In Their Shoes
Insight into what drives an ultramarathoner and ranked miler
By Marion Anthonisen | From September 2007
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Sounds simple, but maybe she’s onto something because Kosinski is the fastest women’s high-school miler in the country. At this spring’s Meet of Champions at Hughes Stadium in Sacramento, she set the new record by running a 4:38:15 mile. In her winning race, the track-and-field star from El Dorado Hills competed against the then-record holder, Jordan Hasay, who’s also a California runner.
Kosinski says the presence of the previous champion quickened the pace. “You always run faster in a race,” she says, “(but) I knew this was going to be a really fast race.” The victory could have gone to her opponent, who led earlier in the race, but Kosinski’s strategic final thrust left her with a 5-second lead and a national record.
Temperate and practical during most of the interview, Kosinski betrays her delight at the win with a spirited nod and an uninhibited smile. You’d better ask her now to autograph your jogging shoes, because Kosinski sees no end in sight to her running career.
“Every time I have a good training day or a good race, I get the ‘runner’s high,’ ” she says. “That’s one of the reasons why I love to run so much.” She’ll continue to learn by experience this fall as a student-athlete at the University of Oregon in the running-friendly town of Eugene, powering up with her preferred early morning chocolate, soy milk and protein powder shakes. MARION ANTHONISEN
Kosinski says the presence of the previous champion quickened the pace. “You always run faster in a race,” she says, “(but) I knew this was going to be a really fast race.” The victory could have gone to her opponent, who led earlier in the race, but Kosinski’s strategic final thrust left her with a 5-second lead and a national record.
Temperate and practical during most of the interview, Kosinski betrays her delight at the win with a spirited nod and an uninhibited smile. You’d better ask her now to autograph your jogging shoes, because Kosinski sees no end in sight to her running career.
“Every time I have a good training day or a good race, I get the ‘runner’s high,’ ” she says. “That’s one of the reasons why I love to run so much.” She’ll continue to learn by experience this fall as a student-athlete at the University of Oregon in the running-friendly town of Eugene, powering up with her preferred early morning chocolate, soy milk and protein powder shakes. MARION ANTHONISEN
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