Looking through the Houston Marathon results this afternoon, I was struck by seeing a not-too-well known American, Stephanie Rothstein, placing in the top 5 and going sub-2:30.
Looks like she went through quite a bit over the last 3 years to get to this point:
http://racingnews.runnersworld.com/2010/09/a-brief-chat-with-stephanie-rothstein.html
Congrats to her and the McMillan team up in Flagstaff.
Having followed Stephanie's progress through college and beyond, i too am really excited for her. Watching her run 10k's in college you could tell she had marathon potential.. But the injuries held back the progress for a bit. It's nice that she's seeing things through and realizing that potential! Congrats and keep up the great work!
Huge race by her!! Sub 2:30 puts her in as an outside shot for the 2012 Olympics. It was a big deal with Davila went sub 2:30, great to see her following as well!
Sub 2:30 has to be a real confidence booster. I hadn't heard her name before, and I am glad someone shared her accomplishment. Hope to hear more about Stephanie Rothstein in the future.
I was diagnosed with Celiac back in October, so her story definitely interests me.
One great benefit of being in a training group is that if one athlete has a bad day (Gotcher), another can have a breakthrough (Rothstein).
Celiac disease is a devastating, and underdiagnosed, problem for runners. Amy Begley is an just one example of someone who turned her career around completely by finding out how to overcome this. Congrats to Stephanie as well.
Cool how she called her "shot" so far in advance:
"Looking toward 2012, are you thinking of yourself more as a 10,000-meter person or will you do the marathon soon?
SR: The marathon, definitely. I am running—I don't know if Greg wants me to tell you this—I am running Houston (in January). We're going after some big things there.
Big things would be low 2:30s, or whatever?
SR: Something fast. Possibly better."
that's a very cool story
By the way, I've had those gluten-free Picky Bars she and Ben Bruce and Lauren Fleshman are making. They're darn tasty.
outstanding performance. These are the type of stories I love to read about.
Steph rocks. Not only is she one of the most determined, resilient runners I've had the pleasure of knowing, but she's also extremely nice and down-to-earth. I wish her only the best. Here's a piece on her from 2004 for some background:
http://ucsbgauchos.cstv.com/sports/w-xc/spec-rel/103104aaa.html
Go Steph!