Who's Who in SRR: Segev Phillips

Interviewed Nov 19, 2008

Name: Segev Phillips
Age: 30
Residence: Somerville
Birthplace: Naharia, Israel
Education: HS Berkley, Michigan
College Northwestern University, Mechanical Engineering
Graduate Duke University, JD
Occupation: Lawyer
Marital status: Happily
Children status: Ezra, 3 months old

How long have you been running? Since college.
What made you decide to begin running? I used to play soccer, but worked through school and couldn't find the time to play, so started running for exercise.
Did you run competitively in high school? No.
Did you run competitively in college? No.
When / why did you join SRR? Recently, because I like running with groups.
Total number races: Who knows.
Favorite race (and why): Mooseman Half-Ironman, because I finally beat my wife's time.
Favorite race distance: Couch to Fridge, so about 20 feet.
Favorite runner: My wife.
Favorite running shoe: New Balance 902s, but the 903s aren't the same.
Average miles per week: Too variable to answer.
Most MPW Ever: Around 70-80, for a little while back in college.
Best running memory: Doing an off-road marine race (mud-pits, swamps, walls to scale, etc.) with wife. We took first place in our age group. Your time was the second person to cross. We kept passing guys who had clearly ditched their partners. How lame is that?
Worst running memory: Chicago half marathon, the day after eating several pieces of Chicago-style pizza.

Running PR's (when and where):
5 K around 18:30. Several times recently.
Half-marathon 10 mile 1:05:50 Lakefront 10-Miler, Chicago; 2008
Marathon 3:23, Baystate 2008; To be edited at next years race, where I hope to run 3:10.

Favorite time of day: Mornings before work.
Favorite sport other than running: Other than running? Is that a joke? Running is far down the list. Soccer, basketball, ultimate Frisbee, tennis are all ahead.
Favorite book: What is the What; Dave Eggers
Favorite actor: Ed Norton
Favorite TV show: 30 Rock
Favorite movie: Good Will Hunting
Favorite musician: Guster
Favorite song: One, U2
Favorite politician: Joe Lieberman - even if I don't agree with him, I appreciate his independence.
Favorite cocktail: Anything with an umbrella
For the men: Ginger or Mary Anne? Both.
Philosophy: Focus on what matters.
Other: (wax poetic about whatever you want, but we include at our discretion) A pirate walks into a bar, steering wheel in his pants. Bartender looks up "excuse me, mind if I ask about that steering wheel" Pirate says "ARRR, its drivin' me nuts."