How long have you been running?
Do you run competitively or run for fun/wellness?
Favorite racing/event distance?
Favorite running experience/accomplishment?
Personal goals in 2015?
1: Been running for eight years this coming March. I started doing track my Junior year in high school just to get better for football, but the tables turned and track was my calling. I still compete both nationally and internationally.
2: I've been competing hard since 2007, with competitive distance I do want to back off in a sense just to enjoy the little things but with track and sprinting I will continue to compete until Jesus comes.
3: My all time favorite bread and butter race is the 400m. But when trained up, the most enjoyable race I like to do is the Half Marathon.
4: Favorite moment was when I got to stand on the podium in South Korea having placed 6th in a 5k out of over 1500 runners. I ran at states in High School twice but was always a hair away from winning a medal, so that victory in South Korea just meant a lot. It was like I closed a chapter of my life that wasn't quite fulfilled three years prior and it was a feeling of accomplishment and relief.
5: Well this year i'll be racing track in the Netherlands at the end of May, also looking to compete in South Korea this October as well. Furthermore I have seven more 5k races to race to hit 100 5k races completed. So yeah, big year or this guy... 2016 is not even a thought yet but would love to get involved in more coaching. For five years I've been personally training adults on the side during my down times but would love to put more of a dominate focus on that. Additionally, last year I helped out a youth track team and enjoyed every minute of it. It's different competitive atmosphere that I have not experienced as a coach, just to watch them grow and be the best that they could be brings more joy and happiness than my own personal endeavors as a runner.
