Deena Kastor
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Deena Kastor (born February 14, 1973) is an American long distance runner, who was née Drossin. Her most noted accomplishment is winning the bronze medal in the women's marathon held at the 2004 Olympics in Athens, Greece. In addition she has twice been runner up in the World Cross Country Championship.
Kastor also holds U.S. records in the following events:
- Women's Marathon (set when winning the 2006 Flora London Marathon with a time of 2:19:36)
- Women's Half Marathon (Set at the 2006 Berlin Half Marathon with a time of 1:07:34).
- Women's Road 8K (Set at the 2005 The LaSalle Bank Shamrock Shuffle in Chicago with a time of 24:36)
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Inspirational Quote
"We make choices. I hate to say 'sacrifices.' When I speak to younger groups, to colleges and other younger athletes, I say 'we don't make sacrifices. If we truly love this sport and we have these goals and dreams in the sport, the classroom, or in life, they're not sacrifices. They're choices that we make to fulfill these goals and dreams.' Sacrifices makes it sounds like 'oh, poor me, I have to do this in order to get to this,' and I don't really like that word. It was just really the choice to take care of myself and live a proper lifestyle. In doing that, I feel like a healthier person, I feel focused in everything, not just in my running. In following this one dream, I feel like I became an even more well-rounded person." --Deena Kastor
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