Name: Karen Serafin
Age: 27
Residence: Somerville, MA
Birthplace: Buffalo, NY
Education: Masters Degree
Occupation: Designer/Architect
Marital status: single
Children status: none

How long have you been running? Since High School
Did you run competitively in high school? Track team — 400m
Did you run competitively in college? no
Total number races: not that many...
Favorite race (and why): Boston Marathon because of the hype and the fans
Favorite race distance: 5K
Favorite running shoe: Adidas although I ran the marathon in Asics and now have Brooks.
Weekly mileage: varies greatly depending on what is going on that week! Maybe 15-20??
Best running memory: The 20-mile training run before the Boston marathon, just because I knew I could do it after finishing that run still alive!
Worst running memory: Getting chased by a dog and it biting and tugging at my shirt!! Very scary.

Favorite sport other than running: I'm really not that sporty...
Favorite book: I just read The Dive from Claussen's Pier — don't know if it's my favorite but it was very good.
Favorite actor: Ewan McGregor
Favorite actress: Kyra Sedgewick
Favorite TV show: ER
Favorite movie: I used to love the movie Singles
Favorite musician: Sarah MacLachlan
Favorite cereal: Lucky Charms — although I hardly ever have it
Favorite food: Pizza
Favorite cocktail: Beer!
Fill in the blank: I like it when the weather is nice and I can be outside. I hate it when I'm wasting time — either sitting in traffic or standing in line somewhere.