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EMT's 10 Lightening Round Questions with Runnig Coach Andrew Kastor

Coach Andrew Kastor is LA for the 2014 ASICS LA Marathon with his runners and we got some time to sit down with him to ask him 10 lightning round questions. Coach Kastor spent 15 years as a competitive runner and has trained some of the world’s finest athletes and worked with other renowned coaches including Damon Martin (Adams State), Bob Larsen (2004 Olympic Team, UCLA & Team Running USA), Terrence Mahon (Mammoth Track Club) and Joe Vigil (2008 Olympic Team, Adams State & Team Running USA).

Coach Kastor is the consulting coach for ASICS, New York Road Runners online coach from 2008-2010, contributing coach to SHAPE Magazine, FITNESS, HEALTH, Women’s Health, New York Runner, LIVESTRONG.COM and Runner’s World. He has been involved in the daily lives of dozens of Olympic distance runners and continues to work personally with runners of all abilities, from world class marathoners to first time 5km run/walkers. Coach Kastor currently resides in Mammoth Lakes, California with his wife, Deena (Olympic Marathon medalist and American Record holder in the marathon, 2:19:36) and his daughter, Piper Bloom.

1) Who's was your Childhood inspiration?

Spud Webb (www.spudwebb.net). He loved basketball when growing up and when he was 7, Spud was making a name for himself in the NBA and Coach Kastor was the same height at the time.

Top Ten EMT lightning round questions with pro triathlete Greg Bennett

Greg Bennett has been racing traithlon since the age of 15. He's an Aussie who lives and trains much of the year in Boulder, Colorado and winters in Australia with his equally lovely and fast pro triathlete wife and Olympian: Laura.

Greg has won six world cup titles and the world's richest triathlon in 2007 by winning all 5 of the Life Time Fitness Grand Slam series events. We recently had the chance to ask Greg our Top Ten EMT lightning round questions as he and Laura rally support for the US Triathlon team in their quest for Olympic gold.

We think you'll enjoy the question and his answers, which BTW, are below:

1) Who's was your Childhood inspiration?

To be honest, I've never truly had any one inspiration. I guess I was brought up in such a way that I had to always find inspiration from within. I've always set goals, I've always planned and I've always wanted to experience as much as I can. I've used the sport of Triathlon as a way to test myself, to go beyond what Ive ever thought possible. The sport has been a great tool for getting all that I can out of my life.

Video: Top Ten EMT lightning round questions with funny pro Guy Crawford

Professional Triathlete, Guy Crawford is in Boise, Idaho this week along with girlfriend, Kate Bevilaqua to race Ironman 70.3 Boise. This will be the couple’s second time racing at the same event.  The last raced together at the 2010 Ironman Western Australia triathlon.  Guy finished 9th overall while Kate won her first ever Ironman crown and finished 11th overall.

The race is this Saturday beginning at noon. You can follow all the action live on Ironman.com. You can also follow Guy throughout the season and catch up on all his race results and photos on his website, www.guycrawford.us.

Wednesday afternoon Guy and Dave Erickson sat down for a game of “10 Lightning Round Questions” for EMT.

Video: Top Ten EMT lightning round questions with pro triathlete Kate Bevilaqua

The 2010 Ironman Western Australia champion, Kate Bevilaqua is in Boise, Idaho this week to race Ironman 70.3 Boise.  This will be her first time participating. 

Kate has been here before but only as a spectator.  The race is this Saturday beginning at noon.  You can follow all the action live on Ironman.com.  You can also follow Kate throughout the season on her website, www.katebevilaqua.com.

Wednesday afternoon she sat down for a game of “10 Lightning Round Questions” for EMT with Dave Erickson.

Couple of “Quick Facts” about Kate from her website:

Video: Top Ten EMT lightning round questions with pro triathlete Luke Bell

Australian professional triathlete Luke Bell had a pretty darn good weekend.

Not only did he get to spend the weekend on the big island of Hawaii, but he also won the 2011 Rohto Ironman 70.3 Hawaii in 3:58:14.

The Aussie triathlete recently chatted with our man Ben Greenfield on the big island.

In the process Ben asked him the now classic Top Ten EMT Lightning round of questions from the Everyman Endurance podcast.

So what would Luke Bell do if he was not a professional triathlete?

BTW: That's just one of the EMT Lightning round of questions.

Watch Ben's interview below and find out.

Top Ten EMT lightning round questions with pro triathlete Bree Wee

Bree Wee is not your typical professional triathlete.

She's really a surfer girl at heart.

The big island based Ironman triathlete recently chatted with our man Ben Greenfield about her chances of winning the upcoming 70.3 Ironman race on the big Island.

In the process Ben asked her the now classic Top Ten EMT Lightning round of questions.

So does triathlon training improve or sink a pro triathletes love life?

Watch Ben's interview below and find out.