Who's Who in SRR: Jeff O'Neill


Interviewed December 2, 2006

Name: Jeff O'Neill
Age: 36
Residence: Arlington
Birthplace: Chelmsford, MA
Education:
HS Chelmsford High
College Cornell Univ.
Graduate Ph.D. at Univ. of Michigan; J.D. at Cornell Law School
Occupation: Lawyer
Marital status: Single
Children status: two cats

How long have you been running? 12 years
What made you decide to begin running? peer pressure
Did you run competitively in high school? no
Did you run competitively in college? no
When / why did you join SRR? Just joined. SRR seems like a good mix of fun and good runners
Total number races: many
Favorite race (and why): Mt. Washington because it is just sick
Favorite race distance: half marathon
Favorite runner: none
Favorite running shoe: Mizuno
Average miles per week: 30
Most MPW Ever: 50
Best running memory: Cape Cod marathon
Worst running memory: spraining my ankle in the middle of the Middlesex Fells

Running PR's (when and where):

Khourys never
5 K 20:08 in 1998
10 K 41:40 in 1998
15 K 1:03:37 in 2000
25 K never
30 K never
4 mile 27:15 at 2006 Gobble (first 4 mile race)
5 mile never
Half-marathon 1:33:22 in 2000
10 mile 1:09:51 in 1996
20 Mile never
Marathon 3:16:35 in 2001 (Cape Cod)
Other: mile at 5:36 in 1999

I haven't raced much since 2001 but looking to get back in shape.