Scott Strand

Hometown: Born in Halifax, Nova Scotia, raised in 

                   Birmingham

Education: Auburn University '91 - BS Finance

                 UAB '95 - MA Sports Administration

PR's: 1500m - 3:42.54, Mile - 4:00.01, 3000m - 7:54.50, 5K - 13:51.09, 5 Mile - 23:09, 10K - 28:54, 10 Mile - 47:41, 13.1 - 1:03:55, 26.2 - 2:16:51, 3 Olympic Trials appearances ('96 & '00 Steeplechase, '04 Marathon)

Favorite Shoe: Nike Air Skylon

Favorite Race: 2000 US 10K Road Championship, Mobile, AL. He was trying to finish top 10 and finished 1st!

Scott is married to Lori and has two sons, Ethan and Henry. He came to work full time at The Trak Shak in 1997 after 5 years of coaching men's and women's cross country and track and field at UAB.

Jeff Martinez

Hometown: Boaz, AL

Education: UAB '98, Genesis School Massage Therapy '00

PR's: 800m - 1:52.99, 1500m - 3:53.01, 1600m - 4:08,

5K - 15:00.23, 10K - 31:18, 13.1 - 1:11

Favorite Shoe: Nike Pegasus Racer

Favorite Race: Conference USA 1500m Final, '96. He took the lead at 300m, ran 3:01 for the last 1200m and got beat at the line by one hundreth.

Jeff is married to Lena, and has a son Max!! He met Val while at UAB in '95, and has been with The Trak Shak since day one.

Justin Leach

Trak Shak Trussville Manager

Hometown: Powder Springs, GA

Education: Birmingham Southern

PR's: 5K - 15:02, 10K - 32:31, 13.1 - 1:11:15, & 26.2 - 2:33:12

Favorite Shoe: Mizuno Wave Rider

Favorite Race: 2008 Weather Channel Marathon Champion.

Daniel Ellis

Trak Shak 280 Manager

Hometown: Sapulpa, OK

Education: Oklahoma Baptist University '06- major: Biblical Languages, minor: Business Administration

PR's: 1600m - 4:30.01, 5K - 15:12, 13.1 - 1:09:20,

26.2 - 2:20:52, Finished 52nd at the '08 Olympic Trials Marathon (2:22:26)

Favorite Shoe: Nike Zoom Vomero

Favorite Race: Austin Marathon '07 where he PR'd and qualified for the Olympic Trials..

Daniel is married to Bekah and has a baby girl, Lydia. He moved to Birmingham to attend Samford University Beason Devinity School.

2010 Mercedes Marathon Champ!

Tracy Pool

Hometown: Lanett, AL

Education: Samford University '79 - Education

PR's: 5K - 19:00, 10K - 38:58, 13.1 - 1:19:26,

26.2 - 3:03:18

Favorite Shoe: New Balance 825

Favorite Race: Statue to Statue and Peavine Falls

Tracy retired from teaching at Leeds Middle School in '04 and has been an active member in the Birmingham Track Club and Hash House Harriers for almost 20 years.

Kyle Shepherd

Hometown: Southern Pines, NC

Education: Appalachian State - Physics/Math

PR's: 5K - 16:48, 10K - 35:24, 13.1 - 1:24

Favorite Shoe: Karhu Fluid Ride

Favorite Race: The Retro Run

Kyle taught and coached track and field and cross country at Pelham High School for a couple years and is currently back in school in UAB's Electrical Engineering program.

Jake Kidd

Hometown: Vestavia Hills, AL

Favorite Shoe: Saucony Kinvara

PR's: Mile - 4:18, 5K - 16:18, 8K - 26:15

Will Denton

Hometown: Vestavia Hills, AL

Favorite Shoe: Brooks Glycerin

PR's: 800m - 1:52.41, 1600m - 4:25

Favorite Race: The 800 meter.