Name: Nikki La Bella
Age: 23
Residence: Somerville, MA
Birthplace: Boston, MA
Education: B.S., Environmental Science
HS: Cathedral High School, Springfield, MA
College: Trinity College, Hartford, CT
Graduate: Getting closerÉ
Occupation: Environmental Consultant
Marital status: Single
Children status: Not now.

How long have you been running? 9th grade with a spattering of childhood road races before.
What made you decide to begin running? I was a much better runner than a soccer player (even though that still isn't saying much!).
Did you run competitively in high school? Yes.
Did you run competitively in college? Yes.
When / why did you join SRR? It looks like a fun group and I miss training with a team.
Total number races: Lots.
Favorite race (and why): 6K in Maine my junior year of college because I came in top 7 for my team.
Favorite race distance: 5K or 800 meters so far
Favorite runner: Some of my old teammates from high school and college.
Favorite running shoe: Asics GT 2000 series
Average miles per week: 20-30
Most MPW Ever: 50
Best running memory: Qualifying in the mile in my first season of outdoor track.
Worst running memory: Watching my team run while I was out (injured).

Running PR's (when and where):

Khourys
5 K: 22:48 (10/05) Saratoga, NY
10 K: 53?? (3/02) Holyoke St. Patrick's Day Road Race


Favorite time of day: Evening
Favorite sport other than running: Soccer
Favorite author: F. Scott Fitzgerald
Favorite book: The Catcher in the Rye
Favorite actor:
Favorite actress:
Favorite TV show: Family Guy
Favorite movie: all the Harry Potters
Favorite musician: Hall and Oates
Favorite song: "Bright Side of the Road" by Van Morrison
Favorite politician: I'm still waitingÉ
Favorite cereal: Anything Kashi
Favorite food: Anything from the ocean, pasta, cheeseÉthe list goes on.
Favorite ice cream: Coffee
Favorite cocktail: Gin and tonic
Favorite restaurant: Giacomo's
Favorite car: I wish I didn't have one.

For the men: Ginger or Mary Anne?
For the women: Sean Connery or Pierce Brosnan? I have to go with the original, Sean.

Fill in the blank: I like it when: I'm at the beach.
I hate it when: people are inconsiderate or disrespectful.
Favorite quote: "A meal without cheese is like a world without music." ÐAnon.

Philosophy: "Far better is it to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs, even though checkered by failure... than to rank with those poor spirits who neither enjoy much nor suffer much, because they live in a gray twilight that knows not victory nor defeat." T. Roosevelt