I have never met Charlie, I have only ever been a member of his forum.
To me he was a honest man who risked everything because of his honesty.
Charlie Francis I salute you, to his wife Angie and son James, God bless.
jd
Rest in peace Charlie…
I don’t know what to say, my eyes speak better now, but I will add that from the day I started visiting charliefrancis.com, training took a different toll, on all aspects of sport, and life. It’s not simply a methodology, it’s an art of combining logical philosophies in complex situations… He was so talented in doing it…
Meeting Charlie last spring for a training session was beyond good. He was a man-mentor, projecting the kindest heart and most useful knowledge. He still remains one of the best mentors who passed.
At times like these, we all wish we had done something different; I wish I had gone to Toronto after that session, to train more with him.
We are left with the information and memory. I hold both to my heart, and once again say Thank You.
S.L.
RIP Mr Francis, you truly where a consummate and prolific Track and Field coach who set the standard, so that many other like minded coaches may follow in your prodigious trailblazing steps.
Your memory will surely permeate and live on through the sands of time, through your innovative, pragmatical, and thought provoking philosophies that will be studied, referenced and applied by many future generations of athletes and coaches to come. I think i can say on behalf of the collective members of this forum, thank you for input and guidance in regards to our own personal and complex journey to beat the clock. God Bless and much love to you and your family.
We have lost a great
My wife rang me on the way to work to tell me the news as she knew how I felt about how much I have been influenced by a guy I have never even met.
Since I picked up Speed Trap in a library as a young teenager and realised there was a higher level of coaching and thinking my athletics as an athlete and now as a coach has been largely shaped by the influence from afar. I have read Speed Trap almost every year since that first time when I would get the book on continual loan as I felt it too special to be allowed for just anyone to take it off the shelf and have it in their home without knowing what they were in possession of.
I hand a ‘loan out’ copy of the book to every athlete I coach as it is the closest thing I can get to have them understand what its all about.
The man had so much knowledge and was feeling giving of it. My condolences to his family and friends and the athletics world to have lost such an influence.
We need to keep this site alive in his memory and continue to spread his word.
Very sad news. Charlie was the greatest track coach in history. Hopefully his legacy will live on…
r.i.p. Charlie ‘GODFATHER OF SPEED MERCHANTRY’ Francis, with great sorrow u will be missed…condolences goin out to ur wife and son
Rest in peace, Charlie! My condolences to his family!
My condolences for his family!!
I’ve lost my father 2 months ago and i know how tough is to recover for the family!!I still have disorder to sleep and I go to the cemetery every day and I speak to him!!
We have to keep everyone at least one good thing he did for us and he will live again!Don’t let the forum go down folks!I’m not up to date but I read it almost every day because I find only good things on it.
So let’s bring our hands,let’s a tear falling fron our eyes but let’s go to work for Charlie and his dear family and for all the friends he had!!!
Thanks for the update KK if if it did make me cry… as always he went out fighting with hope in his heart.
i am in deep shock…
thank you for everything charlie, we learned a lot from you and will miss you…you are an inspiration to all of us here
My condolences for his family
“I was crying. He said, ‘don’t cry sweetie: It’s been a good run.’ And it has been”.
officially made me cry…
REST IN PEACE CHARLIE
So sad.R.I.P Great man.
And thoughts go at to Ange and James .
Gary.
R.I.P my condolences to the Francis Family
Mark
Such tragic news, my heart goes out to Charlie’s family and everyone that cared for him; they say the true mark of greatness is what you do for your community, Charlie not only are you the greatest sprint coach, but a great man, RIP!
Thanks to Charlie for all his knowledge and willingness to share it with the world. Peace to his family.
My condolences to his family
Few words for Charlie: a great man
Your knowledge will live on forever…
RIP
Ciao Charlie, don’t go too much fast with your car in the Heaven…
My condolences to the family…
He really was one of a kind!