Eric Heiden 25: Race-by-race analysis
This interview was part of a three-part series in February of 2005. I wanted to honor Eric Heiden’s historic 1980 Olympic Winter Games accomplishments on the 25th anniversary. He won everything from the 500- to the 10,000-meter. I love the story about Eric oversleeping for the 10,000 after watching the U.S. hockey team play the night before. Fatigued and unfocused, Heiden was pitted against the world record-holder and got behind. Favorite quote: “Caught him, passed him and never saw him again.” — Eric Heiden Continue reading
2007 Denver Marathon … Road Report
Finished the 21st week of training with a 23-mile run from the city of Monument, down the Santa Fe Trail, to Monument Valley Park. And guess what, it hurt. Kind of very similarly painful as the 16, 18, and 20-mile runs. Each provided its own insight into my soul, information for my training and in roads into new ways to hurt. The bottom line … 26 miles is a lot of miles. And me not being a runner, is a bit of a disadvantage. I’m not saying that I’ve bitten off more than I can chew, because I can and will run this marathon. What I am saying is training for a marathon is more than twice as hard as training for a half-marathon. Continue reading
Q&A: Two-sport star Chris Witty on goals, favorite flicks
I interviewed Chris Witty at the 2003 Pan American Games where she was competing in cycling after winning a gold medal in long track speedskating at the 2002 Olympic Winter Games. I told her out of all the athletes on the U.S. team in Santo Domingo, she was the one I wanted to interview the most. She did not disappoint, especially when we got to the “I Feel Witty” point in the interview when she told me her favorite funny movies. She acted out scenes, impersonated characters and delivered lines. We were both laughing pretty good. Continue reading
2006 Denver Half Marathon … Road Report
ShareTweet It’s 3:48 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 14. Rose and I are getting ready to head up to Denver for the race that I have spent six months preparing for, when I discover something online. “Rose! We have to leave … Continue reading
Q&A: Olympian Kurt Angle on the WWE, a possible comeback
I grew up watching big-time wrestling, so interviewing Kurt Angle, the 1996 Olympic gold medalist turned WWE star was a lot of fun. The interview was done in November of 2002. He was supposedly considering a comeback and had just been to the Olympic Training Center. It would have been huge if he would have tried to make the 2004 Team. Continue reading
