John O’Malley coaches cross country and track at Sandburg High School in the Chicago area, while teaching English during the day. John is well-known for the success of his 4x800 teams, and his slowest season-best time in the 4x8 since 2011 was 7:46.89. Sandburg’s average season-best time in the 4x8 since 2011 is 7:43.49. John has coached 15 different quartets to sub 7:50 (32 different quartets to sub 8:00), and has been a guest on a number of running-related training outlets.
