Amy Hastings Cragg, photo by PhotoRun.net
I really enjoy watching Amy Hastings Cragg race.
I remember her debut marathon in LA, where she battled the elements and just blew the prognosticators away. I remember her gutty, gutty 10,000m Trials win in 2012. And I remember her returns from injury.
After having trained with Molly Huddle for the past three years, Amy and husband Alistair Cragg packed up the truck and moved to Portland, Oregon. Now training with Shalane Flanagan, under the watchful eye of Coach Jerry Schumacher and husband Alistair, Amy is running well.
This interview came after her tempo style run with Shalane Flanagan in San Antonio, where she ran 72:42, and then ran another hour. Amy loves training with Shalane, and they have hit it off. “The life of a marathoner is pretty boring,” Amy confided as we walked back from the race today.
Special thanks to Amy Cragg for her patience and to Alistair Cragg for his positiveness (remember, a race for the ages, Alistair Cragg versus Nick Willis in NCAA 3000m indoors).
Mark my word, Amy Hastings Cragg will be battling for the marathon team in Los Angeles in February 13.
