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Interview with Michelle Sikes: 2007 NCAA D-I 5k Champ

Posted July 20th, 2007 at 12:15 PM by Adam Jacobs

Section: News & Results, Track & Field, Special Features, Interviews

Wake Forest’s Michelle Sikes is distance specialist. She is just coming off a surprise victory in the 5K at the 2007 D1 NCAA Outdoor Championships. She has current best times of 15:16 and 32:58.

Q. Can you explain how you first got starting in the sport of running?

A. In 4th grade, I tripped over a wooden beam while running through a playground near my house. I broke my arm in the fall, and therefore decided that I was meant to play soccer. However, once a person manages to discover soccer, its only a matter of time before running surfaces - first as a fitness-enhancement for the upcoming season, then as a real alternative to the sport. Some people wait until its too late, when they are in their thirties, forties, to recognize the second option. I got lucky with that and, through some well-meant prodding from my soon-to-be HS coach and friends already dedicated to XC who were on the team, I decided to make the big switch to cross-country. Glad you prefaced running with “sport of” in your question, by the way.

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