Story link: Meet Lukas Verzbicas, the nation’s best high school distance runner

  • Mike Cane, Herald Writer
  • Tuesday, June 15, 2010 5:11pm
  • Sports

I’ve had distance running on my mind a lot lately. That led me to this article about Lukas Verzbicas, an incredible distance runner and endurance-event competitor who attends Sandburg High School in Orland Park, Ill.

According to the article, Verzbicas’ weekly training regimen consists of biking 150 miles, swimming 20,000 to 25,000 yards and running at least 40 miles. I got tired just typing that.

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