Miguel Galeana
​Manager

“Esta es mi vida”.  In the Spanish language this means this is my
life.  As a child I came with my family from the barren regions of southern
Mexico plains.  We came, the seven of us, with nothing but the clothes on
our back.  It is said that desperation is the best motivator, and I have
found this to be true.  In Grade school, elementary school and High school,
when other children where playing games I was working in the forest to help
support my family.  We planted trees, picked mushrooms, salal, berries,
moss and fern to survive, still, with seven mouths to feed there was never
enough.
I vowed to do better.  I worked hard in school and
got good grades, but my real opportunity came  at Hoquiam  Middle
School.   All the hard physical labor I did as a child transformed me
into a skilled and muscular athlete.  I joined the school track team and I
knew I had found a way out.  I was introduced to PEAKING by my coach
in Middle school.  

 

There I learned the importance of being consistent, patient
and attentive to my goals.  That year our goal to specifically peak at the
district meet to break an old record of 4:47 in the mile, I trained hard and met
that goal.  This approached worked and  I took it to  the high
school level.  In high school I won 4 state track championships at
Lincoln Bowl and one cross country championship in Pasco, gaining national
recognition. 

By this time my father managed a crew in the forest thinning
industry so I would put in a full day of logging and planting trees and then run
the five miles in dirt roads.  It was hard work, but it paid off. 
This was my ticket out, a full ride running scholarship to Montana State
University. 

At MSU  I continued  to succeed with the same  philosophy, winning Five Conference Championships  which included the 1500m (2x), 3000m steeplechase (8:39), indoor mile (4:01) and one cross country
championship.  This would earn Two All-American honors in the 3000m
SteepleChase at the NCAA Division IA  championships. 

As an Asics sponsored athlete for 6 years I was privileged to have run and
competed in many road races  and national cross country championships. 
Road races included  Marathons, Half Marathons (1:07), 10k (30:10 road) and
8k (24:08). 

After MSU  I would end up Working one year at Super Jock and Jill in
Seattle  where I got addicted to the lifestyle of running.  After the
one year I opted to go south and work at the local running store in
Olympia,  South Sound Running would be my home for the next 8 years.

Most recent in 2010 I was privileged enough to be inducted in the Hall of
Fame in Bozeman, Montana  as a member of the 1993 Montana State Univeristy
Cross Country Team and as an individual alum.   I have lived an amazing
life from my village days to my new life in Gig Harbor, I hope to continue
to provide a service that is unmatched. 

Today I do what I enjoy most, own my running store in Gig Harbor, WA.  
My  mission today  is to continue to TEACH, ADVISE  and
EDUCATE  the sport  that has been  so great to
me.    Thank you for your support.

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