Team USA Minnesota's Katie McGregor(3K) finished fourth and Jenelle Deatherage(1,500) was second in their respective events at the USATF Indoor Championships in Boston last weekend. Deatherage earned a spot on the US team that will compete in the IAAF World Championships in Spain March 7-9. They answered some questions from DtB.
DtB: Any travel problems getting to and from Boston?
KM: I didn't have any trouble getting to Boston. Jenelle and I were on an early flight on Friday.
DtB: How did your race go?
KM: The race served its purpose. I would have liked to place in the top three or run a sub nine minute race, but I can live with the outcome. Indoor nationals is more about tactics than personal records. It was nice to have a shorter race since I won't have another one for a really long time.
JD: I am very excited to have made the world indoor team. This is my first time making a world team out-right. I ran world indoors in 2004 when I was 4th at nationals and a few women ahead of me chose not to compete.
DtB: What's your goal at World Indoors?
JD: My goal over there is to compete well and to make the final!
DtB: Katie, you are running World Cross, what's your schedule like?
KM: Next up Gate River 15K(March 8), New York 8K(March 17), World Cross Country(March 30).
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