Who's Who in SRR: Maura Dudley


Interviewed March 12, 2006

Name: Maura Dudley
Age: 25
Residence: Somerville, MA
Birthplace: Boston, MA
Education:
         HS: Westborough High (MA)
         College: Johns Hopkins
         Graduate: Stanford
 Occupation: high school math teacher
Marital status: single
Children status: ninety high schoolers is plenty!

How long have you been running? I guess since I was a kid.
What made you decide to begin running? My parents were runners--I didn't think there was a choice.
Did you run competitively in high school? Yes
Did you run competitively in college? No--field hockey.
When / why did you join SRR? January 2006 because I wanted to be in an athletic community again.
Total number races: some natural number.
Favorite race (and why): Run 4 New YearŐs DayŃeveryoneŐs in a good mood and optimistic.
Favorite race distance: 10K
Favorite runner: Joan Benoit.
Favorite running shoe: Adidas Supernova Control
Average miles per week: 20-30
Best running memory: As an adult--running at 2 am along the Pacific Ocean in the Providian 200 mile relay in California.
Worst running memory: Every bad memory has been cancelled out by all the good memories.

Running PR's (when and where):
         5K: 25:06
         10K: 46:46
         15K: 1:16:53
         4 mile: 31:18
         5 mile:40:04
         10 mile: 1:23:15
         Half-marathon: 1:48:46

Favorite time of day: dawn
Favorite sport other than running: Rowing and hiking.
Favorite author: Jonathan Safron Foer
Favorite actor: Bill Murray
Favorite actress: Diane Keaton
Favorite TV show: Seinfeld
Favorite movie: The Royal Tenenbaums
Favorite musician: Bob Dylan
Favorite song: maybe Wild Horses by The Stones
Favorite book: EinsteinŐs Dreams
Favorite cereal: Grape Nuts, oatmeal, Cream of WheatÉI love breakfast.
Favorite ice cream: the kind made with dairy and not coffee
Favorite restaurant: Hi Rise Bakery (Huron Village).
Favorite car: anything that gets more than 45 miles per gallon
For the women: Pierce Brosnan or Sean Connery? Pierce.

Fill in the blank: I like it when Environmentalism works. I hate it when Other runners donŐt make eye contact on the bike path.

Philosophy: Consistency. Favorite Quote: "To give anything less than your best is to sacrifice the gift." --Prefontaine