By Mia Powers – Staff Reporter

Junior Christopher Ramos is a varsity track athlete at Jonathan Law. He runs the 4×800 meter relay with teammates Dan Wasserman, Mike Loschiavo, and Freddy Rosero. The relay team recently went to states and beat the school record of 8:55 by running the relay in 8:54. At another meet, Ramos ran the 800 meters in 2:15, beating his old personal record of 2:22. Advocate staff reporter Mia Powers interviews Ramos about his accomplishments.

Mia Powers: Can you describe the record-breaking race?

Christopher Ramos: I ran a 2:15 in the 4×800 which is four people running 800 meters and when you’re done with the 800 meters, you pass the baton to your teammate. I was very happy with this time because we beat the school record.

MP: What do you do to prepare for your meets?

CR: I get a good night’s sleep, drink lots of water, and eat a banana before I run. During practices we push ourselves very hard to the point where we cannot run anymore. Even then, we don’t give up because we’re there to give everything we have and try our hardest.

MP: What do your workouts consist of?

CR: We do a tempo mile for our warm-up which is where we go 40% running pace for a mile, then we do stretches, then five strides for 100 meters to warm up our legs.

MP: What pushed you to make states?

CR: Well, when we found out the time that we had to beat we knew we could do it by shaving off a couple seconds.

MP: What does the future look like for you doing track?

CR: The future looks positive for me as long as I keep making states and beating my personal records. I have a lot of confidence that we’ll do good next year because I am going to push myself and my team to their max to make sure we accomplish our goals.