Runningtimes.com has just posted a new profile of two-time Olympian and KIMbia athlete Elva Dryer as she prepares for the Boston Marathon. Dryer is returning to Boston after competing in the Olympic marathon trials there last year, where she was forced to drop out before mile 20. Elva reports that her training for next week’s race has gone well, and talks about competing at an elite level at age 37, plus why she decided to run Boston this year. Stay tuned for updates on Elva’s race on April 20th.
In other news, The Oregonian conducted an interview with Jerry Schumacher, coach of Matt Tegenkamp, Chris Solinsky, Tim Nelson and Simon Bairu, on their website yesterday. Schumacher discusses Tegenkamp and Solinsky’s recent knee injuries (severed PCL for Chris, “wear and tear” irritation from running in the snow for Matt) but says they’re both healthy and training hard now.
One last note: for residents of Washington, D.C., two area TV stations will broadcast last weekend’s Cherry Blossom 10 Mile Run, won by KIMbia’s Lineth Chepkurui. Coverage will be available on WJLA from 11:30am to noon and NewsChannel 8 from 1pm to 1:30. Thanks to Race Results Weekly for the heads-up.
I’d be interested to know some exercises in how to strengthen your PCL. I tore my ACL and PCL playing pick up basketball, even though my main sport is running. Long road to recovery. But Good luck to Chris, Matt and Elva!
Do your thang, Elva! Emerge the right horse from the dark horse…