Athlete Spotlight #13: Mohamed Mohamed

Athlete Name: Mohamed Mohamed

School: Lewiston HS

Year of Graduation: 2014

 

2012 State Meet Finish: 15th Class A 17:12

 

Best time in a 5K race and in which meet:

My best time from last season was from Festival of Champions at Belfast with a 16:48

 

Tell us how your summer training is going?:

My summer training is going very well.



What are your goals for the upcoming season?:

I am looking forward to break 16 and also placing in the top 3 in the big meets



How long have you been running and how did you get started?:

I started running my freshmen year, indoor track season. How I got started with running was me and some my friends thought to ourselves “why not try indoor.”

 

Will you be competing anywhere out of state this season?:

Me and my teammate Mohamed Awil are looking forward to run footlocker.



What is your favorite course to run in Maine?:

My favorite cross country course to run on in Maine is Belfast course.

 


What is the toughest course to run in Maine?:

Cumberland course is the toughest because there are steep hills specially the one toward the finish.



What meet during the regular season do you put extra emphasize on to compete well at?:

Festival of Champions was the meet that I put extra emphasize on.



What is your favorite cross country race so far in your high school career?:

My favorite cross country race of my high school career would be last year festival of Champions.



Favorite cross country memory?:

And my favorite cross country memory is how the weather is every other FOC meet(rainy).



When you are not running what is your favorite thing to do?:

My favorite thing to do when I am not running is playing soccer with my friends.



Favorite quote?:

My favorite quote is “Don’t let the fear of losing be greater than the excitement of winning” - By Robert Kiyosaki


What shoes do you train in?:

The shoes that I train in are New Balance.


What shoes do you race in?:

I race in Saucony.


What professional athlete would you most like to meet?:

A professional athlete that I would like to meet would be Cristiano Ronaldo.



What is something that most people don't know about you?

Something that most of the people don’t know about is I’m a hard worker.