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Leann Warren—
All in a day’s work
World class runner; full time student
Leann Warren is just like you, and me and 16,000 other students on
the Oregon campus.
But sometimes the Corvallis native travels to another world that we
can only dream about. It’s filled with excitement, glamour, and travel, but
also endless competition, killing pressure and hard work. She’s a world
class track athlete who’s also a full-time student.
Leann Warren is no stranger to that world
of success. A track all-American as a freshman,
world class now as a junior, and possiblv the
most famous athlete on the Oregon campus,
her list of accomplishments could fill a book.
A 1980 Olympic team member in the 1500
meters. Double winner at the 1981 collegiate
track championships in the 800 and 1500
meters. Collegiate record holder at the 800
meters and mile. Winner of the first New York
Fifth Avenue mile.
All of those feats are only but a page from
her book.
But what’s it like being a talented world class
athlete, a media star, and a hot item in the track
world — and all while pursuing a degree
fT'elecommunication.s) like her fellow students?
Well it’s not all fun and games says Warren,
who recently was named the nation’s top
female collegiate track and field athlete for the
1981 season.
It would be more accurate, adds Warren,
looking forward to her upcoming spring
schedule, to label her as a full-time athlete
who’s also a full-time student.
While everyone may envy the exciting life
Warren lives, they sometimes forget the work
that got her there. And from there, things
don’t get much easier— tiring travel,
frustrating injuries, mounting pressures, and
the constant adjustments required to perform.
In all, being world class can be a pretty
tough and demanding job.
“It’s getting harder now because I’m getting
invited to more and more meets." she says of
the growing track and field promotions game.
“The people want you to be talking to this
high school and that high school, and be a guest
here and there. It really gets hard."
The result for Warren, who might
sometimes might be a little too good-natured to
say “no thanks", means a busy schedule,
skipping a few classes, and a lot of staying up
late.
So much for the "glamour” in Lcann
Warren’s life.
Now, halfway through her collegiate career,
Warren’s outstanding list of accomplishments
leave her opponents, coaches, and others
around the track world asking, “What's next5”
“Wav down the road will be Europe this
summer, the World Cup next year, and then
the Olympics,” says Warren. “But right now
I'm concentrating on getting ready for the
outdoor season, and then maybe doubling at
the NCAA’s. That would be nice.’’
An interesting note surrounding Warren's
running career, has been her succecsful
adjustment every couple of seasons to longer
distance races.
“I was a 50-metcr hurdler in junior high, but
then moved up to the 400 and K(X) meters in
high school,” says W'arren. Now she runs
anywhere from a 400 meter relay leg to the
800-metcr, 1500-meter, and even occasional
3,000 meters races.
And it opens up the intriguing question —
where does Leann Warren’s racing future lie?
In the 800, 1500, 3000-meters, or even a
longer race?
“To a point it’s natural for a runner to go to
the kingcr distance when she’s capable of
handling it, because that person’s speed is a
greater advantage.” says her coach, Tom
Heinonen. “A person with 53-sccond quarter
(mile) speed is a heck of a threat at the end of a
3000-meter race, much more than at the end of
a 800-meter race.
“Leann is showing herself more and more
capable of handling longer distances, and doing
quite a bit of aerobic mileage, 75 miles a week
now,” adds Hemoncn. “But there’s a poin'
where you start throwing away the advantage.
Where the speed becomes less important and
the aerobic capacity is much more important.”
Heinonen says he doesn’t see Warren eve
going beyond 3,000 meters. “Right now we re
looking toward the 1500, until 1084 We
haven’t thought {last the W'orld Cup next vear
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