| Date of Birth: February 12, 1984
Hansons-Brooks Distance Project start: November 28, 2007
Hometown: Binghamton, NY
College: SUNY Cortland
Personal records: 5k 14:16, 10k 29:55, 15k 46:41, 20k 1:02:54
Miles run/week: 125
Why do you run? Love of the sport. To compete in a sport where the harder you work the more successful you are.
The best thing about being a Hansons-Brooks athlete? Training with a group that is challenging EVERY day.
What have you learned since joining the Hansons-Brooks ODP? That we will run the scheduled workout regardless of how much it snowed last night. That the word "go" means pain.
When did you start running? When I was 13 I would run 10 laps around my yard.
What challenges do you face as an athlete? Accepting that no matter how much I achieve there is always a greater achievement that can be reached.
What do you like to do when you're not running? Play PACMAN and Chess and spend time with Shelby my fiancée.
Favorite event: Marathon.
Favorite workout: Long runs with tempo.
Favorite pre- and post-race foods: PRE-whole grains and grapefruit. POST-cherry pie.
Role models: Jesus, Tom Carter. |
