Name: Jonathan Su
Age: 37
Residence: Arlington, MA
Birthplace: Atlanta, GA
Education: Yes
         HS: Lakeside HS, Atlanta, GA
         College: Rice University, Houston, TX
         Graduate: Georgia Tech, Atlanta, GA
Occupation: Electrical engineer
Marital status: Divorced
Children status: None

How long have you been running? About 20 years with some interruptions.
What made you decide to begin running? Realized other kids were getting bigger than me so collision sports would not be a good idea.
Did you run competitively in high school? Yes.
Did you run competitively in college? No.
When / why did you join SRR? July 2004 / Found the web site (nice), did some of the runs (nicer), met some of the members (nicest of all).
Total number races: About 50, not counting HS meets.
Favorite race (and why): Mill Cities Relay. A fairly short but fun relay event.
Favorite race distance: Used to be 5K, but now it’s half-marathon; you have time to get in gear, and then cruise.
Favorite runner: None
Favorite running shoe: Nike Air Something.
Average miles per week: 20-25.
Most MPW Ever: No idea, probably 50.
Best running memory: During one HS cross-country season, I had been training well but racing poorly. Just before the next race, the coach told me to stop worrying about the race and to relax and enjoy the scenery. I took his advice and just had fun, and I ran almost a minute faster than I had all season.
Worst running memory: One time when I was running in the winter, it was so cold that the sweat froze inside my gloves. Or at least that’s how I remember it.
Running PR’s (when and where):
         Khoury’s: 27:04, Louise Rossetti’s 83rd Birthday Run (6/24/2004)
         5 K: 17:23, some HS cross-country meet (1985)
         10 K: 40:21, Run from the Sun, Medford, MA (8/22/2004)
         15 K
         25 K: 1:51:40, Cape Ann 25K, Gloucester, MA (9/6/2004)
         30 K
         4 mile: 25:14, Cambridge Racquet & Fitness Club Run (7/23/2004)
         5 mile: 32:29, Fresh Pond, Cambridge, MA (6/12/2004)
         Half-marathon: 1:28:34, Lowell Sun Half-Marathon (10/17/2004)
         10 mile
         20 mile
         Marathon
         Other:
         1 mile: 5:09, some HS meet (1985, shortly before I quit running track)
         2 mile: 11:07, another HS meet (1985, ditto)
         2.5 mile: 15:04, Fresh Pond, Cambridge, MA (7/3/2004)
         4.4 mile: 27:00, Walter V. Moynihan Road Race, Arlington, MA (9/11/2004)

Favorite time of day: Evening.
Favorite sport other than running: Hockey.
Favorite author: My sister. (OK, so I’m a little biased.)
Favorite book: My sister’s; her second one just came out! (OK, so I’m really biased.)
Favorite actor: None.
Favorite actress: None.
Favorite TV show: “Good Eats.”
Favorite movie: None.
Favorite musician: Either Dave Matthews Band or Evgeny Kissin.
Favorite song: Beethoven, “Pathetique” Piano Sonata.
Favorite politician: None.
Favorite cereal: Cinnamon Toast Crunch.
Favorite food: Pasta— No Atkins for me!
Favorite ice cream: Hot fudge over vanilla, hold the cherry.
Favorite cocktail: Don’t know; I usually drink beer or wine.
Favorite restaurant: Either Blue Ribbon Barbecue or Punjab.
Favorite car: Mine ‘cause I have the keys.
For the men: Ginger or Mary Anne? Ginger (at least till I saw the “Gilligan’s” reunion!)
For the women: Sean Connery or Pierce Brosnan?
Fill in the blank: I like it when: The race is over. I hate it when: The race is two-thirds over.
Favorite quote: “Context is everything.”
Philosophy: Hard work doesn’t guarantee you anything, but without it you don’t stand a chance. (But all work and no play make Jack a dull boy.)
Other: (wax poetic about whatever you want, but we include at our discretion)