Patrick Smyth pre-World XC 2010

Patrick Smyth takes some time to talk with Flotrack about how his first year as a post collegiate has gone. In that time Smyth has gotten second at the USA Half Marathon Championships as well as grabbing a 2nd place finish in Spokane at the USA Cross Country trials which earned him a trip to Poland and the World XC Champs.

While at Notre Dame Patrick ran PRs of 28:25 (10k) and 13:39 (5k). He talks about what he expects from Poland, the keys to his success in the year that he has left Notre Dame and the importance of being unafraid when competing on the biggest stage in the World.

Patrick currently runs for Team USA Minnesota and Dennis Barker, some of his training Partners include 2010 USA Half Marathon Champion Antonio Vega and USA 15K road Champ Katie McGregor. Patrick also touches on what the rest of his season post World XC will look like.

Team USA Minnesota Website