Who's Who in SRR: Justin Parisi


Interviewed January 15, 2007

Name: Justin Parisi
Age: 26
Residence: Medford, MA
Birthplace: Fairfield, NJ
Education:
HS: West Essex Regional
College: Cornell University
Graduate: n/a
Occupation: Environmental Engineer
Marital status: Engaged
Children status: None

How long have you been running? 1995
What made you decide to begin running? Ice hockey's harder when you're pudgy
Did you run competitively in high school? No
Did you run competitively in college? No
When / why did you join SRR? December 2005 - I only do Khourys but thought the membership fee was still appropriate
Total number races: 4
Favorite race (and why): NYC Marathon - bigger than I could have imagined
Favorite race distance: 4 miles is just right to make you feel you've earned that beer
Favorite runner: not even a question - Bob Casaletto
Favorite running shoe: 15% off on Asics
Average miles per week: 15
Most MPW Ever: 40
Best running memory: I used long runs in 2005 to finally learn the streets of Boston - 2 years after moving here, it was about time
Worst running memory: trying gel packets

Running PR's (when and where):

Khourys 31+ minutes (2006 Somerville, MA)
5 K 22+ minutes (1998 Ithaca, NY)
10 K n/a
15 K n/a
25 K n/a
30 K n/a
4 mile n/a
5 mile 38+ minutes (2004 Fairfield, NJ)
Half-marathon n/a
10 mile n/a
20 Mile 1:55 (2006 Boston, MA)
Marathon 4:49 (2005 New York City, NY)

Favorite time of day: morning - you have the whole day ahead of you
Favorite sport other than running: water/snow skiing; backpacking

Fill in the blank: I like it when: holidays fall on Fridays or Mondays
I hate it when: you get that dirty look from your aunt for having cracked your fourth beer
Favorite quote: aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahahahahahahahahahahahahh
Other: Khourys pizza is under-rated and Gil is a champion