Name: Ed Meek
Age: 56
Residence: Somerville
Birthplace: Quincy
Education:
HS: Milton
College: Umass Amherst
Graduate: Umass Boston and U of Montana
Occupation: English teacher
Marital status: Married
Children status: one child

How long have you been running? Jogging for about ten years
What made you decide to begin running? The flexibility
Did you run competitively in high school? Yes
Did you run competitively in college? No
When / why did you join SRR? 2007
Total number races: 1 plus Khourys
Favorite race (and why): so far: Bay State half Marathon (the only one I've run in)
Favorite race distance: see above
Favorite runner: Amy Palmiero-Winters (3:04 marathon with an artificial leg)
Favorite running shoe: Adidas
Average miles per week: 20-25
Most MPW Ever: 40
Best running memory: Bay State half Marathon
Worst running memory: Throwing up after 400s in high school

Favorite time of day: Sunset
Favorite sport other than running: Snowboarding, basketball, softball
Favorite author: Fitzgerald, Poe, Frost, Austin, Hardy, Tolstoy, Dostoyevsky
Favorite TV show: Curb Your Enthusiasm, Madmen
Favorite movie: Vertigo
Favorite musician: Tool
Favorite politician: Barak
Favorite food: Cheeseburger
Favorite ice cream: Chocolate Chip
Favorite cocktail: Peak organic ale
Favorite restaurant:
Favorite car: my Porsche

For the men: Ginger or Mary Anne? Both

Fill in the blank: I like it when: I'm riding on powder
I hate it when: I'm waiting
Favorite quote: "Wine comes in at the mouth. Love comes in at the eye. I raise the glass to my mouth. I look at you and I sigh. That's all you need to know before you grow old and die." (Yeats)

Philosophy: "Work, suffer, create." (Keroac)