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: Vulcan Run

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.

Richard Tsao

Interim Trak Shak 280 Manager

Hometown: Trussville, AL

PR's - 400m - 49.2, 800m - 1:52.87, Mile - 4:24.03

Favorite Shoe: Brooks Adrenaline

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.

Michael Marquardt

Hometown: Weaver, AL

Education: Birmingham Southern

PR's: 5K - 15:22, 10K - 32:08, 13.1 - 1:13

Favorite Shoe: Brooks Ghost

Favorite Race: Mercedes Half Marathon

Michael ran track & cross country at BSC and coached at the University of Montevallo. He is now the manager of Trak Shak Team, the latest addition to Trak Shak services. If you need cross country or track uniforms, he's your man! Michael is married to Julia and has a son, Owen and a daughter, Elise.

Jake Kidd

Hometown: Vestavia Hills, AL

Favorite Shoe: Saucony Kinvara

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