Potomac Valley Track Club (PVTC) today announced plans for the Washington area's first Spanish-English language track & field training program, to begin Sunday, April 22, at Madison High School in Vienna VA. For full information, see www.pvtc.org/spanish.html

Coaching the program is Roger Manzur, El Salvadoran national record holder at high jump and 110-meter hurdles and four-time national decathlon champion. Athletes coached by Manzur hold national records in the long jump, high jump, triple jump, pole vault, shot-put, javelin, discus, heptathlon, decathlon, hurdles, and sprints. For Manzur's resume in Spanish, see www.pvtc.org/manzur.doc In addition to Manzur, English-language coaches Craig Chasse, Jen Stephens, Jay Jacob Wind, and others will assist. The program is open to both children and adults of all levels of abilities, both Spanish and English speakers. The program will include jumps, throws, hurdles, and sprints, for both beginning, intermediate, and advanced athletes.

The inaugural program includes five training sessions:

Sunday, April 22 from 3:00-5:00 p.m. at Madison High School, 2500 James Madison Drive, Vienna, VA

Located at http://www.fcps.edu/maps/madison.htm

Sunday, April 29 from 3:00-5:00 p.m. at Madison High School.

Sunday, May 6 at 9:00 a.m. to noon at Langley High School, 6520 Georgetown Pike, McLean, VA

Located at www.fcps.edu/maps/langley.htm in conjunction with PVTC's all-comers track & field meet.

Sunday, May 13 from 3:00-5:00 p.m. at Madison High School

Sunday, May 20 from 3:00-5:00 p.m. at Langley High School, in conjunction with PVTC's all-comers track & field meet

The cost for five training sessions is $20 for members of PVTC, or $40 for non-members, which includes membership in PVTC. "Mi fe es que esto programma creceria y seria muy importante por el salud de ambos ninos y adultos," said Roger Manzur. "PVTC is delighted to expand its program to include children and adults who speak Spanish," said PVTC president Craig Chasse. "This program widens our world and helps fulfill our mission to provide training year-round to people of all ages, all paces, all ways." "We are pleased to have such a renowned and accomplished coach for this program," said club secretary Jay Jacob Wind. "We look forward to learning from Coach Manzur to excel at multiple events."

PVTC conducts track & field meets throughout the spring and summer at Langley High School and indoor meets at Arlington's Thomas Jefferson Community Center in winter. PVTC conducts a youth training program in Arlington in autumn and distance events on roads and trails all year. See www.pvtc.org for full information, or call 703-481-3530 for information in English, 703-505-3567 for Mr. Wind in English, or 202-423-4463 for Mr. Manzur in Spanish.