LA#3 Choudrant's Hank Festervan (15:10/ 14:49 on track)
How Many Years have you been running?
6 years
What got you started on running?
I got interested in running b/c in
elementary we would have to run laps around the playground as punishment for
gettin in trouble in class and i fell inlove with it.
What's your typical week of mileage/ training consist of?
summer running
is about 60-65 and season is bout 55 -60
Thoughts on your Coach
I love my coach to death of course we have had
our moments everybody does when you are around them everyday, but i have never
once had any doubt about the training he has gave me and i think he has come
a long way with his knowledge of the sport since he started 6 yrs ago. but
we get a long great 98 % of the time and i believe in him and he believes in
me and i think thats what makes us have such great success
Favorite/ most memorable race you have run this year/and in your career?
----this year i would have to say chill pepper cuz i beat tater lol, and career
i would have to say 8th grade year 2 mile state me and tater took down frank
mathews of weston who was a senior and was our biggest rival
Are you looking forward/ getting excited about the state meet?
i am
excited for state, team wise cuz i want some more hardware, but i am really
focusing on footlocker
Does it dissapoint you soemtimes that you can't run in the higher
classifications where more of your competetion exists, outside your
teammate Kasey of course.
-----heck yea i would love to run in the race
with breaux,pierce and richie at state b/c i know we would run some amazing times
Who do you consider your biggest rival in state both individually and as a
team?
-------umm i would have to say myself being one as far as mentally,
and then breaux and kasey and every team ranked ahead of his in the polls
although they really dont mean nothing
How much success do you credit to having someone (Kasey) right there
pushing and bringing yall to some of the fastest times this state has seen
in a long time.
aww man i dont think i would be what i am w/o kasey
he have always been pushing each other and he deserves just as much credit, we
always push each other and give each other moral support when one is in a
slump and besides he is my boy.
Do you think it will be hard on Kasey when you are no longer there to help
him next year?
umm at first i think he might be a little off but
kasey is an amazing athlete and has one of the greatest mind sets i have ever
seen and he will do just fine.
What is/ were your goals for this season/ and do you feel you have met
them/will meet them?
-----my goal is run in the 14 40's and to go to
footlocker nationals
Any superstitions? race day rituals?
------i always drink straight black
coffee the night before a race
What do you do when you are not running/hobbies etc?
------ umm i like to
hang out with friends/ g/f, hunting and fishing, and just having a good time
Are you going to continue running in college? Which colleges are you
considering?
-----yes i do plan on running in college, right now my list is
ul-l,ulm, tech, sfa, northwestern
Who is someone you look to as a role model (running and non)?
----i really
dont have one i just believe in myself, but as far as mentally i look at pre's
mind set about running
If you could tell a young and upcoming runner one thing that helped you
reach where you are right now what would it be?
----running is what you make
of it just as life is, the more effort you put into it to be successfull the
more success you will have
How's it feel to have the 3rd fastest time in Louisiana at the moment?
----completely horrible i want to be #1 plan and simple Hank has run 14:49 for 3 miles since this interview and is now ranked #1 in LA for that event)
When you
show up to a meet do you feel others are intimidated and how do you keep
yourself humble with the amount of success you have enjoyed?
---i think ppl
may feel intimidated but i just dont let it give me the big head and i just
think to myself everybody is looking to gun you down so you cant slack off
Do you visit LARunning often? any suggestions? ha sorry for my own knowledge.
---aww heck yea man i look at it everyday i love interacting with fellow
runners from around the state