My friend Dr. Bill Booker of Capitol Rehab in The D.C Area shared this article with me on Thursday and I just could help but share it with you ,even though these athletes aren’t youth age. They have great consistant care that is helping them stay at the top of their. Anyone in the D.C. area that needs some injury prevention or injury care You can’t go wrong with Dr .Bill he treats youth athletes as well.
You might find yourself getting tired of us bragging about our elite athletes, but I’m sorry, they are that good. And the past few weeks have been nothing less than spectacular!
At the USA Cross Country Championships, Julie Culley (white and black) and Samia Akbar (blue and gold of reebok) finished 2nd and 6th respectively to qualify for the World Cross Country Championships in Amman, Jordan, later this spring.
In 2008, Julie placed 7th at the Olympic Trials in the 5000 with a personal best of 15:34.43 and finished 3rd at the USA Indoor Championships. Her third place finish earned her a spot on the 2008 World Indoor Team, that competed in Valencia Spain, where Julie was a semi-finalist. Julie was a decorated athlete while attending Rutgers University, where she still holds school records in the 3000, 5000 and Distance Medley. Currently she trains with Coach Matt Centrowitz.
Samia’s performance in these National Championships was a nice return after a quiet 2008. In 2006, Samia was 3rd in the 10,000 at the USA Track and Feld Championships. She followed that performance with a personal best 1:13:12 half marathon in Philadelphia, only to top that by debuting at the NY City Marathon finishing in a very impressive 2:34:14. Samia is a graduate of American Universty and currently trains in Northern Virginia with Coach Scott Raczko.
But while very few people were watching, Lindsey Gallo ran the Fastest Mile in the World this year by a woman when she crossed the line at the Reebok Boston Indoor Games in 4:27.90.
Although it is still very early in the season, it goes without saying that Lindsey has very big plans as we head towards the World Championships later this summer.
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