![]() In Division I, Iowa star freshman Jenoah Mciver finished runner-up nationally in the 400 final and paced three Hawkeyes to first-team All-American honors in the event. The Loras men finished fourth nationally and on the podium for the first time indoors since 1989 with the help of a third-place DMR and a fourth from Ryan Harvey in the mile. Wartburg College finished sixth in the team race, aided heavily by a victory in the distance medley relay. Teammate Allysa Pfadenhauer helped the cause by winning the 400 title and anchoring the 4x400 to a national title. Parker, from Guttenberg, helped seal the title by winning the 3,000 title, a day after capturing the 5,000 crown. The Duhawks captured their first indoor national title by outscoring Wisconsin-La Crosse, 59-45. The highlight performance of the week came from senior Kassie Parker and the Loras College women. Adam also talks about the chances he might run on the Blue Oval at the Drake Relays again. He goes into detail on improvements he needs to make to compete with the best group of milers in the world - many of whom are from his own adopted country. He also shares the positive aspect to having the final few weeks to stay on campus with college friends. Adam talks about the tough ending to his senior season this spring and the story of having his appendix taken out. He chats about the decision to come to Drake and the pipeline of runners who have come to the university from Australia, France, Tunisia and other nations. Adam talks about the process of turning professional with the Under Armour Mission Run Baltimore team and his first races as a professional in Europe and then recently in Massachusetts. Thanks to the 605 Running Co.Adam is the first international guest on the podcast and he explains the decision to change his citizenship to Great Britain from Australia, where he ran during his formative years before going to Drake. Running isn't easy, but the reward is so worth it. Despite that absolute fail, Coach Gregus did not give up on me and put me in that same race a few weeks later. She pushed me to do my first distance race, and I can now honestly say I cried at the end of that run. Specifically my 5th-grade track coach, my first coach who truly inspired me, Coach Gregus. However, I would not be the distance runner I am today without my countless amazing cross country and track coaches. I am truly blessed to have experienced this accomplishment with so many other extraordinary competitors. The breathtaking bike trails are truly one of the city’s finest jewels!Ī little over two hours later, I made it across that finish line! The feeling of finishing a half marathon is absolutely indescribable. I'm biased, but my favorite part of the run was when we hit the ground running on the bike trails. ![]() Runners were really able to experience different parts of the City of Sioux Falls. As previously mentioned, although the weather was certainly not kind to start the 13.1-mile race, the race was still a blast. Almost 500 runners competed, and they came from 25 states including Minnesota, Texas, Arizona, Nebraska, and Illinois. The Sioux Falls Skedaddle was one of the few live races still happening across the country this year due to COVID-19. Heck, if it wasn't for the 605 Running Co. we wouldn't have had a race! From there, I was able to find my stride. ![]() I would meet with Coach Jacqui on a regular basis to learn some new running techniques while discussing training styles. I have to give credit to the crew at the 605 Running Co. for really guiding me through this journey. I have been seriously training for the Sioux Falls Skedaddle for a little over two months.
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