division III Outdoor All-Americans, including 15 NJCAA National Champions, and 10 NJCAA Academic All-Americans. Additionally Cobleskill has produced 50 Outdoor Mountain Valley Conference Champions, 22 Outdoor Region III Champions and 14 Indoor Region III Champions during this time.

He competed in track & field for Governor Mifflin High School and then attended and competed at NCAA Division II powerhouse Kutztown University of Pennsylvania where he continued his athletic career. He looks to bring his athletic background to make Pyramid Running Camp an amazing experience for all involved.