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DyeStatCal Female Athlete
of Week September 9/30 - 10/04/02
Caitlin Chock (Granite Bay)
Caitlin Chock (Granite Bay) on the way to her 17:25 win at Stanford Girls
Div II - Joe Hartman photo
A huge race win in the "fastest of the day" time at Stanford
of 17:25 in Girls Division II is the lastest accomplishemnt for one of
the state's top runners, Caitlin Chock (Granite Bay). A great couple year
career was capped by that performance, with her and her coach's attempts
to pace this season effectively certainly not making it the final highlight
of what should be a super fall. A 10:38.2 3200m star last spring, Chock
is one who hopes to end her Fall in San Diego at the Foot Locker Nationals.
We caught up with her during her busy schedule and asked her to answer
some questions as our DyeStatCal Prep Athlete of the Week:
1) Briefly summarize your season so far--
I have not done very many races yet this year, and I am going to try to
keep it that way until state meet. my other races have not been particularly
stellar, but I have been focusing on a few key meets this year, and stanford
was the first. I am really excited that I was able to do well.
2) What did you do differently this summer in preparation than in the
past?
this past summer, I had the great opportunity to train with lots of awesome
women. (three of whom have qualified for the olympic trials in the marathon)
I would meet with Katie, Midori, Melanie, Dana, Mary, and Leonard (who
coaches all the girls) for hard days, and I really loved the challenge
of running at the VERY BACK of their pack, and not having to lead any
workouts. I loved the experience of being able to run with such great
ladies, and it was so much fun as well.
3) Briefly what did you do the week before Stanford?
for the week of stanford I did a hill workout on monday for preparation
on the hill on the stanford course, and my last hard day leading up to
the race was on wednesday. after that, I just did relaxed runs to get
me ready to race; and I visualized running a smart race.
4) Great time there - why did it click that day - your thoughts on?
well, I wasn't sure how the people in the race were going to go out, but
my plan was to not go out too quick. I just paced myself, and gradually
worked my way to the front of the pack. however, I am positive that one
reason I was able to run so well was the fact that I had Natalie White
with me for the entire back loop. we were able to work together to push
each other to fast times. when I crossed under the bridge for the second
time, I felt really strong, and knew that I could push it until the finish.
i think that the great weather was another contributing factor.
5) Goals for the rest of the year?
I hope the win the state meet this year, but I know there will be lots
of great competition. a really big goal of mine this year it to qualify
for the Footlocker Nationals this year. I have been wanting to do that
since my freshman year, and i would love to go. :)
6) Where do you see yourself in ten years?
I hope to be working with animals and traveling around the world. I would
love to just be able to travel to exotic places, and be able to run in
beautiful and new surroundings.
7) Any advice for beginning runners?
just have fun with it. I have had trouble in the past with stressing myself
out before races, but I just realized that it is a lot easier and more
fulfilling to just not think while I run. just run because you love it,
and the rest will follow. good luck to everyone this season!!
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