Chris Solinsky, 10,000m, AR, May 2010,
photo by PhotoRun.net
Former AR holder at the 10,000 meters, Chris Solinsky, in a copyrighted interview on FloTrack by Ryan Fenton, and posted full interview by Mitch Kastoff, announced that he was focusing on the marathon distance. Solinsky, a former UW Madison standout, surprised many with his fine debut at 10,000 meters in May 2010, when he became the first non-African male to break 27 minutes for the 10,000 meters.
Chris Solinsky, DN Galan/Stockholm, 2010,
In 2011, Chris Solinsky developed an unfortunate series of injuries that has seen him take the next couple of years to build back up to his massive strength and endurance base. A fine interview by FloTrack!
Chris Solinsky, after being spiked on track, Summer 2010
To read the interview in its entirety, and also listen to it, please go to:
http://www.flotrack.org/coverage/251077-News-from-the-Track-and-Field-World/article/25292-Solinsky-the-marathon-full-interview#.Uw-WSyiu_w2
Larry Eder has had a 52-year involvement in the sport of athletics. Larry has experienced the sport as an athlete, coach, magazine publisher, and now, journalist and blogger. His first article, on Don Bowden, America's first sub-4 minute miler, was published in RW in 1983. Larry has published several magazines on athletics, from American Athletics to the U.S. version of Spikes magazine. He currently manages the content and marketing development of the RunningNetwork, The Shoe Addicts, and RunBlogRun. Of RunBlogRun, his daily pilgrimage with the sport, Larry says: "I have to admit, I love traveling to far away meets, writing about the sport I love, and the athletes I respect, for my readers at runblogrun.com, the most of anything I have ever done, except, maybe running itself." Also does some updates for BBC Sports at key events, which he truly enjoys. Theme song: Greg Allman, " I'm no Angel."
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