Talking with Trent Halasek, of Scott County and now University of Kentucky.
Q: Talk a little bit about the track season you had this spring.
A: I ran 1:53 indoors and I was pushing it a little bit too hard and wearing spikes too much on the track and I broke down and ended up with a stress reaction, maybe a stress fracture, we never got an MRI. So, I only ran one meet outdoors and ran 1:54, but I felt like I was ready to run way lower than that and my fitness was telling me that I could run way lower than that. I lived and learned about it and I just wore spikes too much. We think that's what it was and in my left leg going through turns.
Q: How has your training been this summer?
A: It has been good, I have been trying to get a better mileage base because I never really ran a lot of miles ever. I ran 16 flat like two weeks ago and then ran (16:41) today. So I am trying to get my mileage up with a lot of longer tempo runs and fartleks to get my endurance up so I can run a be...
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