| Date of birth: May 17, 1975
Hansons-Brooks Distance Project start date: July 1999
Hometown: Lake Orion, MI
College: Eastern Michigan University
Personal records: 8:02 3000M; 13:51 5000M; 1:04:00 13.1 Mile; 2:14:12 26.2 mile
Events currently training for: 11.03.07
Miles run/week: 140 per week
Why do you run? Because: I can; I love it; it's challenging; so I can eat more.
The best thing about being a Hansons-Brooks athlete? Having teammates to train with and the free pizza on Monday nights.
How have you improved since joining the Hansons-Brooks ODP?
When did you start running? High School, Junior Year
What challenges do you face as an athlete? Keeping my body in one piece; improving as I age.
What do you like to do when you're not running? Build my business; home improvement projects; watch the Tigers and the Pistons on TV; hang with wife Christie.
Favorite event: 26.2 mile
Favorite workout: 5 miles hard at the end of a 22-miler
Favorite pre- and post-race foods: Pre-Race: Toast With Strawberry Jam; Post: Steak washed down with an I.P.A.
Role models: Jesus and my Dad |
