How long have you been running?
On and off since high school. I've been consistent for the past 4 years.
What made you decide to begin running? To stay in shape and eat cookies without feeling guilty.
Did you run competitively in high school? I lasted 2 weeks on the high school cross country team.
Did you run competitively in college? No
When / why did you join SRR? To keep me motivated during the cold weather.
Total number races: Between 25 and 30.
Favorite race (and why): The B 1st Peepers Race in Barrington, NH — it was my first race ever!
Favorite race distance: 10K
Favorite runner: My friend Amy (DeCamp) Gostzyla
Favorite running shoe: Asics GT-2100
Average miles per week: 20-35
Average MPW ever: 50
Best running memory: Seeing my parents at mile 24 of the Boston Marathon.
My dad handed me a starburst and said, "you can do it kid."
Worst running memory: A training run for Boston — I ate some vanilla power
gel and dry heaved for the remaining 8 miles of the run.
Running PR's (when and where):
5K: 24:49 (Vytra Long Island Summer 5k Women's Run 7/05)
10K: 51:45 (Tufts 10k for Women 10/04)
15K: 1:21:04 (The Great Stew Chase 2/05)
5 mile: 42:23 (Feaster Five 11/04)
20 mile: 3:08:09 (Eastern States 20 miler 3/05)
Marathon: 4:04:33 (LaSalle Bank Chicago Marathon 10/05)
Favorite time of day: morning
Favorite sport other than running: dance
Favorite author: William Kotzwinkle, David Sedaris, and J.K. Rowling
Favorite book: The Bear Went Over the Mountain, All Souls
Favorite actor: Johnny Depp
Favorite actress: Gwenyth Paltrow
Favorite movie: Young Frankenstein
Favorite musician: U2, DMB
Favorite song: "Two Step" (DMB) "Baby Got Back" (Sir Mix-a-Lot — I know... it's sad)
Favorite politician: Bill Clinton
Favorite cereal: Raisin Bran Crunch
Favorite food: cookies
Favorite ice cream: Peanut butter cup from Cold Stone
Favorite cocktail: margarita, captain and diet
For the women: Sean Connery or Pierce Brosnan? Pierce Brosnan
Fill in the blank: I like it when you know your friends so well
that you don't need verbal communication to understand what the other
person is thinking. A simple glance or gestures says it all.
I hate it when people think my name is ANNIE.
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