Still Chasing It
Aspiring American distance runners live lean to keep the dream alive
As featured in the June 2010 issue of Running Times Magazine
Making it to the elite level as a runner is no easy task. You have to have exceptional talent, but you also have to work hard and be smart about your training. You have to eat right, get plenty of rest and do all of the extra stuff, like building dynamic strength and getting treatment for nascent niggles. And, of course, you have to race like your life depends on it.
The following three stories offer a glimpse of the lifestyle and mindset of on-the-cusp American distance runners who are striving to reach the top level. How long they continue to put off other career ambitions and sacrifice what their non-running peers might consider basic necessities of American life depends on how long they continue to improve and how close they get to realizing their goals. Are the major sacrifices worth what might be just minor successes if they never realize their dream of making it to the Olympics or world championships? They definitely think so.
Read more here from Running Times online. And below…
Holding out: Stephen Haas extends his running career with leap to the marathon
Happily Ever After: Living frugally, Thomas Morgan and Alli Grace keep moving ahead--together
On the Verge: Patience, progression put Brett Gotcher on the fast track after 2:10 debut marathon
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