Name: Andrew Crowe
Age: 28
Residence: Auburndale (Newton), MA
Birthplace: Rochester, NY
Education:
         HS: Canton Central High School, Canton, NY
         College: Fairfield University, Fairfield, CT
Occupation: Programmer/Web Developer
Marital status: Single
Children status: None

How long have you been running? About 5 years.
What made you decide to begin running? My father is a runner and sucked me into running by getting me to run the local 5k races with him.
Did you run competitively in high school? No
Did you run competitively in college? No
Total number races: 20
Favorite race (and why): Utica Boilermaker. It is by far the biggest thing going on in Utica, NY each year, which makes for Boston Marathon-like fan support. Plus it ends at a brewery with free beer, fireworks, and a F-16 flyover...
Favorite race distance: Half Marathon
Favorite runner: The Russian woman* who ran Boston a couple of years ago without lifting her hands above her waist, how can she run like that??? *[ed. — that was Sun Yingjie from China]
Favorite running shoe: New Balance 1220
Weekly mileage: 30 miles
Best running memory: 2003 Vermont City Marathon, a negative split marathon and PR!
Worst running memory: 1999 Fairfield Half Marathon. It was incredibly hot at the 8:30 AM start and the race course was hilly with little shade. I started feeling bad at mile 4 and it was all down hill from there. It was the worst I have ever felt for a prolonged period of time during a race.

Running PR's (when and where):
         Khourys: 29:24 (April 24, 2003)
         4 mile: 34:44 (Norwood, MA Turkey Trot November 19, 2000)
         5 mile: 40:37 (Irish Feet Are Running Lowell, MA March 12, 2000)
         10 mile: 1:23:29 (Foxboro Old Fashioned 10 Miler February 20, 2000)
         Half-marathon: 1:59:26 (Lake Placid Half Marathon September 14, 2002)
         20 mile: 3:18:56 (Eastern States 20 Miler March 30, 2003)
         Marathon: 3:55:55 (Vermont City Marathon May 25, 2003)

Favorite sport other than running: Golf in the summer / Skiing in the winter
Favorite author: Stephen King
Favorite book: Rush Limbaugh is a Big Fat Idiot: And Other Observations by Al Franken
Favorite actor: Guy Pearce
Favorite TV show: The Simpsons (would be The Family Guy but they pulled it off the air)
Favorite movie: The Shawshank Redemption
Favorite musician: Taj Mahal
Favorite song: "Use Me" — Bill Withers
Favorite politician: Mario Cuomo
Favorite cereal: Grape Nuts with Maple Syrup
Favorite food: Scallops
Favorite ice cream: Mint Chocolate Chip
Favorite cocktail: Gin and Tonic
For the men: Ginger or Mary Anne? Mary Anne

Fill in the blank: I like it when a nice warm rain falls during a summer run. I hate it when that rain is accompanied by lightning and heavy winds.
Favorite quotes:
         "Those who would give up essential Liberty to purchase a little temporary safety deserve neither Liberty nor safety." — Benjamin Franklin
Philosophy:
Character is what you do when no one is looking.