Who's Who in SRR: Bob Agnone

 Interviewed October 18, 2006

Name: Bob Agnone
Age: 47
Residence: Medford
Birthplace: Medford
Education:
HS: Malden Catholic
College: Bentley College

Occupation: Receiver/Musician
Marital status: Wife Donna
Children status: Jenna and Robert

How long have you been running? Since the early seventies.
What made you decide to begin running? Training for baseball and hockey
Did you run competitively in high school? No
Did you run competitively in college? No
When / why did you join SRR? I joined to improve when I started doing races and to find some cool people to run with!
Total number races: I started late, about 25. I'll have to count the t-shirt collection.
Favorite race (and why): Boston Marathon-one of the biggest running events in the world, right here in our own backyard
Favorite race distance: 26.2
Favorite runner: Bill Rodgers & Joan Benoit Samuelson
Favorite running shoe: Nike or Brooks
Average miles per week: Not many lately
Most MPW Ever: Around 50
Best running memory: 2005 Boston Marathon, the crowd that lines that course from start to finish is just amazing!
Worst running memory: Having to stop running when pesky injuries pop up

Running PR's (when and where):

Khourys :32:47
5 K-An Ras Mor 2004 (25:52)
10 K-Run From the Sun 2003 (45:56)
Half-marathon-New Bedford Half 2005 (1:55:53)
Marathon-Ocean State Marathon 2003 (4:23:53)

Favorite time of day:Early morning
Favorite sport other than running: Baseball, Hockey, Kempo Karate
Favorite author:Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Favorite book:Sherlock Holmes Mysteries
Favorite actor: John Belushi
Favorite actress: Teri Hatcher
Favorite TV show: Red Sox Baseball
Favorite movie: Band of Brothers
Favorite musician: The Incredible "IT Band"
Favorite song: Anything by the Beatles or Rolling Stones
Favorite politician: JFK
Favorite cereal: Cheerios
Favorite food: Chicken or Salmon
Favorite ice cream: Fenway Fudge
Favorite cocktail: Bud Light
Favorite restaurant: Hilltop Steakhouse
Favorite car: Batmobile
Favorite quote: You can't always get what you want, but if you try sometimes, you just might find, you get what you need.