Mens 5k Heat 2 : Speakers & Interviews

Simon Bairu hails from Regina, Sasketchewan, Canada, where winters demand that he bring the outdoors to the indoors so he keeps up to form by running on tread mills. In every level that he has competed,…
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Simon Bairu hails from Regina, Sasketchewan, Canada, where winters demand that he bring the outdoors to the indoors so he keeps up to form by running on tread mills. In every level that he has competed,…
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Simon Bairu hails from Regina, Sasketchewan, Canada, where winters demand that he bring the outdoors to the indoors so he keeps up to form by running on tread mills. In every level that he has competed, Bairu has dominated cross-country; as a junior he won the 2001 Canadian cross country champion. Bairu has won 5 straight Canadian cross titles and there is no sign he might loose one anytime soon. In college, his success has continued; he won two NCAA titles in 04 and 05. Bairu and Wisconsin finished second three years in a row until 2005 when he won the individual title and led the Badgers to the team victory with the NCAA cross championship. During his tenure at Wisconsin, Bairu earned 7 All-American certificates---three in cross and four in track. His best finish in track was third in the 10k in both 2004 and 2006.