Who's Who in SRR: James Poplasky


Interviewed Nov 2, 2009

Name: James Poplasky
Age: 27
Residence: Cambridge
Birthplace: Columbia, CT
Education: Ongoing
HS Barnstable
College University of Massachusetts Amherst

Occupation: Financial Desk Jockey
Marital status: Single
Children status: I like them

How long have you been running? About 3 years
What made you decide to begin running? My Sister
Did you run competitively in high school? Nope
Did you run competitively in college? Nope
When / why did you join SRR? Officially joined in August 09
Total number races: 20
Favorite race (and why): The Jingle Bell Run since it is a full of singing.
Favorite race distance: 13.1 Miles
Favorite runner: Forest Gump
Favorite running shoe: Nike
Average miles per week: 20
Most MPW Ever: 40
Best running memory: Any early morning runs in July
Worst running memory: In college I was winded running around a track a few times.
Running PR's (when and where):
Half-marathon Harwich October 2009.
10 mile-Hyannis July 08
Marathon Cape Cod October 2009
Other: I don't really keep track.
Favorite time of day: 7:30 Am
Favorite sport other than running: Hot Yoga
Favorite author: Hemingway
Favorite book: Timbuktu
Favorite actor: Kevin Spacey
Favorite actress: Jude Law
Favorite TV show: Always Sunny in Philadelphia
Favorite movie: Dumb and Dumber
Favorite song: Creep (Radiohead)
Favorite politician: Howard Dean
Favorite cereal: Grape Nuts
Favorite food: Apples
Favorite ice cream: Pistachio
Favorite cocktail: Pina Colada
Favorite restaurant: Green Street Pub
Favorite car: Jeep
For the men: Ginger Ginger or Mary Anne?
Fill in the blank: I like it when: I have time for coffee.
I hate it when: I can't find something.
Favorite quote: The greater danger for most of us lies not in setting our aim too high and falling short; but in setting our aim too low, and achieving our mark.
Philosophy: The absurd of life is born of the confrontation between the human call and the unreasonable silence of the Universe.