Running away with a win

 Senior Tyler Compton went into the State Meet wanting to win it all. By the time he crossed the finish line in a time of 16:44, Compton had opened up an almost forty second gap over the second place finisher, Brett Simshauser of Cuba. However, the Senior from Buffalo isn't done yet. He has set some lofty goals for the upcoming track season and for next year in college. Morunners.com had a chance this week to talk with Tyler about his thoughts regarding his big win and what's to come.

Missouri Runners (MR): Going into the state meet what was your goal? 

Tyler Compton (TC): Going into state my goal was to win and if the conditions were good I wanted to try to break the Class 2 course record of 16:12.

MR: What was your strategy for the race?  Did you approach it any different than other races?

TC: My strategy wasn't different from any other races this year. All year I just went out pretty hard and try to extend the lead.

MR: How did you prepare for the race? Mentally, physically?

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