Name: Carlos Duran
Age: 31
Residence: Boston, MA
Birthplace: Worcester, NY
Education: Medical
Occupation: Pediatric Critical Care Specialist
Marital status: Single
Children status: None

How long have you been running? 17 years, with a few breaks in between.
What made you decide to begin running? Was going to sit on the soccer's team bench otherwise.
Did you run competitively in high school? Yes
Did you run competitively in college? Yes
When / why did you join SRR? Word of mouth, wanted a team for training for Boston.
Total number races: Who knows?
Favorite race (and why): Marathon, because I'm still getting faster at it
Favorite race distance: 10K, ½ marathon, marathon
Favorite runner: Steve Prefontaine
Favorite running shoe: Asics 1999 Kayanos
Weekly mileage: depends on the time of year
Most MPW Ever: 79
Best running memory: running a sub-33 min 10K on my b-day
Worst running memory: getting kicked off the track in a 10K race cuz I was getting lapped a few too many times.

Running PR's (when and where):
         5K: 15:57, road race
         10K: 32:54, road race
         5 mile: 26:20, same road race as 10K
         Half-marathon: 1:15:31 (New Bedford Half Marathon, March 16, 2003)
         Marathon: 2:44:58 (Boston, 2003)

Favorite sport other than running: soccer
Favorite author: Creighton
Favorite book: Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown

Favorite quotes:
         "When you are at your peak, the demons will come"
Philosophy:
         Discipline the mind first, as the body will always follow.