Life-long Recreational Athlete
Home base: Tucker, GA
Family life: Married, with a 12-year-old son and nine-year-old daughter
Work life: Banker for Affinity Bank
Age: 44
Glenn Shanholtzer competed in sports his entire life. Not just one sport — he played practically all of them: baseball, basketball, tennis, football and, more recently, adult league softball. That competitiveness was instilled in him at an early age and continues to shine through today. You can tell this because he is a frequent member of FitnessBank’s Top 25 Leaderboard.
How many races have you completed?
“I’ve run one marathon and a couple of halfs, but none of them compare to my favorite race, The Peachtree Road Race. I was inspired by my mother, who was a frequent runner of the race, to run it for the very first time and I never looked back. At one point I had run in 20 straight Peachtree Road Races but that streak ended finally when we decided to take a vacation for the Fourth of July.”
What’s your favorite place to run?
“That vacation took us to a favorite running spot, the beach. There’s nothing like a nice morning run on the beach to clear your mind. But that can be hard to do very often since the nearest beach to Tucker is roughly four hours away.”
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What’s your step goal?
“I try — and get — the typical 10,000 steps, but it doesn’t always happen. I try and run at least three or four times a week, and those days it is easy for me to reach my goal. Other days can be a struggle. I’m always pushing it to get on the FitnessBank Leaderboard. Now that same mindset has been spread throughout the family. My 12-year-old, soccer-playing son wears a step tracker, too, although being the team’s goalie may sometimes limit his count and help me get ahead.”
Top 3 ideas to get your steps in:
- Circle the field during my son’s soccer practice.
- Park at the bottom of the parking deck and hit the extra flights of stair.
- Roam the neighborhood.
QUICK TAKES
Favorite running shoe: Mizzuno – (that may or may not be because he has friends that work there who can hook him up with a sweet discount.)
Favorite race: Peachtree Road Race
Favorite running song: I like podcasts (Whaaa?)
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