Richard Quick of Stanford, Thompson s coach for nine years. Set a U.S. record in the 5,000 at the trials. She has won 12 outdoor national championships. The only U.S. runner to win the 1,500 and 5,000 titles at the same nationals. Made her fourth Olympic team this summer.
Age is nice it brings experience.
You get in situations where a younger runner couldn t handle it. They are going to grab my shirt, and then I ll do something. Men can t believe how physical the racing is. The 1999 Pan American Games champion in individual pursuit started racing bicycles in 1995. He is ranked second in the world after winning a world cup race in Cali, Colombia, in the spring.