and her blazing finishing kick. I think in the past I've always gotten too heavy in one direction whether its mileage or tempos or long intervals or speed and I've never had a real good balance. will be. Cross The calendar is well organized and well maintained. Having these two seasons off, one for Cruz and one for Levi, has definitely been super motivating and refreshing for me and I think that's a lot of it for me. to OlyMadMen. It hurts. Her talent level is (pause) I think she could be like Paula (Radcliffe). Shayne Culpepper: "...I just did an interview recently and they asked "How many injuries have you had?" Any questions or comments The other thing that I went through that was really interesting and is why I had a really bad month of November is that I was actually overtraining. Shayne said. I'm really excited about this year. LRC: Do you think the time off having the kids makes you focus more or perhaps take a step back and realize "Hey I don't have too many years left? and tactics and all those things. I was really exited to see it because I know how much work she's put into it. Like I said before I've never had an injury pretty much my entire career, college included, so for me fortunately I can push a little bit harder coming back maybe than some other folks can. < By purchasing you agree to the TERMS & CONDITIONS >. Please check it out and here is the announcement of its re-opening. It includes 2004 Olympic marathon bronze medalist After winning the 2004 5,000 m. Olympic trials she competed again at the 2004 Summer Olympics and placed 13th in the 5k at the first round, not allowing her to go on to the finals.[2]. With his newest milestone, the oldest son of Colorado running royalty — Alan and Shayne Culpepper, both Olympians in 2000 and 2004 — has the fastest … When I ran my 5k pr (15:01.36 in 2004), all I did was 5k workouts and then I ran a 1500 without doing anything faster than a 70 second quarter, (and) I ran my pr in the 1500 (4:06.33), but it wrecked my legs. LRC: What is your focus going to be later in the season? It's a For a full bio of the two-time US Olympian, please click here. Now retired, Alan and his wife Shayne Culpepper (neè Willie), fellow Olympian and CU alum, spend their time enjoying life with their four children and leading an after-school running program at Boulder’s Douglass Elementary School. This year I had Levi on June 9th. It's fun and you can do more of them. Culpepper finished 17th in the 10,000-meter run in Sydney and 12th in the marathon in Athens. I've never had an injury and don't wish for one, but the time off for the pregnancy really makes you re-evaluate what you've done and what you want to do. On her plans for cross country nationals:Shayne Culpepper: I'd like to just leave it all out there ... That is one regret I've always had about my racing in the past is more often than not I would walk away thinking, "I didn't leave it all out there." It's the way my body works. I'm more clear than ever about what I need to do to get as ready as possible. Shayne has a personal best of 4:05 for 1500m and 15:01 for 5k and has the great distinction of accomplishing all this while also having four boys, Cruz, Levi, Rocco and Chase, along the way. But it's relevant in this case as snow could play a big impact in this year's US XC Nationals. document.write(strSavAPY) I got really tired and stuff. - the weather. LetsRun.com talked with American distance star Shayne Culpepper a few days prior to the SuperBowl in 2007 (for our international visitors February 1). matter of being organized and always looking ahead. It totally wrecked me for almost two weeks because I had not done any speedwork. A lot of women struggle with injuries coming back (from childbirth) so I've been lucky with that for sure. some work when Cruz came along. So I can push, push, push, push and get it back. I was so far out of shape. That what was worse about it. I was really proud of her and rooting for her. Shayne Culpepper: Focused on the Track in 2007, But First Up is XC Nationals in Her Hometown by: LetsRun.com February 7, 2007.