Ethiopia training run

I'm in the back, blue shirt, and a stocking cap.

Here is a video from my work out.  This was on March 9th.  It was a 30km tempo run at 2900 meter altitude or about 9000 feet.

Runner's World on-line article

I was mentioned at the end of a Runners World on-line article.  Link to article

The last few sentences said:

I'm still in touch with several of the elites I met in Puerto Rico, and a few have become close friends. Last July, two of them met me in Davenport, Iowa, for the Bix 7, a challenging 7-mile road race that each year draws a world-class field.

While visiting them in the elite-housing dorm the day before the race, I met a 30-year-old Moroccan named Aissa Dghoughi, who trains in Oregon and had recently run a 14:09 5K at altitude.

He asked me if I was in the elite field, too. "No," I said. "I'm competitive, but far from elite." I told him I run low 35 for the 10K and mid-16 for the 5K, and he smiled. "Then you know," he said, one runner talking to another. "It's not easy."

Training in Ethiopia

I'm spending about 3 months in Ethiopia training.

I'm registered to run the Rock 'n' Roll half marathon in Portland, Oregon
on May 17, 2013.

Financial Help for Training

Training Budget for 2.5 months in Africa

Altitude Training Camp at Addis Abba Ethiopia South Africa

Long term goal: To run in the 2016 Olympic

Short term goal: To run the New York half Marathon

I came to this country six years ago to work hard and achieve new goals as a professional elite runner.  I am excited that I will be eligible to become a U.S citizen in less than two years and I would be honored to represent USA in major running competitions.  

2012 Bix 7

I'm on the left side of the picture in the white top

Bix 7 is a 7 mile road race in Davenport, Iowa.  I didn't get registered as an Elite athlete so I entered into the Open division and traveled there at my own expense. I placed 9th!

2012 Bowerman AC 5k



Aissa Dghoughi won the Bowerman AC 5k run in a course record time 14:09.

 517 runners finished the run.  The results from the July 14, 2012 Bowerman AC 5k Run:

2012 Bloomsday Run

Aissa place 18th at the 2012 Bloomsday Run in Spokane, Washington.

Results from the May 12, 2012 race ...