Joey Berriatua

Episode 123: Joey Berriatua is one of the up and coming young guns of the Tinman Elite Group. Joey has an interesting story. Joey is the son of a former baseball player who got a pretty late start in the track and field world. Joey has been an underdog since he started and has defied the odds to go on and become a member of one of the hottest teams around. We talk about his road to where he is today and what it is like being part of the Tinman group.    :45 Story about impact of Tinman group and youth 1:45 How has the experience of being part of Tinman been? 3:25 How you got into running 6:07 Do you remember what your time was in 8th grade? Didn't break 5 until 11th grade 7:10 What was your progression like in cross country when you didn't run track in high school? 10:44 When you were a Junior and made the decision to quit baseball and run track how did your dad react to that? 13:04 How did the first year of track your junior year go? 13:54 What was your training like going into your junior track season? 15:05 When you went 4:23 as a junior did any colleges start showing interest? 17:20 What was the biggest change between running in high school and running in college? 18:45 Did you think of yourself as a cross country runner who did track to stay in shape or the other way around? 19:53 When you were at Santa Clara talk about your involvement in the basketball games 22:30 How did you end up making the connection to the Tinman team post-college?  25:32 What event are you going to be focusing on? 26:25 Do you think Steeple is one of those events that gets neglected that kids could focus on and gain attention? 28:07 How hard was the hurdling part to learn for you? 29:00 When did you start with Tinman and how is the training going? 31:00 What has been the hardest part to adapt to since moving to Boulder and joining Tinman? 32:33 You are posting runs often on Instagram, how many guys are in the group now?  34:25 What is something you have learned you can share with young high school runners to help them? Final Surge round, 5 questions in under a minute Favorite endurance/running book? -  The Perfect Mile Current trainers you are wearing? -   Addidas Solar Boost Favorite race? – Steeple Favorite recovery meal or recovery drink? – Oatmeal with peanut butter, banana and strawberries Your favorite workout – Long Run Online Joey on Twitter Joey on Instagram