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Big River Racing’s Athlete of the Week: Shaunta Pleasant

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    Big River Racing’s Athlete of the Week: Shaunta Pleasant

    By admin | Racing Team News | Comments are Closed | 22 December, 2015 | 4

    This week’s athlete is St. Louis native Shaunta Pleasant. She tells us about her winter training and racing plans.

    Shaunta Pleasant
    Florissant
    Original Hometown: St. Louis
    Favorite Running Shoe: Brooks Adrenaline
    Favorite Race distance: 1 mile

    Q: What got you first involved in running and how did you get involved with the Big River team?

    Pleasant: I first ran when I was in the Army Reserve, but I really didn’t like it much. But, years later I started running with BKM Bootcamp and started to like it. I later joined the Big River Teaming team to train for my first half marathon.

    Q: You’re currently running both the Frostbite and Snowball Series. How have the races been so far?

    Pleasant: I am going about them in two different ways.  I’m racing the short Frostbite series and using the Snowball series as a tempo training run.  And they are both going well, because I am getting out of them what I want to get out of them.

    Q: That will be a lot of racing this winter, do you enjoy training and racing in the winter and colder weather (although this year we’ve had such nice weather)?

    Pleasant: Yes! Winter is the best weather for me to train in, especially when it has been as mild as this one.

    Q: You’re planning on stepping up in distance and running a marathon in the spring. What excites you about training and running the marathon?

    Pleasant: I have run a few in the past and in my opinion they are pretty special.  It is a feeling I can’t explain that I get when I finish a marathon that makes me want to run another one. And just simply training and working on that goal is great too.

    Pleasant

    Q: What does a typical week of training look like for you?

    Pleasant: If I’m not training for anything in particular I run somewhere between 21 and 30 miles to keep a good base. But, if I’m training for a marathon I believe it is somewhere up to around 50 miles.

    Q: How do you prioritize running in your daily schedule? A lot of people find it difficult to find time most days to get out the door. What motivates you to run?

    Pleasant: I work better when I have a plan.  If I don’t have one, I find myself taking an extra day off.  If I have a plan, I just run on the days that I’m scheduled to run.  My kids are older and they run too, my husband knows I like it, so it’s easy, I just run.

    Q: What is the best benefit you get out of running with the Big River Racing team?

    Pleasant: The best thing for me is to get to run with and meet so many positive people that are doing something great for themselves.

    Pleasant3

    Q: What your favorite place to run in St. Louis?

    Pleasant: Forest Park is the best, because even if I am planning to run a solo run there I always run into someone I know. And generally there’s a group there to run with.

    Q: And if you could go for a run at any location (outside of St. Louis) in the world where would it be?

    Pleasant: It would be Kaiserslauten, Germany (K Town). I ran there when I was in the Army and now I really can appreciate the summer temperature. It didn’t have much humidity.

    K-town

    Q: And finally, what would be the first piece of advice would you give to first time runners trying to get involved in the sport?

    Pleasant: Don’t overdo it at first. Run one mile at a comfortable pace before you try two or three miles so you can enjoy it.

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