Name: Peter R Speight
Age: 27
Residence: Cambridge, MA
Birthplace: Fredericton, NB, Canada
Education:
HS: Fredericton High School
College: University of New Brunswick, New Brunswick, Canada

Occupation: Civil Engineer
Marital status: Single
Children status: none

How long have you been running? A bit under 1 year.
What made you decide to begin running? To challenge myself
Did you run competitively in high school? No.
Did you run competitively in college? No.
When / why did you join SRR? I joined in Feb. 2007 because I wanted to run with people as opposed to running solo all the time.
Total number races: Not sure. 5? 10?
Favorite race (and why): Nothing I've experienced compares to the feeling I had when I crossed the line after 26.2 miles.
Favorite race distance: See previous answer.
Favorite runner: My mother (even though she's more of a walker).
Favorite running shoe: what I'm wearing now.
Average miles per week: 20-30
Most MPW Ever: ~50
Best running memory: Finishing my first marathon
Worst running memory: The pain associated with all the training leading up to the marathon.
Running PR's (when and where):

5 K: 19:33 (Somerville 5K, 2006)
10 K: 44:56 (Boston Marine Core Honour Run, 2006)
Half-marathon: 1:39:30 (Boston Half Marathon, 2006)
Marathon: 3:33:22 (Philadelphia Marathon, 2006)

Favorite time of day: Either right after I've gotten out of the shower after my workout or bedtime.
Favorite sport other than running: Hockey. No question.
Favorite author: Will Ferguson
Favorite book: either Wayne Gretzky's autobiography or How To Be Canadian (Even if you Already Are One)
Favorite TV show: Does ESPN's Sportscentre count?
Favorite movie: Trainspotting
Favorite musician: Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Led Zeppelin
Favorite politician: Pierre Elliot Trudeau
Favorite cereal: Kashi
Favorite ice cream: pretty much anything from Christina's Ice Cream in Inman Sq.
Favorite cocktail: Uhh… favourite beer would be Harpoon Winter, or Speight's Distinction Ale in NZ.
Favorite restaurant: Gargoyles in the Square (Davis Sq) or Oleana (Inman Sq)
Favorite car: Maserati's.

For the men: Ginger or Mary Anne? Neither: Charlize Theron!
Fill in the blank: I like it when: Things work out.
I hate it when: Things go to sh*t.
Favorite quote: "All this will not be finished in the first one hundred days. Nor will it be finished in the first one thousand days, nor in the life of this Administration, nor even perhaps in our lifetime on this planet. But let us begin." JFK Inaugural Address

Philosophy: You get out what you put in.

Other: The main reason I began running for more than just general fitness/cardio was when my parents came to visit me in April 2006 and we saw the Boston Marathon. I asked them if I ran a marathon would they come. They said they would, so that was when I decided I better get running if I was going to do it.