Yes that’s right folks my brother Scott aka “Scotty Twan” actually has a running coach for this showdown. My early impressions of Coach Z (Tom Zicafoose) is he seems like a great guy. The only problem I see is while he has accomplished some amazing things and seems to be a risk taker choosing to coach Scotty Twan is basically picking the lead horse. I have no doubt he will have my brother in the best possible position to win the race but will that be enough? Here is a synopsis of Coach Z’s accomplishments. He started running in ’84 to lose weight, and his first race was the Mandarin Run 10K on 10/27/84.

 

 

“I don’t think I’ve missed more than a month of running since, and all layoffs were due to injury says Coach Z in a recent interview.”

I’ve run more than 500 races so far, and raced over 3,000 miles.

Here is Coach Z’s PRs:

Distance     Time     Pace      Date       Event

1M          5:15     5:15    08/12/89    RIVER CITY MILE

10K         37:01     5:57    03/21/92    OKEFENOKEE SWAMP RUN

10M       1:03:38     6:21    04/02/89    NIKE CHERRY BLOSSOM

12K         48:44     6:32    12/03/88    JULINGTON CREEK 12K

15K         58:30     6:16    03/09/91    RIVER RUN 15000

30K       2:16:29     7:19    12/12/92    PAUL DEBRUYN 30K

4M          23:44     5:56    09/28/91    DEERWOOD MOONLIGHT RUN

5K          17:56     5:46    06/08/91    RUN FOR THE PIES

5M          29:43     5:56    02/22/92    ORTEGA RIVER RUN

HMA       1:24:06     6:25    11/28/91    OUTBACK DIST CLASSIC

MAR       3:10:42     7:16    01/05/91    JACKSONVILLE MARATHON

GOOD LUCK COACH Z!!