Deena Drossin-Kastor, a native of Waltham, Massachusetts took the Bronze at the 2004 Olympics in Athens, Greece. In high school Deena won three California cross country state titles, two track state titles,…
+ See More +Deena Drossin-Kastor, a native of Waltham, Massachusetts took the Bronze at the 2004 Olympics in Athens, Greece. In high school Deena won three California cross country state titles, two track state titles,…
+ See More - See Less -Deena Drossin-Kastor, a native of Waltham, Massachusetts took the Bronze at the 2004 Olympics in Athens, Greece.
In high school Deena won three California cross country state titles, two track state titles, and she made the finals of the Kinney (Foot Locker) national cross country championships four times.
Deena graduated from the University of Arkansas in 1996 as a 4-time SEC Champion and an 8-time All-American. As a post collegiate Deena experienced a great amount of success under distance coach Dr. Joe Vigil. Under Coach Vigil's tutelage Deena captured many American Records including: 30:50.32 for the 10k, 2:21:16 for the marathon, 1:07:53 for the half-marathon, 24:36 for the 8k on the road, 47:15 for the 15k on the road. Currently Deena Kastor lives in Mammoth Lakes, California and is training under Coach Terence Mahon.
sorry a portion of the interview was cut off. i met with Deena the day before the Rock N Roll race in Phoenix but i didn't get the video up until tuesday. Only portion you missed was my wishing her good luck on her race "tomorrow" which didn't seem relevant 2 days after the race :) hope you enjoyed the interview, i really did, she is an amazing person
Jerry
Would Love to see Kara, Shalane, Kara's teammate, and her in the 10k
As long as you take care of yourself. Monitor your body and stay mentally strong and motivated, u can run competitive times until around age 40.
....Being very athletically gifted also helps....
....Doing what you love, and living out your dreams and passions helps even more.........
Deena sets a professional and athletic standard that any runner should aspire to!
Thanks to Flotrack for getting a sit-down interview w/ someone of Deena's calibur, and like JP said, thanks to Deena for doing it.
On a side note: I always gotta chuckle at people who say Deena Kastor is "nearing retirement"... ummmm... have you ever paid much attention to elite female marathon running? I speaking very broadly of course, but female LONG distance runners seem to peak in the mid-30s. And I know everyone always throws out the Tomescu-Dita card when talking about the prowess of mid to late-30's female marathoners... but that's because it's true. Deena is in her prime right now, and depending on Kara's potential maternity schedule, and if/when Shalane finally decides to move up to the full-monty, Deena is USA's #1 hope for another Olympic medal in 2012. And she's equal to the task. (I'm a huge Deena fan, if you can't tell :o) A showdown between Deena and Paula in London 2012... OMG, I get the chills just thinking about it!! Can't wait!
I've listened to a lot of her interviews too and I appreciate how thoughtful and articulate she is...this may not come across since she seems on edge during the interviews but who wouldn't ?(did he >laugh< when she mentioned her foot swelling up on the bus driving her back to the birdsnest?)
Thanks Deena for making yourself available for these interviews. Best of luck in London