Simon Thorpe: What Winning a State Championship Actually Changes
What changes after you finally win the state championship you spent years chasing?
Dixon Dukes head coach Simon Thorpe returns to Ándale Run after leading his team to the Illinois 2A cross-country state title.
This time, the conversation is less about how Dixon got there—and more about what happened after.
Simon talks about the difference between confidence and entitlement, what it’s like coaching a defending state champion, why winning brought relief but didn’t necessarily feel the way he expected, and how fatherhood has changed the way he approaches coaching.
He also shares how his training…
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