Juli Henner
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Juli
Henner in the mile at the 1999 TFA Pro Track & Field Meet. |
(Last Updated 9/00)
Fast-Women.com
Interview
Though she began running in 3rd grade, Juli Henner considers herself to
be somewhat of a late bloomer. She has relatively fast high school (200m:
26.5, 400m: 57.0, 800m: 2:14) and college (800m: 2:08, 1,500m: 4:20) PRs,
but Henner was a few years out of college before she really established
herself as one of the U.S.'s best middle distance runners.
A member of the Washington, DC-based Reebok Enclave, Henner is known best for her second-place finish in the 1,500m at the 1996 U.S. Olympic Trials, which earned her a spot on the 1996 Olympic Team. Unfortunately, a nagging foot injury prevented her from running to her potential at the Games, where she finished 10th in her heat.
Henner's PRs include a 2:00.80 800m (1996), 4:06.68 1,500m (1995) and a 9:03.59 3,000m (1995). Though she has struggled to reach peak form in the past few years, at 30, she's still young and potentially has some great running ahead of her.
Stats
Birthdate: 5/13/70 (El Paso,
TX)
You may also know her as: Juli Speights
High School: Woodson High School, Fairfax, VA (1988)
College: James Madison University (1992)
Height: 5-6
Personal: Married to Pat Henner, her former coach at JMU
Links
Interview
from letsrun.com (July, 2000)
Interview
from letsrun.com about her high school/college running
Brief Chats from Runner's World Online: May
1996 | July
1996 | May
1997 | February
1999
Henner
profile from Run Washington (1999)
USATF
Bio (1997)
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