Who's Who in SRR: Nate Oaks-Lee


Interviewed June 5, 2006

Name: Nate Oaks-Leee
Age: 24
Residence: Somerville , MA
Birthplace: Rochester, NY
Education:
         HS: Auburn (NY) High School
         College: Cornell University
Occupation: Software Engineer
Marital status: Single
Children status: None

How long have you been running? 9 years.
What made you decide to begin running? A friend invited me to join the XC team in high school
Did you run competitively in high school? XC and Track
Did you run competitively in college? No
When / why did you join SRR? May 2006, wanted to have some more structure workouts and since Tufts track is directly across the street from my new apartment.
Total number races:
Favorite race (and why):Auburn’s Great Race – it’s a team triathlon (run, bike, canoe) where the whole community comes out to compete and watch. It’s a great place to see friends from high school who I haven’t seen since the year before.
Favorite race distance: : Track – 800m, Road Races – 5k (it’s really all I’ve done)
Favorite runner:My dad, though I’m a big Marion Jones fan
Favorite running shoe: Anything that doesn’t hurt my feet
Weekly mileage: 15-20
Average miles per week: 15-20
Most MPW Ever: 60
Best running memory: NYS High School Indoor Championships where I ran the 1000m
Worst running memory: I’m not sure I have any “bad” running memories
Running PR’s (when and where):Khourys
         5 K 17:12 (High school XC race in Syracuse, 1999)
         5 mile
35:59 (Harpoon 5 Miler, 6/3/06)
         Half-marathon 1:54:56 (Boston’s Run to Remember, 3/12/06)