Anthony Gusten
Age: 24
Hometown: Madison, OH
PR's:
3K 9:07
3K Steeple 9:52
5K = 16:10
5M = 27:09
10K = 34:32
10M = 1:03:52 split in the Half Marathon
Goals: After a 2 years of not running I started back
up last June and saw how much two years of not running can do to
you. I would like to get back to the place where running isn't a chore
but enjoyable. To keep a steady running log... with that the times will come!
When and why Ii started running: Growing up I
was a soccer player until I moved to Madison. My freshmen year of high school
I decided to go out for the track team. Tt first I thought I would be a
sprinter 200/400 kind of guy... it wasn't until mid season that coach placed
me in a 4x1600 my first mile. Running 5:06, I decided to continue running
longer distances. The cross country coach heard of me and asked if I wanted to
run cross country. He said there was a pre-race at Pen Glen and to see if I
liked it. 18:04 first 5k. That was the day I fell in love with running.
"We run, not because we think it is doing us good, but
because we enjoy it and cannot help ourselves. The more restricted our society
and work become, the more necessary it will be to find some outlet for this
craving for freedom. No one can say, 'You must not run faster than this, or
jump higher than that.' The human spirit is indomitable."
"If a man coaches himself, then he has only himself to blame when he is
beaten."
2010 Race Results: