Name: Melissa Schmieder
Age: 28
Residence: Medford, MA
Birthplace: Green Bay, WI
Education:
         HS: Green Bay West High
         College: University of Wisconsin Stevens Point - Bachelors 1997
                         Lawrence Memorial/Regis College School of Nursing - Graduating May 2004!!
Occupation: Student
Marital status: Single
Children status: None

How long have you been running? Ran in track and cross country in high school and then started running again summer of 2002.
What made you decide to begin running? Decided to start running again because I got into the Nov. 2002 NYC marathon.
Did you run competitively in high school? Yes
Did you run competitively in college? no
When / why did you join SRR? Not sure.
Total number races: Haven't really kept track of this little statistic.
Favorite race (and why): NYC marathon 2002, because it was my first marathon and it was so much fun, I had no idea what to expect, we had perfect weather and I qualified for Boston!
Favorite race distance: probably 10k or half marathon
Favorite runner: John Gorvin
Favorite running shoe: Asics
Average miles per week: Currently training for the Boston Marathon, so 30-40 depending on the weather and my mood.
Most MPW Ever: 51.8
Best running memory: Finishing my first marathon and qualifying for Boston.
Worst running memory: An 18 mile training run on the marathon course Feb 2nd, 2003. It was the crappiest weather I have ever run in and I was miserably soaking wet and freezing cold by mile 1.

Running PR's (when and where):
         Khourys: 30:01 (Feb. 5, 2004)
         5K: 23:22 (Lousie Rossetti 5k, June 2000)
         10K: 47:50 (Mystic River Herring Run, May 2001)
         15K: 1:06:31 (Malden Rotary Club St Patrick's 15K, March 2004)
         4 mile: 29:04 (Gobble x3, November 2003)
         5 mile: 39:40 (Marathon Sports 5 miler, July 2002)
         Half-marathon: 1:40:38 (Law Enforcement Half Marathon, March 2003)
         Marathon: 3:35:01 (Boston Marathon, April 2003)

Favorite time of day: Evening
Favorite sport other than running: Football
Favorite author: John Saul
Favorite book: 1984, Lord of the Flies, Tuesdays with Morrie
Favorite actor: Matthew McConaughey
Favorite actress: Michelle Pfeiffer
Favorite TV show: Seinfeld, Sex and The City
Favorite movie: Up Close and Personal
Favorite musician: Paul McCartney / John Lennon
Favorite song: "Long and Winding Road"
Favorite politician: Amy Heart
Favorite cereal: Cocoa Pebbles
Favorite food: pizza, chicken parm, watermelon
Favorite ice cream: Blueberry from Mad Martha's
Favorite cocktail: Beer!
Favorite restaurant: Giacomo's and Mama Maria in the North End
For the women: Sean Connery or Pierce Brosnan? Sean Connery

Fill in the blank: I like it when it's a great day to play football. I hate it when it snows or rains when I have to do a long run.
Favorite quotes:
         "The Green Bay Packers never lost a football game. They just ran out of time." — Vince Lombardi

Philosophy: The faster you run, the sooner you'll be done!