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Im not sure if you have any knowledge in this area but i thought I should ask anyway. I am a distants runner ,and i hear all the stuff about how a good distants runner inherits those traights geneticaly. But in my case im a pretty big guy not the typical ,frame of a distints runner. I usually run with the leader pack and none of those guys are any where near my size. When I asked my coach about this he said that my ability to keep up with the leaders might have to do with my oxygen intake while im running or something like that. But my question is why would some one like me with the frame of a sprinter be a good distants runner?
Hello Corey,
EVeryone is different. THis means everyone has a different body type. Guys who are bigger can run well. Most of the Australian and British greats were bigger than normal. As long as you are not carrying extra fat and extra muscle you should be fine. If you just naturally have a bigger frame then do not worry about it. To become a good distance runner, you must do what all good distance runners do.........YOu must train properly, consistently, for an extended period of time, and most of all. YOU MUST NEVER,NEVER,EVER QUIT!
You are GOD'S Creation. You can do anyting that you are willing to work hard and accomplish!
Khadevis Robinson, Master of Science, Public Administration
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California State University
June 2004 Master of Science
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Texas Christian University (TCU)
December 1998 Bachelor of Science
Social Work Fort Worth, TX
Awards and Honors
Professional Track and Field Athlete for the United States of America. I have competed for the United States Track and Field Team in Seven World Championships and One Olympic Games:
OLYMPIC GAMES:
2004- Athens, Greece
WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS:
2008-Valencia, Spain
2007- Osaka, Japan
2006- Moscow, Russia
2005- Helsinki, Finland
2003- Birmingham, England
2003- Paris, France
2001- Edmonton, Canada
1999- Maebashi, Japan
1999- Seville, Spain
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2007-USA Outdoor 800 meter Champion
2006- USA Indoor and Outdoor 800 meter champion.
2005-USA 800m outdoor Champion
2004- USA Olympian
2003- Second- USA indoor and outdoor championships. World outdoor championship semifinalists.
2002- Second- USA outdoor Championships.
2000 Fourth- USA Olympic Trials.
1999 USA 800 Meter Indoor Champion.
1999 USA 800 Meter Outdoor Champion.
1998 NCAA 800 Meter Outdoor Champion while maintaining above a 3.0 GPA. (While at TCU)
Been ranked in the top five in the U.S. in my event since 1998, being the number one ranked USA athlete as many as 4 times.
In 1999 won the USA indoor and Outdoor Championship while working over 30 hours per week.
1999 TCU Male athlete of the Year.
1999 Member of the USA World indoor 4X400 meter relay Championship team.
2004- A member of the 2004 USA Olympic Team while finishing my requirements for my Masters degree in Public Administration.
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