On the latest For The Record interview, Olivia sat down with Bethany Michalak who embraced her freshman year at Air Academy (CO). Last year, she became the Colorado 4A cross country state champion and she also finished fourth at the AAU National Cross Country Championship. She also was the only freshman to finish in the top 10 at that meet.
She had to overcome a shin injury during the outdoor season. She took some time to recover and began cross country training in early August. Michalak reflected on her freshman season and she shared what she's looking forward to this upcoming year.
Interview Segments:
- How Bethany got started with track (0:34)
- Swimming history within her family (1:25)
- How she used her USATF National Junior Olympics XC Championship experience to help her during her freshman season (1:50)
- Bethany describes her freshman season (2:56)
- Comparing cross country to distance running (4:22)
- Being in Colorado with other distance runners (5:04)
- Competing with Mia Prok the next several years (5:58)
- Progress within one season (7:40)
- What Bethany learned her freshman year (8:05)
- Goals for her sophomore year (8:50)
- Focus during the summer (10:15)
- Her inspiration (11:30)
- Goals the next 5-10 years (12:15)
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