Chris Solinsky
Chris Solinsky
Chris Solinskyis a retired American distance runner. Among his more notable achievements, he won eight state championships in high school and five NCAA Division I championships at the University of Wisconsin. He was the American 10,000 meters record holder with a time of 26:59.60 as well as the first non-African to break the 27-minute barrier in the 10,000 m. He is currently a professional runner for Nike and the Bowerman Track Club...
goal wake-up lists
I tape my list of goals, both large and small, above my bed so I can see them when I wake up. This holds me accountable.
happy terrifying ups
It's been ups and downs, it's been happy and sad, it's been terrifying and comforting,
bad cases guy guys handling kinder police related
They're not kinder and gentler in the handling of prisoners; they think a bad guy is a bad guy, ... In many cases these guys are related to someone who has killed a police officer.
caused guy looked runner seconds
A runner fell, and this caused a big pileup in which that runner got trampled and spiked, ... When we looked back 10 seconds later, the guy was still on the ground.
basketball running attitude
I'm pretty fundamental when it comes to running. A basketball player doesn't practice his free throw shooting by doing slam dunks all over the place. He does it by practicing free throws. That's the attitude I take: You don't get better at running by doing everything but running. You get better by running.