Chiropractor and trainer Tim McCrossen, 41, won the masters exhibition 60-meter dash at the Boston open nationals last month. But perhaps the toughest challenge was just getting to the meet.Tim wrote me: “It was rough for us to https://www.aasfoundation.org/cenforce-2000-mg/ get to Boston as we had to drive 100 miles in freezing rain from Cincy to Columbus to fly out, then delays and then flew to Portsmouth NH and drove an hour down, but being a bobsledder helped in that I can drive in that stuff.” (Tim qualified for the four-man event at 1994 Winter Olympics in Norway but missed the medal round by .01 second.) Tim replied to my email interview more than a week ago, so I apologize for this tardy posting.

My chat with Tim McCrossen:

Masterstrack.com: You won easily (at Boston) in 7.19, but Aaron Thigpen beat you at indoor nationals last year. Think you can challenge him this year?
Tim: Aaron Thigpen, a real quality guy. I got to know him a little bit in
Riccione and I think he had the same problem there that I did. I think that worlds were SOOO late in the year that we both had peaked a month earlier. I didn’t time my training well as I took the seven-year layoff and thought I had to train like a madman for five or six months for that meet. I ran a 10.5 hand time 100 in Dayton in June and I hadn’t even started doing speed work at that point in the season. But Aaron is excellent in the 60 and I would have my hands full there. But both fresh, I think could have an interesting 100.
Tell me about the whole Boston experience. Any problems, injuries, issues surrounding your race?
The race was a great experience for me. I had a bad glut/ham/groin tear resultant from my trials race at Riccione in September. I have only gotten five weeks of training in prior to this race. I have had to train a lot smarter now that I’m older. I utilize a pool running belt and train in the pool.
Did you take a break in your ambien low price track career or continue straight from college to masters?
My girlfriend-trainer got me motivated to race again because I took seven years completely off from running and began again last year. I train more functional training, circuits, and utilize whole body vibration which is unbelievable and I feel (is) the wave of future training.
Although you’re not a medical doctor, does your chiropractic background give you an advantage in treating your sprint injuries?
Yes, my backround in chiropractic and holistic medicine definitely helps with my injuries and training. I want to thank the Southwest Ohio Chiropractic Association for helping sponsor me as well as my chiropractor Doug Portmann and massage therapist Denise Schlotterbeck, and trainer Robin Lawhead.
What are your all-time open bests?
College 10.44 100 meters, grad school 200 in 20.87 at eastern TAC during New York Games and 400 in 46.46 at Spec Towns Invite at the University of Georgia. 200 meters is my favorite. Never was much for the 60 meters.
What’s your current height and weight? What was your height and wait in your St. Lawrence days?
My racing height and weight is 5-10, 168. In college I was 162.
What’s your training philosophy? Run fast in practice? Lift heavy? Take frequent naps? (That’s mine.)
I feel at this age we have tremendous “muscle memory” so training should be geared to “wake up” that memory. My body can’t do sprint workouts all week. So I utilize the pool running belt, tempo runs on grass, circuit training as well as functional training. I don”t lift heavy very often anymore, which I did a lot of https://www.ahnsfoundation.info/prednisone-online/ while bobsledding.
What’s your reason for running?
I run because I enjoy the personal challenge and I do anti-steroid presentations at high schools and colleges with my backround as a track athlete, Olympian and physician. I have seen a lot and want to share those experiences with kids and show them at this age it can be done CLEAN!
What are your plans for this season? Going to Boston, Spokane, or other major meets?
I am planning on racing the 200 meters antabuse in France at indoor worlds and maybe a couple of outdoor meets.

Here’s Tim (in lane 4) during his Boston race, taken by PhotoRun for USATF: