To cool down, Piper ran four 100-meter strides, one clocked in 33 seconds. “She ran real fast the whole way,” Deena says proudly. With a mother being a preparation perfectionist, Piper was taken to the Mammoth Lakes track recently, positioned in the outside lane and jogged one lap. Four-year-old daughter Piper will be lacing up the running shoes for Saturday’s Junior Carlsbad, tackling the quarter-mile distance. She set a world record that afternoon, sprinting across the finish line in 14 minutes, 54 seconds, arms thrust skyward.Īnd on this sun-splashed Chamber of Commerce day, Kastor is both looking back and ahead. The last time Kastor raced here was 2002, and it wasn’t a bad day for the lithe, blue-eyed, blonde-haired runner. She’s in town to race Sunday’s Carlsbad 5000, which celebrates its 30th anniversary this year.
The American women’s record holder in the marathon and 2004 Olympic marathon bronze medalist is feeling nostalgic.
She shows off a cell phone picture of vegetables being barbecued at home for Bloody Marys. The bag holds flowers and a bottle of red wine. She brings a shopping bag into the restaurant and orders a shrimp Louie and iced tea. Heading out the door? Read this article on the new Outside+ app available now on iOS devices for members!ĭeena Kastor returns to race to Sunday’s Carlsbad 5000 13 years after setting a world record.ĭeena Kastor sits at a window-side table at the swank C Level restaurant on San Diego’s Harbor Island.
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