{"237211":{"#nid":"237211","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Associate Professor Breedveld Wins 5K Race, Defeats 16,000 Runners","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EOn September 12, more than 400 Atlanta companies participated in the Kaiser Permanente Corporate Run\/Walk, a 5K\u0026nbsp;designed to promote health and wellness among metro Atlanta companies and their employees. While approximately 16,000 runners participated in this year\u0027s event, Victor Breedveld, associate professor in the School of Chemical \u0026amp; Biomolecular Engineering, was the first to cross the finish line with an impressive time of 16:40.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFor Breedveld, who turned 40 years old earlier this year and now qualifies as a Masters Division runner, his goal for the Kaiser Permanente Corporate Run was to compete for the Masters Title. \u0022During the race, I slowly passed all the young guys ahead of me,\u0022 Breedveld says. \u0022With 0.8 miles to go, I was in the lead to my great surprise, and from there I never looked back and just pushed myself to the limits. Fortunately, nobody passed me. Never in my wildest dreams did I expect to win the overall race.\u0022\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAn active runner and biker, Breedveld has been training for national championship races with the Atlanta Track Club Masters Team. Recently, his team won the 8K National Masters Team Championship, and in November, he will compete in the Savannah Rock \u0027n\u0027 Roll Marathon. Breedveld was also a member of the ChBE relay team that won the Dixie200 Race, a\u0026nbsp;200-mile relay race from Atlanta, Ga., to Birmingham, Ala., in March 2013.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWhile this active lifestyle has benefited his health, Breedveld also notes that it has social advantages, too. \u0022For me, running is a critical element of my mental healthcare,\u0022 he says. \u0022Some people, including my wife, consider me crazy because I run 5-6 days per week in the very early morning, but these runs with my friends are a big part of my social life and keep me mentally and physically in shape.\u0022\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Csub\u003EPhoto courtesy of the Kaiser Permanente Corporate Walk\/Run.\u003C\/sub\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":"","uid":"27741","created_gmt":"2013-09-13 09:33:40","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:14:53","author":"Katie Brown","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2013-09-13T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2013-09-13T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"237221":{"id":"237221","type":"image","title":"Breedveld KP 5K","body":null,"created":"1449243659","gmt_created":"2015-12-04 15:40:59","changed":"1475894911","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:48:31","alt":"Breedveld KP 5K","file":{"fid":"197702","name":"1234161_635216896512374_57656022_n.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/1234161_635216896512374_57656022_n_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/1234161_635216896512374_57656022_n_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":71292,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/1234161_635216896512374_57656022_n_0.jpg?itok=QVT9wa-U"}}},"media_ids":["237221"],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/www.kpcorporaterunwalk.com\/","title":"Kaiser Permanente Corporate Run\/Walk \u0026 Fitness Program"}],"groups":[{"id":"1240","name":"School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering"}],"categories":[{"id":"134","name":"Student and Faculty"}],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EKatie Brown\u003Cbr \/\u003ESchool of Chemical \u0026amp; Biomolecular Engineering\u003Cbr \/\u003E(404) 385-2299\u003Cbr \/\u003Enews@chbe.gatech.edu\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["news@chbe.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}