Your Olympic Hero: Anna Willard

by Dan Haley | August 14, 2008 at 12:52 am

Track and Field is kicking off this Friday and there’s no better time to introduce your next “Olympic Hero,” Anna Willard. This Brown ‘06 alum and Greenwood, Maine native is a professional runner for Nike, which is probably a good company to be a professional runner for. Meet Anna:

Name: Anna Willard

Ivy Affiliation: Brown ‘06

Major: Environmental Studies

Sport: Track and Field (Women’s 3000m Steeplechase)

1. Are you going to win?

You never know what’s going to happen, but I’m going in ranked 8th.

2. Is this your first Olympics?

Yes.

3. What’s on your ipod when you’re running?

I never, ever run with an iPod.

4. Which is the least athletic Ivy and why?

Honestly, probably Brown! It’s hard to make training a priority when we’re protesting, being vegetarians and singing in an a capella group.

5. For the rest of your life, you have to give up either running or missionary position sex. What’s your choice?

Oh come on, obviously missionary. It’s worthless anyways.

All the questions you really want after the jump.

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