Tyler McCandless

Meet Tyler McCandless. Tyler was one of our weekly winners in our Landice contest.

Age: 23

Location: State College, PA

Occupation: PhD student in the Department of Meteorology at Penn State University

What are some of your hobbies/interests/passions?
Running/fishing/camping/reading

How long have you been running?
Track started freshman year in high school, cross country junior year in high school ~ Approximately 8 years

How did you get started running?
Wanted to get in shape for soccer, realized I was better in distance runner than soccer.

What other sports have/do you participate in?
Soccer, kicker on the football team (both in high school), run cross country, indoor and outdoor track for Penn State

What’s your favorite running workout?
Long runs in Tussey Mountain near State College

What’s your favorite non-running workout?
Lifting weights or med-ball core routines.

What is the last race you participated in? Feb. 16, a mile race.

When is your next race? In two weeks I’ll be racing the 3k at an indoor meet that we host.

When you hit a psychological wall while running/training, how do you get past it? Visualizing the goal race I have planned.

What is your favorite piece of running gear? Any dryfit Nike apparel

What are some of your future running goals? Set new pr on the track this season in the 5k (14:25) and 10k (29:48) and then look forward to running half-marathons and marathons after my Penn State eligibility ends this spring.