01.22

Alex Forte

DWRunning Tenure:

Joined in January 2022

PRs: 

Mile: 4:30, 5k: 15:16, 8k: 25:23, 10M: 54:37, Half Marathon: 1:11:35, Marathon: 2:28:48, 50k: 3:39:01

Social Handles:

Strava: Alex Forte

Long-Term Running Goals:

#1: Run until I'm old then keep going. #2: Make the Marathon Olympic Trials. #3: Be content with any of my race times. #4: Bonk in a marathon or long run just to experience it.

Most Memorable Run:

I went on vacation to Germany with my parents when I was sixteen, and we stayed in a small walled city called Nördlingen for a few days. On the morning we were leaving, I got up at around 5:30 for a long run so we could catch an early train. It was foggy, a little chilly, and there were no cars on the road. I would alternate between looking at houses and enjoying solitude as tiny villages, just clumps of a few homes, were scattered every couple miles with nothing in between. I've gotten that magical feeling many times while running, but I don't know if I'll ever top that experience.

Fun Facts:

  • I'm an only child but have thirty first cousins.

  • I've driven from Seattle to Los Angeles and from Seattle to Chicago.

  • I've loved watches since I was fourteen, and I just moved close to Mag Mile, so I'm pretty much living the dream now.

Track or Trails?:

Trails

Morning or Afternoon?:

Morning

Solo or With Friends?:

With friends

Summer or Winter?:

Summer


Bolded PRs are PRs run while training with DWRunning.

Andrew Gazdziak

DWRunning Tenure:

Joined in January 2022

PRs: 

5k (track): 15:35, 8k: 28:40, 10k: 33:59, Half Marathon: 1:15:45, Marathon: 2:49:00

Social Handles:

IG: agazdziak

Most Memorable Race:

2019 Chicago Marathon - perfect weather, first time running the course (2nd marathon overall), executed race plan perfectly, negative split, felt great at the finish, ran with a bunch of friends, and ran my PR!

Running Start:

I started running in middle school (I tried all other sports and this is what stuck).

Fun Facts:

  • I lived in San Diego for the past 8 years and just moved to Chicago.

  • One goal is to visit all of the national parks in the US.

  • I've hiked the tallest peak in the lower 48 (Mt Whitney, 14,505')

Track or Trails?:

Trails

Morning or Afternoon?:

Morning

Solo or With Friends?:

With Friends

Summer or Winter?:

Summer


Bolded PRs are PRs run while training with DWRunning.