As a wide-eyed sophomore at DGN, he decided to step into the fire that was the DGN Trojan Cross Country team. He enjoyed a moderately successful sophomore campaign in relative anonymity. Inspired by the success around him, he decided to pound the pavement in the summer of 2002. He did so and ended up chalking up 750 miles in the summer, laying a solid foundation for the remainder of his running carear at DGN. After a season beyond his wildest dreams in which he made the top seven and ran on the holy land of cross country courses, Detweiler Park in Peoria. He went on to have an injury marred 2003 season and a relatively successful track campaign in '04. Then it dawned on him, his days of running for an organized team were over (having chosen to attend college at D-I University of Missouri). This is when the magic happened, through a stroke of utter genious he conceived the idea for a series of races throughout the Chicago-land area involving runners of all shapes and sizes, that would be scored using a system so mathematically complex that it would have NASA scientists baffled. The schedule was picked, the races were run, and the seeds to the MGRC were firmly planted.
So you want to know the real Myke Griseta, well I can't really help you, but here are my PRs:
800- 2:02
1600 - 4:42
mile - 4:51
3200 - 10:32
3mi - 16:38
5k - 17:48
1/3 mile - 1:34 (I hate Mizzou's track)
AccUsplit - .06 (freestyle)
Career Highlights:
2001: Top DGN runner in sophmore race at conference (that's pretty much all i remember)
2002: Ran at State XC (16:46 DGN - 17th), Most Improved, Co-MVP
2003: Top 7 for 3 races (injured), 16:39 (at very slow course), 4:42 TT, Most Loyal, Co-MVP
2004: 2:02 800, State Track Alternate (4x800), Team Captain
Random Info:
Favorite Food: Chicken Parmasean
Favorite TV Show: Pardon the Interuption
Favorite CD: Is This It by Strokes
Favorite Musician: Beck (pre-2000)
Favorite Song: Gone til November by Wyclef Jean
Favorite Movie: Fight Club
Favorite Running Shoes - Asics 2070
Favorite Event: The Mile
Favorite MGRC term: Barn Burner
Ballinest Race: Rock N Sole Trail Challenge/ The Ramble