A couple of friends and I were discussing this recently and I thought it might be interesting to get the opinion of the Letsrun crowd. Name the school you ran at and rate your overall running experience. I think mine was not unique enough that this post will distinguish me from many others who were on my team so here goes.
School: UC Santa Barbara (mid major D1)
Coach: Pete Dolan. All right guy in some ways but can be very stubborn. Often it is "my way or the high way." We got along all right but if you "angered" him you would often get the cold shoulder for months if not forever.
Team: Fun but looking back a little cultish in some ways (those who stayed on the team). Do keep in touch from time to time with my old teammates.
Training: High mileage which I was ok with but probably too many workouts each week
Overall: Average experience, but still an experience. Too many workouts probably burned me out. Tons of people quit the team while I was there but there have been some big successes over the years too.
Feel free to add any aspects I may have missed.