what is the main occupation of shannon rowbury and list some of her history?”
When Shannon Rowbury was unable to respond to the bold moves of her competitors at the Prefontaine Classic a few weeks ago, the competitor in her walked away from the experience bit perturbed. But after having a chance to cool her jets, she realized that what had transpired was in fact a blessing in disguise. “I’m competitive, I don’t like losing, and. I don’t like dying in the last 200 of a race,” Rowbury said. “Naturally, I was upset that I didn’t finish better, but then once I sat down and thought about it and put it into perspective, I realized that I still had a lot of 1500-specific training to do because my season up until that point had been so strength oriented.” Rowbury used the time between meets to dial in her training on improving her speed, and when she needed to call on her kick this time, it was there to be found. Over the final 400 meters of the women’s 1500m final, Rowbury surged from a distant third to chase down early leader and fellow Olympian Christin Wurth-Thomas
Shannon Rowbury (born September 19, 1984) is an American middle distance runner under contract with Nike currently residing in San Francisco, California. Rowbury competed for the United States in the Women’s 1500 metres at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China. Rowbury grew up in the Parkside section of the Sunset District neighborhood in San Francisco. She attended Saint Stephen School from kindergarten through eighth grade. During her first weeks of kindergarten, she tripped over a basketball causing a spiral fracture in her tibia.After the removal of her cast, Rowbury’s grandmother enrolled her in an Irish Dance class as a means of rehabilitation. Rowbury continued with Irish Dance through her sophomore year of high school and competed successfully at local, regional, national and world competitions. Along with Irish Dancing, Rowbury played soccer from the fourth through eighth grades. She rotated positions but preferred to play midfielder where she could play offense as well a
In 2002, Rowbury graduated second in her class from Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory High School in San Francisco.[citation needed] Among her athletic achievements in high school were multiple league and section championships in events ranging from the 1600m relay to cross country.[citation needed] Rowbury’s coach, Andy Chan, was instrumental in developing her into the athlete that she has become.
