The 2013 Cross Country Arizona Watch List series continues. As the season gets underway new athletes will be added to the list.
This is the last Watch List I have. If you have sent me your watch list and it has not yet posted, I probably did not get it. Please resend. I am also waiting for about 10 athletes to get their Q and A's in. Please send before the season if over!!!
Journal Questions:
Name: Allyson Girard (Allyson's Milesplit profile)
High School:
Highland
Year of Graduation:
2015
Best time in a 5K and a 3 Mile Race:
5k: 18:19
What are your goals for the upcoming season:
I would like to break 18 minutes and place in the top ten at State.
How is your training going? Your favorite workout?
Training is going extremely well; my favorite workout that we do is endless 300's.
How long have you been running and how did you get started:
I ran in junior high but became serious about running sophomore year.
What are your favorite and toughest courses to run in State and out of State?
My favorite memory was crossing the finish line this year at Twilight and seeing my time on the clock, which had improved by over a minute.
So far in your high school career, what is your favorite cross country race or cross country memory?
My favorite memory was crossing the finish line this year at Twilight and seeing my time on the clock, which had improved by over a minute.
What do you look forward to the most this season?
I look forward to competing in State for the last time with our seniors and for the first time with our freshman.
Out of all your running accomplishments so far, which stands out the most?
What stands out to me the most are my accomplishments so far this season because I've proved to myself that I'm capable of much more than I thought I was.
When you are not running , what do you like to do?
I like to watch Law and Order: SVU and eat.
Do you cross train (lift, swim, bike etc)?
I take Advanced Sports Training as a PE class during the school day and we do yoga, weightroom training, shakeout runs, etc.
How have your coaches influenced you overall?
My coaches have been a huge inspiration; they have given me confidence by believing in me and helping me see my potential.
Shout-Outs:
Shout out to my varsity girls (Lauren Ellsworth, Addi Montgomery, Marisa Kennedy, Sarah Kreiser, Kiersten Iverson, Sydney Rhodes, and Kayla Vance) for being extremely talented (and extremely attractive) and making this sport worth while! Love you!
Quick Six:
Favorite Pre-race Meal?
Pasta salad, fruit, and Madi Bryce cake
Kind of shoes you train in?
Asics
Favorite song?
I don't really have one but I like to rock out to heavy metal before I race
What time of day do you run?
After school, sometimes in the morning
Favorite quote?
I am HAPPY, I am HEALTHY, I feel TERRIFIC! I AM RIPPED TO SHREDS! - Coach Monty