Name: Brian Smith
Age: 31
Residence: Medford, MA
Birthplace: Portsmouth, VA
Education:
HS Hampton Christian High School
College Asbury College
Graduate Suffolk University
Occupation: Grad Student
Marital status: Married
Children status: little girl, due April 9th

How long have you been running? since high school
What made you decide to begin running? not certain
Did you run competitively in high school? yes
Did you run competitively in college? yes
When / why did you join SRR? motivation to get back into running after a long hiatus
Total number races: too many to count, though a dozen or so in recent years
Favorite race (and why): Pittsfield, VT snowshoe half marathonÑit was so brutal!
Favorite race distance: no particular one
Favorite running shoe: I have no brand loyalties and am generally skeptical of shoe technology
Average miles per week: now, roughly 20
Most MPW Ever: probably in the high 80s when I ran XC in college
Running PR's (when and where):
Khourys 25:41 (2/26/09)
Favorite time of day: morning, with coffee and book in hand
Favorite sport other than running: snowshoeing
Favorite author: Richard Rorty
Favorite book:"Contingency, Irony, Solidarity"
Favorite TV show: The Daily Show/Colbert Report
Favorite musician: I've been enjoying Bon Iver and Fleet Foxes lately
Favorite cereal: I've actually been craving peanut butter puffins.
Favorite food: Buffalo Tofu! (figured out Christopher's recipe)
Favorite cocktail: I'm primarily a beer guy, though one of my new years' resolutions is to drink more red wine
Favorite car: my Honda Civic
Favorite quote:"Hope for the best, plan for the worst, take what comes" Hannah Arendt