DWRunning Tenure:

Joined in November 2019

PRs:

Mile: 5:50, 10k: 42:29, Half Marathon: 1:32:54, Marathon: 3:13:39

Social Handles:

IG: ankutz12

Long-Term Running Goals:

-To stay healthy and strong, enabling me to race competitively into my master & senior years.

-Sub 3:10 Marathon

Most Memorable Race:

BOA Chicago Marathon 2019. I had missed BQ by less than a minute (for the third time in 2 years) just three weeks prior at BQ2 in Geneva. I planned on running the race as a recovery run, have fun, forego the pressure, and take on CIM in December. "Fun" (+ great weather and amazing crowds) got me to a BQ and PR by ~6 minutes, with a perfectly even split. When I'm digging for motivation, I reflect on how genuinely happy I was to check the BQ goal off my list, and look towards accomplishing the next one.

Fun Facts:

I've never road-raced anything shorter than a half marathon
Favorite Chicago Workout: Navy Pier Flyover hill repeats
In the AK Food Pyramid, champagne is a food group. As is banana bread, butter and peanut butter pretzels

Track or Trails?:

Track

Morning or Afternoon?:

Afternoon

Solo or With Friends?:

With Friends

Summer or Winter?:

Summer

Bolded PRs are PRs run while training with DWRunning.