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Dave
Walters (USA)
Born
August 11, 1955. Citizen of the U.S.A. Gold medallist,
45-49, 2000 ITU World Duathlon Championship. BS, Aviation,
African Studies, University of Illinois. Married to
Janet, two sons. Resides in a suburb of Chicago. Boeing
767 Captain, United Air Lines. Illinois State High School
champion in cross-country and the two-mile run. NCAA
Division I cross-country All-American. PR's include
5k in 14:06, a half-marathon in 1:03, and the full 26.2
in 2:19. Competed in 1988 U.S. Olympic Trials marathon.
Took up duathlon after 1993 ankle surgery limited running
miles. Won bronze at Du Worlds in 1995 and silver in
1999, before winning it all in 2000. Coached by Al Logsdon
for the last 30 years; credits him with developing a
program which builds both strength and speed. Assesses
strength as the ability to absorb a "significant
amount of discomfort without slowing down", but
does tend to overtrain. Most embarrassing moment was
crashing during the 1998 Dannon Duathlon Championship
while trying to clip into his pedals.
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