Isaac Stinchfield

Isaac Stinchfield Joins the Sub 18:00 Club

There are usually only a handful of defining moments in a distance runner's career, and today was one of them for Isaac Stinchfield. His workouts the past week had been more spectacular than ever before, but the real proof of the maturation of an athlete is the way they respond to competition. Isaac's new found confidence and work ethic propelled him to a 32 second P.R. and the opportunity to say "I am a Sub 18 minute 5Ker". An additional facet of his race, after running faster than he ever had through 2 miles of a race, he actually questioned me if this was the finishing loop. I replied "No. You have one more mile to go." He continued to pass other runners through that last mile and finished in 17:56.4!