The 29-year-old has piled up eight Olympic medals as a speedskater, making him the most decorated American Winter Olympian in history. But when it came to competing in his first marathon, it was a slightly different story. After all, Ohno's strength nike free uk is speed - not endurance.
"I'd come from a sport where I race for 40 seconds long," he recalled in a recent phone interview.
But the seven-time World Cup event champion winner was not deterred. Competing to raise money for one of his favorite causes, the Special Olympics, Ohno joined the thousands of other runners who pounded the pavement during 88002194 cheap nike running shoes for men the New York Marathon this past November. As part of his pre-race training, he cross-trained with NFL players and ran a half-marathon.
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Ultimately, his pre-race training paid off, as Ohno completed the race in 3:25:14. Whether he'll lace up his sneakers for another 26.2 miles anytime in the near future remains to be seen, though.
"I'm sure I'll do another one," he said, but added, "I don't know anytime soon."
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"I've been working on so many different projects," he said.
At Youth Haven, Ohno plans to share more about his own personal story, including the mindset he needed to change to achieve success, his insecurities and failures, his Olympic triumphs and how he has occupied the past two years of his life.
As for making a return to the Olympics, he is "too busy to think about it," he said, adding later, "We'll see."
With his focus away from speedskating training, he has channeled his energy into other areas. He has created a line of nutritional supplements called 8 Zone, and said he will soon launch a line of health and fitness equipment overseas. Business Week named Ohno to the top 10 of its nike air max 90 100 Most Powerful Athletes list, joining the ranks of seven-time consecutive Tour de France champion Lance Armstrong and golfing legend
Then there is his work with children, which includes being named as a Global Ambassador for the Special Olympics and working with The Century Council's Ask, Listen, Learn buy isabel marant program, which encourages children to say yes to healthy lifestyles and reject underage drinking.
His commitment to the Special Olympics is fueled by his love of seeing children have the opportunity to enjoy sports.
"I just love seeing kids play," he said. "I love seeing kids have the right to compete."
With Ask, Listen, Learn, the focus is one helping children make right choices, especially middle-school age children. That's often a difficult age group to work with, but Ohno believes it's the age where children need the most attention and guidance.
"It's not high school where we have to talk to kids, it's the junior high level," he said.
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Despite his busy lifestyle, Ohno still sees his father regularly, and recently brought isabel marant shop online him with him on a trip to Japan to visit family the Ohnos have there.
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