Butler, Kathy - 4th at 1999 World XC Champs (4k)
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Name:Kathy Butler
Event(s): 1500m, 3000m, 5000m
Brief Bio: PBs-1500m-4:07.68, 3000m-8:48.37, 5000m-15:10
4th in 4k at 1999 world cross country champs
1999, 1995 Canadian 5000m champ
1995 NCAA x-c champ, 1995, 96, 97 NCAA outdoor 3000m champ
Questions:
1. What are some of your goals for the upcoming year?
To stay healthy through to the Olympic trials and Olympics. Once
that is achieved (hopefully), to make the British Olympic team and
then the finals at the Olympics.
2. What are some of your plans for the upcoming year to reach
those goals?
I plan to go to Europe for January and February partly to escape
the Wisconsin winter but also to race cross country races. Then come
back to Wisconsin at the end of February to train through to the
summer.
3. What is your favourite workout(s)?
I have a lot of different workouts that I like. Everything from
200+300 interval training to tempo runs. When I'm really fit, I like
doing workout that have 3-5 intervals of 800m-2000m run at just
faster than race pace.
4. What factors do you attribute to your success?
Good coaching, consistent training and hard work.
5. What is your training philosophy?
Train really hard but make sure not to overdo it.
6. Do you have any advice that may help other runners reach their
potential?
Listen to your body, little niggles can turn into injuries or be
an indication that you're overdoing it. When you have a typical
long-distance runner's personality it's easy to overtrain.
