Who's Who in SRR: Christopher Aucella


Interviewed November 23, 2003, updated April 26, 2007

Name: Christopher Aucella
Age: 49
Residence: Melrose, MA
Birthplace: Somerville, MA
Education:
         College: Community College of the Airforce/Wentworth Tech
         Graduate: Wentworth Tech
Marital status: Long term relationship
Children status: 4

How long have you been running? From age 15-35 (six days a week) — just go back into it 6 years ago (40 miles a week)
Did you run competitively in high school? No, I played other sports
Did you run competitively in college? No (football and baseball in Europe)
When / why did you join SRR? I liked what I read on the website so I figured I would check it out.
Total number races: lost count including the last three Boston Marathons.
Favorite race (and why): Marine 10K because it has a killer hill 1.0 miles long at the end.
Favorite race distance: Half Marathon
Favorite runner: John “The penguin” Bingham/Utta Pipig
Favorite running shoe: Saucony/Brooks
Weekly mileage: 40 plus
Best running memory: Seeing the finish line in the 2007 Boston Marathon.
Worst running memory: None this season yet.

Running PR's (when and where): except for one event I only included times from this season
         Khoury's: 34:23 (Nov 20, 2003)
         5K: 24:23 Lynnfield Social Club 4th of July Road Race, Lynnfield, MA, July 4, 2004
         10K: 56:02 (Boston, MA, Marine Corps 10K, Sep 28, 2003)
         11K: 54:30 (Stoneham, MA, Veterans Memorial 11K, Nov 11, 2003)
         5 mile: 40:53 (Topsfield Foliage Run, Oct 19, 2003)
         Marathon: 3.25.54 (Orange Bowl Marathon in military formation (1979 or 1980) In my first running life)