They Didn’t Know What Hit Them

Mike Cox (Princeton, WV) has been busy over the past few months.  After his two marathon PR’s within 27 days of each other last fall (Chicago Marathon and U.S. Olympic Trials Marathon) he resumed his duties as head men’s and women’s cross country coach at Concord University, then got married in December, then coached his Concord University men’s and women’s track teams through their indoor and outdoor seasons while fitting in training between recruiting, traveling, team workouts, and spending time with his new bride.

Well, when summer started and Mike was able to concentrate on training again, he’s been able to get back at it.  Saturday October 4, Mike  headed down to the coalfields of Welch, WV for a 5K test of his fitness level.  His questions were answered quickly as he ran 15:14 over a hilly road course to win by over 4 ½ minutes.  You’ll be fit soon, Mike.

Now I Know Why I Do This

Lin Gentling (Rochester, MN) is excited again.  You can hear it in her voice.  You can tell in the words she writes.  It’s been a while since she’s been so excited about running.  After getting in a rut of similar repetitive runs with a purpose she had begun to question, Lin got a new training program.  She was hesitant at first because it was a new style of work she wasn’t familiar with.  But she embraced it and bought in completely and the farther she went into the training schedule, the more she realized why she was training again.  She realized she loved running still.

It paid off once again on Sunday’s Twin Cities Marathon in Minneapolis, MN, which served as the USATF Marathon National Championship.  In a cold, driving rain, Lin ran 5 minutes faster than her goal, running a 3:45:00 good for 2^nd in the Female 50-54 age group.

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