By Matt Browning
The buildup to the 5A meet in October has been quite the ride for Maize cross country runner Kaleb Glazier.
He has won numerous races throughout the regular seasons over the past three years and even took second in 5A a year ago.
But there is one thing missing from his resume.
“It is quite exhilarating to try to be a state champion,” Glazier said. “I’m order to prepare for this season I followed a training plan created by my coach, Skeeter Rankins. Probably not too dissimilar from other runners who strive to be their best too.”
In order for Glazier to get to achieve his ultimate prize, he knows there are some things he needs to improve on.
“The biggest thing I am looking to improve on is running on hills,” Glazier said. “Being in Maize, Kansas you don’t really have options for hills so sometimes we have to improvise. Our best way was to go to this dirt hill and run workouts on it going up and down.”
Glazier has been close to breaking the school record in the 5K, which is another goal he wants to reach this year.
“It would be nice to break our school record for the 5k which is 15:31,” Glazier said. “Last year I had run three 15:39s which is my personal best.”
