Interview with Amber Zimmerman

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Name: Amber Zimmerman

 
School: Webb School of Knoxville
 
Year in School: Junior
 
Event(s): cross country, 800, mile, 2 mile
 
Best Event Memory: Winning cross country state freshman year
 
Key Accomplishments: Winning State in Cross Country and the 2 mile and mile freshman year and winning junior olympics in the 3000 freshman year summer. Getting runner of the year. 
 
Heroes: My Coaches and brothers
 
Favorite Work-out:  10x500 on the boulevard, 
 
Major Competition Plans for 2009: State in track, summer track: U.S. Junior Nationals
 
Tell us a little about your self and when, where, and who got you started in running? 
I started running in 3rd grade but I was a sprinter.  I did the 50 meter dash in gym class and always won and then I did the one small meet they had each year.  In 4th grade I moved to Virginia and started to run the 100 and 400 I got 2nd in the state in the 400 in the elementary school meet. I thought it was a pretty big deal.  My brother and sis...