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Nicole's Bio

Nicole Hunt - Registered Nurse, B.S. ACE Certified Personal Trainer

                       

College:  Montana State University 1995

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2006 Achievements:
USATF Mountain National Champion
9th place World Mountain Running Championships, Turkey
Gold Medal USA Team- World Mountain Turkey
10th place Bloomsday 41:34 PR
8th place USATF National 10k Championships
5th place World Richest Mountain Race Nigeria, Africa
33:41 Laredo Heat 10k 2006, 2nd place
2nd place MT Washington road race
2006 USATF Mountain Runner of the Year
MC - Montana Team placed 3rd at the 2006 Relay National Championships

Half Marathon 1:16:03 Houston 6th overall, 2nd American

 

2007 Achievements:

1st place overall Great Aloha Run Hawaii

4th place IceBreaker 5 miler

15th place Bloomsday

5th place at 2007 Marathon Relay Championships Denver

2nd place Mt Washington Road Race (first American)

3rd place USATF Mountain Running Championships

1st place Beartooth Run 8 mile Hill Climb

 

I then became pregnant!

 

1st place Mt Sentinal Hill Climb - 7 weeks pregnant

 

2008 Achievements:

March -Pregnant and running 50-60 plus mpw at 6 months

April - Finished a trifecta (10k, 5k and mile) and running ~40-50mpw at 7.5 months pregnant

 

See my Pregnancy Blog to read about my journey into this new adventure

 

 

All time PR's/Highlights:

bullet5000m - 15:52 track 2002
bullet10000m - 33:24 track 2003- 8th place 2003 Nationals
bullet10k - 32:48 Salt Lake 10k 2003
bullet12k - 41:34 Bloomsday 2006, 10th place, 2nd American
bullet15k - 51:15 Gate River Run USATF Championships, 4th place, 2004
bulletMarathon - 2:40:39 2004 Olympic Trials, St Louis 18th place
bullet4th place Twin Cities Marathon USATF National Marathon Championships 2005
bulletWinner 2006 USA Mountain Running Championships at MT Washington
bullet9th place World Mountain Trophy, Turkey. First American. Gold Medal Team. 2006
bullet2000 USA Champion: World Championship Team Trials of Summer Biathlon
bulletNational Teams - Beijing, China Ekiden 2002, Seoul, South Korea 2002
bullet2004 and 2008 Olympic Marathon Trials qualifier

2006 article: Thrill of the Hunt from Deer Lodge to Turkey

2007 article: Reaching New Heights

Interviews on Web: Elite Running Interview 2006 and Fast Women Interview 2006

 

 

Notable -

July 2005- Attended running camp coached by Dr Owen Anderson. I learned the latest science on how to increase maximal running power, lactate threshold, vVo2 max, running economy and race specific endurance.

September 2002, was selected to attend Marathon Running Camp with Team USA for a month in Mammoth Lakes, CA under the direction of Coach Joe Vigil.  There, I trained with Olympians, Kastor, Rhines, Rudolph, Hein, Keflezighi, Rogers, Downin and many others. Dr Vigil gave various scientific lectures on how to train for top performance.

After climbing almost 5000 ft in 7.6 miles, was happy  to finish MT Washington Road Race

Attended Coaching Clinics 2003 and 2005- Speakers included Dr Joe Vigil, Mark Conover, Steve Spence, Hansons, Peter Rea, Jim Spivey,  and John Rednow

Attended Dr. Owen Anderson Running Camp 2005

Why do I run? I run for a myriad of reasons.  I run for the feeling of satisfaction I get after a hard workout.  I run to experience the sights and sounds of nature.  And I run to see how fast my body can be.

In 1992, I walked on to the University of Montana track team with PR's of 20+ minutes for the 5k and 42+ minutes for the 10k.  I doubted that I was good enough to make the team, but I gave it a shot anyway.  Within a few weeks, the hard training helped me lower my times by minutes.  I was shocked and thrilled by my success.

After graduation, I worked full-time as a RN for 4 years, but I discovered that running and working fulltime were not conducive, especially when I began to compete at a higher level.  My husband and I decided that I should take full advantage of my running opportunities by training fulltime, so I stopped working as a RN.  It has taken a total commitment for me to start reaching toward my racing goals.  Focusing my energy on running has kept my times dropping.

My running career has blossomed since I became determined to maximize my ability.  In 1999, I competed in USATF Indoor National Championships.  I will never forget the butterflies I felt as the ESPN camera was in my face as I was toeing the starting line next to Olympic runners.

In 2000, I dabbled in Summer Biathlon (running combined with marksmenship).  Fast running earned me an expenses paid trip, as part of the US entourage, to the Czech Republic and to Russia for the world championships.  There I was part of the relay team that earned US's first ever bronze medal.

Since then, I have qualified for and competed in the 10,000 meters at four successive USATF Outdoor National Championships.  I have traveled with the USA National Team to China and South Korea for Ekiden Relays;  to Turkey for the World Championships for Mountain Running and traveled to Africa for the Worlds Richest Mountain Race.

Fall 2002, I was one of six athletes selected to train with Team USA in Mammoth Lakes, CA for one month.  USATF paid for my transportation, lodging and gave me a daily stipend.  I lived in a luxury condo at 8000 feet.  Coach Vigil spent countless hours teaching us his training philosophies.  Deena Kastor was also very eager to answer my questions.  She demonstrated for me her resistance training and plyometric programs.

My future plans are to qualify for a World Championships marathon team. I also would like  to run faster than 33 minutes for the 10000m.  That would match my 5,000 meters from 2002  when I broke the 16 minute barrier.  Both of those minute barriers have been immediate goals of mine. I also strongly desire to place top 5 at the World Mountain Trophy in the next 4 years.

My husband, Ray and I currently live in Deer Lodge, MT.  In addition to running, I work part time as a certified personal trainer and online running coach.  I coach aspiring athletes as well as fitness enthusiasts.  I really get a great deal of satisfaction from helping other athletes reach their personal fitness goals.

Coaching others helps my own training because I continually study breaking research and training theory.  My improvements and those of my athletes have taught me that our bodies can do so much more than our minds can conceive.  All you need is desire, a plan and a dream.

 

 

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