Q&A: Chloe Tedder

Two-time cross country state qualifier and senior Chloe Tedder transitions into her last track season  and talks about her running career.

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Two-time cross country state qualifier and senior Chloe Tedder transitions into her last track season and talks about her running career.

Katie Curry, Staff Reporter

Senior and cross country runner Chloe Tedder sat down with The Red Ledger’s Katie Curry who got to know her in the following Q&A:

 

The Red Ledger: How did you get into running?

Tedder:  “I got into running because everyone was in a sport in 7th grade and I was bad at soccer and softball and didn’t like volleyball, so I joined XC and I didn’t even know what it was until then.”

The Red Ledger: On a day-to-day basis, how much do you run? Does it change according to whatever season you are in?

Tedder: “When building up for a season I do a lot more base miles. Like right now i’m doing 80 miles a week so about 10 miles per day plus 15 on sunday for a long run. It seems like a lot but it makes me faster when I start cutting the mileage down closer to the meets like district and regionals and state.”

The Red Ledger: What’re your college plans?

Tedder: “I have no idea where I’m going to college yet and I wish I did but I do know I am going to run in college I just have to figure out where.”

The Red Ledger: How does running affect your personal life?

Tedder: “I have to watch what I eat when it gets close to a race. With running so much I also have freedom to eat some random stuff because of the calories I burn off. Sometimes its hard to get a lot of sleep with the amount of running I do but I make it work. You make time for what you love. And sometimes I have to sacrifice because I want to hang out with people but I have to say, ‘Well I have to run.’ And sometimes I don’t see people while running because I do a lot more than a lot of people on the team, so I wish that I could spend more time with my team but it will all pay off. I do make time to hang out with people, and my friends understand how much it means to me.”

The Red Ledger: Have you ever played another sport? If so which ones?

Tedder: “I played softball for a short period but I just liked playing in the red dirt. I went to a soccer camp and my mom was like ‘I put you in it because you liked to run (hint hint), but too much aggression.”

The Red Ledger: What’s the biggest misconception on runners?

Tedder: “People think you don’t have to try hard but every sport is difficult in their own way. No way I could ever get through a volleyball workout because my arms are weak and I basically cry when the ball hits my arms. Also, to be a runner you have to get out there and run everyday whether you want to or not and it just takes mental toughness to get through a workout. Runners are awesome.”