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Advanced Running is committed to developing elite athletes towards their goals. As part of that commitment, Advanced Running provides coaching for elite athletes in the Atlanta area. Below is a current list of some of those athletes.
Athlete Bios:
Valerie Young: A three time NCAA champion, Valerie has run 15:45 for the 5000 m and 32:50 for the 10,000m. She is also the current course record holder at the Atlanta 1/2 Marathon in 1:14:45. Valerie is currently concentrating on the longer distances and finished her first marathon in 2:38:02 at Grandma's June of 2002.
Beth Old: Former All-America from Georgia Tech, Beth has great range having run 4:45 for the mile and 1:14:53 for the 1/2 Marathon. Beth is currently training for the Olympic Trials in the marathon after running her 2nd marathon in 2:39:16 (11 minute PR!) in June 2002.
Read Beth's "A Brief Chat With" in Runners World
Leah Moore: Former runner from University of Chattanooga has become quite a marathoner, being one of the few people to qualify for the Olympic Trials in her first attempt at the distance (2:46:40). Her other PR's include a 17:33(5k) and 36:45 (10k). Moore also has her MS in Exercise Science from Ga State and is the head Sports Nutritionist at GaTech.
Malcolm Campbell: Malcolm has been an outstanding runner in the Atlanta area for almost a decade. He has run under 30:00 numerous times for the 10k, 14:10 in the 5K, 1:04 for the 1/2 Marathon and 2:20 for the marathon. His current focus is the London Marathon this spring.
Donna Anderson: Donna obtained an Olympic Trials qualifying mark of 2:47:20 at the NYC marathon in 2001 and finished 13th in the USA nationals in that race. Donna has also run 35:35 for 10,000m and recently finihsed 2nd at the Richmond marathon in first race back after having her thrid child. Read DJ's
" A Brief Chat With" in Runners World .
Carol Howe: Carol is an outstanding Canadian Runner with personal best of under 15:30 for the 5K, 33:10 for the 10K and set her marathon PR of 2:34:28 at Grandma's Marathon in 2003. Carol will be attempting to gain a spot on the Canadian Olympic team this year.
Read Carol's "A Brief Chat With" in Runners World
Maria Ghizzoni: Maria ran PR's of 16:17 for the 5000m (track) and 34:48 for the 10,000m (road) this spring. She also ran 4:23.91 for the 1500m. This August she competed in her native Sweden in several meets and finished 2nd in the National Championship in the 5K.
If you are interested in the elite athlete program at Advanced Running please contact Coach Stewart at:
bill@advancedrunning.com
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