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DC Running Coach is operated by Michael Hamberger, a Certified Strength
and Conditioning Specialist with the National Strength and Conditioning Association and current multi-sport athlete whose
run-splits consistently rank in the top 10. In 2007, Mike qualified to represent Team USA at the duathlon World Championships
in both short-course and long-course, and also finished in the top-10 in 6 of his 11 multi-sport races. Mike also enjoyed
a very successful 2006 season, closing out the year by winning age-group trophies in his last 5 multi-sport races, including
two top-ten overall finishes. Also in 2006, he finished Ironman Germany under eleven hours in his first attempt at
the Ironman distance and competed in his third straight Escape From Alcatraz triathlon. Mike placed in the top 3% overall
in all 3 marathons he ran in 2006, which included the Boston and Baltimore Marathons, as well as an age-group award at Knoxville
in his first marathon. Mike
began his career in triathlon while in graduate school at the University of Maryland (M.A. Kinesiology, concentration in sport
psychology) as a way to accept new challenges in the realm of athletics. His previous experience in athletics included
being a three-sport collegiate athlete in football, rugby, and track & field at Widener University (B.A.). His running
career began while competing as an All-Conference decathlete for the track & field team for two years, where he won the
1500m race at the Conference Championships both years, and won the 400m race his senior year. He had previously trained
as a sprinter with the track team for two years. He is now a Certified Level 2 USA Track & Field Coach and a Certified
USA Weightlifting Sports Performance Coach. Mike has published 2 scientific journal articles as lead author in the Journal
of Contemporary Athletics (2004 & 2005), and published another article as second author in the World Leisure journal (2006).
He has been consulted by The Washington's Post Health section on occasion and has written for the Montgomery County Road
Runners magazine, "The Rundown," as well as made presentations for the Prince George's Running Club and the
Girls On The Run coaches of Montgomery County. Mike played football and baseball in high
school and now enjoys basketball, racquetball, and ultimate Frisbee as leisure-time sports. He grew up in Bear, DE
and currently resides in northwest Washington, DC, where he coaches track & field and teaches physical education full-time.
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