-Athlete Name: Sarah Kanney
-School: Coldwater High School
-Year of Graduation: 2015
-Best time in a 5K race and in which meet: 17:43 at the 2012 District meet in Liberty Center
-Tell us how your summer training is going?:
It is going great! After track, I took about a 2 week break from running. Now I am building my base up and increasing my mileage about 10% from my last year summer season. I also began lifting free weights 2-3 times a week.
-What are your goals for the upcoming season?:
The number one goal is to have fun! Being an upper classman now, I also hope to set a good example for the younger athletes and make sure they're having fun too. As far as times or placing goes, I would definitely like to break my PR from last year and hopefully have a good showing at State again this year along with the team. We're excited!!
-How long have you been running and how did you get started?:
The first 5k I've ever ran was the summer before my fifth grade year. I didn't train for it at all, walked a lot of it, and was dead at the end. I didn't start taking mini runs until I was in the sixth grade when I decided I'd want to run cross country my seventh grade year. From there I just kept working hard and doing what I could with what I was given, and I've never stopped running.
-Will you be competing anywhere out of state this season?:
As far as during the regular cross country season, no. After season, I've always kind of wanted to run NXN or Footlocker, but I play basketball too, so it never really worked out. I'll see where this season takes me.
-What is your favorite course to run in Ohio?:
Our home course! After training on it throughout the past seasons, I feel like I know it inside and out. There are also a lot of familiar fans when we have a meet there, which makes it all the more fun to run.
-What is the toughest course to run in Ohio?:
Ummm Wright State Lake Campus's course. I don't really have a reason for this though!
-What meet during the regular season do you put extra emphasize on to compete well at?:
Definitely the MAC (Midwest Athletic Conference) meet. There is always great competition among the teams here, and it's the last race together as a full team before post season. (I love this meet.)
-What is your favorite cross country race so far in your high school career?:
I'm going to have to say State last year because we thought we got fourth as a team and in reality we were all kind of bummed because we had higher expectations. However, we ended up getting second which caught us off guard, and we were pumped.
-Favorite cross country memory?:
Trick or Treating at Tiffin.............
-When you are not running what is your favorite thing to do?:
Go to the gym to shoot, hang with my friends and family, laugh, sing in the shower, eat, dance, ...and be merry?
-Favorite quote?:
"Never let success get to your head and never let failure get to your heart." or "If God is all you have, then you have all you need."
-What shoes do you train in?:
Asics GT 2170
-What shoes do you race in?:
Asics spikes (when I don't lose them..ha)
-What's on your Ipod when you go out for runs?:
Literally anything besides hard metal.
-What professional athlete would you most like to meet?:
Jordan Hasay because I follow her on Twitter and she seems to have a bright, outgoing, down to earth personality.
-What is something that most people don't know about you?:
I play AAU basketball during the spring along with track, I am not flexible at all, I can do a handstand for a long time, and a lot of people call me "Jay" or "Bear."
