After running cross country all through her freshman season at Altamonte Springs Lake Brantley, Amanda Hintze had had enough of running. She had more important things on her mind.
Most of those things involved academics and just taking a semester off from the cross-country circuit. She committed to her studies and prepared for the spring outdoor track season and, by the time she laced her running shoes on again, she was refreshed and had an A average in the classroom to show for it.
Hintze had been running most of her life, starting in fourth grade when she ran in AAU events. Her mother and grandparents were all track stars, so it was natural that Hintze caught the bug at an early age, She quickly realized that sprints were not her forte, but that she had the stamina to go long distances, finding that extra kick while her opponents were trying to find their next breath.
By the time Hintze reached eighth grade, she was running in the Junior Olympics where she finished s...
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