Name: Brian Yankauskas
Location: West Lafayette, IN
Original Hometown: Knox, Indiana
Professional Career: Swine Technician, Purdue University
Favorite Running Shoe: ASICS Cumulus
Favorite Race Distance: Half Marathon
Favorite Personal Record (PR): Half Marathon, 1:26
Favorite Food: Burgers
Favorite Singer/Band: lynyrd Skynyrd
Favorite Book or Movie: Without Limits
Q: Can you give us a little background on your running history? What got you first involved in the sport?
I started running in middle school on the track. Tried Cross Country In HS and was hooked.
Q: What are your top memories from your competitive career?
Running with teammates in HS, reconnecting with those teammates through running on the roads.
Q: Who has had the most influence on your athletic career?
Inspiration: Steve prefontaine. Personal interaction/encouragement: Dave Jackson’s
Q: What races are you preparing for and what are your goals for those races?
Looking forward to the Mill Race half in Columbus, IN. This will be a tune up for the Monumental Marathon. Goal for Monumental is 3:10
Q: What are one or two of your favorite workouts that you are looking forward to running this training segment?
Looking forward to pushing limits with 800 repeats
Q: How has the Wabash River Runners Club helped you towards your running goals?
WRRC has introduced me to a great running community. This has given me a great group of people to run with