Olympic Steeple Medalist Courtney Frerichs Has Unfinished Enterprise!
By Jeff Benjamin
One would assume that armed with Silver medals earned from the World Cup, World Championships, and the 2021 Tokyo Olympic Video games, Steepler Courtney Frerichs would possibly really feel glad.
However, quite the opposite, The Nike Bowerman Observe Star continues to be gunning for Gold!
“I nonetheless have extra in me,” mentioned Frerichs, who will compete in her signature occasion this weekend in Eugene. “I totally imagine that I can go for and get a Gold Medal!”
A really constant runner on the highest stage, Frerichs additionally needed to battle harm final yr, and whereas competing “below the radar” of most observe followers, the 30-year-old competitor has been progressively gearing up.
“In December, I had ankle surgical procedure,” mentioned Frerichs. “With assist from my Coach (Jerry Schumacher), I shifted to cross-training and discovered that this was a part of the Sport as effectively.”
Beneath Scumacher’s steerage, Frerichs has achieved nice success all through the years. “Jerry’s all the time making tweaks to the coaching and it’s all the time centered on constructing energy.”
Constructing energy is just one side of Frerich’s preparations. The psychological strategy is simply as essential as effectively.
“A couple of years in the past, I shifted mentally from being “results-driven” to exhibiting up and doing my finest,” mentioned Frerichs in one other progressive technique.
As soon as once more, that progressiveness and drive have introduced Frerichs to the beginning line this upcoming weekend at USATF to attempt to earn a spot in August’s World Championships in Budapest. However Frerichs can be protecting all of it in perspective.
“I’m able to go for it in 2023, however it’s not the be-all to end-all,” mentioned Frerichs, seeing the imaginative and prescient of Paris at subsequent yr’s Olympic Video games.
“I’m additionally gearing for 2024.”
