Trainer
Mijn coach is Brad Wick. Hij is de Cross-country en (midden)lange-afstand coach van Boise State University. Hij is mijn coach sinds de herfst van 2008.
In de zomer train ik in Nederland bij Addy Ruiter. Addy traint midden(lange-afstand ateten en tri-atleten.
Van 2005 tot en met april 2008 was Ad Markesteijn mijn coach.
Voor meer informatie over Brad Wick, zie hieronder.
Voor meer informatie over Ad Markesteijn en de periode dat hij mijn coach was, zie ook hieronder.
Brad Wick
Wick joins the Broncos after serving as a volunteer assistant coach for the men's cross country and distance track team at the University of Minnesota for three years. While working with the Gophers, he assisted in coaching five cross country All-Americans and an eighth place team finish at the 2007 NCAA Cross Country Championships. In addition to his coaching responsibilities, Wick aided in recruiting, generating and facilitating workouts, managing travel and equipment purchases, team transportation and team strategizing.
Prior to his tenure at Minnesota, Wick worked as the head track and field coach for the Elk River Recreation Summer Track Program for six years in addition serving as a volunteer assistant for the University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point from 2004-05.
Outside of coaching, Wick served as the meet director for the prestigious Roy Griak Invitational, was camp director for the Minnesota Cross Country Camp, an instructor in the physical education department at the University of Minnesota, race originator and director for the Bigtooth Sweet Tooth Cross Country Race in Elk Rive, Minn., and the summer program staff director for the Elk River Parks and Recreation Department.
Wick completed a Masters degree in Sports and Exercise Science at the University of Minnesota in 2007 after receiving his Bachelor of Science degree in Physical Education in 2004 at UW - Stevens Points, where he also competed collegiately.
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Ad Markesteijn
I trained under Ad Markesteijn since the end of 2004 till April 2008. He approached me somewhere in October of 2004. Before that I trained with some of my friends (all the same age) and I did every event. I was the only one who liked to run. I decided to join Ad Markesteijn's group with only runners from the age of 15 (me) till almost 50years. The first months I only trained at Tuesdays, one time a week. The rest of the week I did other events with my old group. Somewhere in the summer I made a decision to leave my old group full of friends and I started training twice a week on the track and I did one easy run in the weekends. I got injured at the end of 2005, because I needed an inlay for my shoe, but that conclusion took a while. In February of 2006 I started to train again twice a week on the track and two times at home. I've been training regularly since then and at the time Ad Markesteijn quit, I was training 40-45miles a week in the winter and 25-30miles in the summer, 5-6times a week.
I've had some great moments in the time I was training under Ad Markesteijn, but also some dissapointing moments.
My best results were:
- National Champion 1500m under 18years in 2006 (six months after I started to train regularly).
- Break 4.00min on the 1500m, 3.59,96 Papendal Games Arnhem 13-06-07.
- National Indoor champion 1500m under 20years in 2008.
- Several medals on indoor championships in 2007 and 2008. 2silver, 1bronze.
Dissapointing moments were:
- Missing the EYOF (European Championships under 18years) with 0.48seconds.
- Couldn't defend my 1500m outdoor title due to an injury in 2007.
- National Indoor Championships in 2007. 4th on 1500m, 2nd on 3000m because I had a fever.
Information about Ad Markesteijn:
My trainer Ad Markesteijn was a fast soccer player who only started running when he was a master. He was one of the best masters in the Netherlands on the long distances. He has a Personal best of 2.36 on the Marathon. He is an authorised distance group trainer with a specialisation as a Middle Distance coach.
Ad is still running, but less fanatic. He has a house in France and he enjoys to go there with his wife.
Other athletes with who trained under Ad Markesteijn:
- Maarten van Zeggeren 1st years senior with 2.00 (800) 4.07 (1500) en 8.53 (3000) on his record
- Bas Bodewes 2nd years Senior with 4.02 (1500) 8.49 (3000) 15.35 (5km) 32.40 (10km) and he participated in some Internationale Cross-country races.
- Mark Kwakernaak Senior, Dutch Champion as a junior (5000m) en has Personal best of 3.58 (1500), 8.35 (3000), 14.44 (5000) 46.something (15K)
- Aissa Margoum Master 45+, a lot of medals on National Championships.
- Ruben Scheurwater senior, 51,7 (400) 1.52 (800) 2.26 (1000) 3.49 (1500) 8.14 (3000) 14.25 (5km) 30.25 (10km) 46.04 (15km) 1.06 (1/2Mar) 2.27 (Marathon)
- Dean Salwegter 15years, 2.05 (800) 4.24 (1500m) Number three of the National Championships 800m under 16years.
- Patrick van Engelen 24years, Soccer player who keeps in shape during the summer with us. 1.59 (800). Great potential and he quit playing soccer and he's going to blow us all away with some great times!
