Track Q&A: Abbey Meck

Sophomore Abbey Meck of the women's track and cross country team tells us about how setting school records motivates her and how she balances school and running so well:

Q: How many miles, on average, do you run in a week for training?

A: My mileage varies, this summer I got up to 80 miles. During the season I'll do around 50 miles for weeks with no race and 35-40 during race weeks.

Q: How are indoor and outdoor seasons of track different?

A: Indoor is a lot harder for me. I've never trained for indoor, so I find it hard. We also do indoor at elevation, which makes it harder.

Q: You set two indoor school records in the mile and the 5,000 meters last month. What was that like?

A: Setting records has been fun and the records are good goals to go after. The indoor times that I ran were not as fast as I was hoping, though.

Q: In addition to your three indoor records, you also set the outdoor mile record. What does it mean to you to have set records on that scale?

A: The records that I hold help serve as motivation for me to keep improving.

Q: What are your goals moving forward with this season?

A: To get faster and to give it my all. I want to represent Pepperdine as best as I can and I think that lowering times is a way to do that. Goal wise, I don't have any set times that I want to achieve but I hope to progress throughout the season and see improvement from last year.

Q: How does cross country compare to track, and which do you prefer?

A: Cross country and track are very different, and I love them both. I often find it harder to compete in cross country because of the tons of girls who are in each race. Still, I'd say I enjoy cross country better because I love the long distance and the difference in courses.

Q: How do you balance school and running so well?

A: School and running are definitely a hard balance, but I've found it best to create a schedule and really dedicate myself to studying in my free time as well as using running as a stress reliever.

Q: What does your team hope to accomplish this season?

A: Track is hard to set group goals as a team, but I hope to see more girls improve their times from previous years and to enjoy the season.

Players Mentioned

Abbey Meck

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