Who's Who in SRR: Dan Solomon


Name: Dan Solomon
Age: 49
Residence: North Reading, MA
Birthplace: Yokohama, Japan
Education:
         HS: Hewlett High School
         College: SUNY @ Stony Brook
         Graduate: Boston University School of Law
Occupation: Lawyer, SRR Club Prez
Marital status: nope (sorta)
Children status: nope

How long have you been running? Running as opposed to training for other sports, 8 years
What made you decide to begin running? retired from rugby
Did you run competitively in high school? no
Did you run competitively in college? no
Total number races: over 100
Favorite race (and why): Negril Half Marathon. Due to current foolish state of the law in America, I can't say why.
Favorite race distance: 10K
Best running memory: Boston
Worst running memory: Boston

Running PR's (when and where):
         Khourys: 32:01
         5K: not yet
         10K: not yet
         15K: not yet
         30K: not yet
         4 mile: what?
         5 mile: 37:24
         Half-marathon: yah mon!
         20 Miles: ouch!
         Marathon: 4:25
         Other: Mile ¡ 6:18

Favorite author: Eric Ambler (this week)
Favorite book: Catch-22
Favorite actor: Dustin Hoffman
Favorite actress: Meryl Streep
Favorite TV show: Paladin
Favorite movie: Blazing Saddles or The Seventh Seal, depending on what day of the week it is
Favorite musician: Dr. Dre
Favorite song: "Midnight Rider" (the good version)
Favorite politician: Eugene Debs
Favorite cereal: Grape Nuts
Favorite food: whatever happens to be in front of me
Favorite cocktail: ditto
Fill in the blank: I like it when people treat one another well I hate it when they don't
Favorite quotes:
         "Can't we all just get along?" — Rodney King
         "It's all in the mind, y'know." — George Harrison
         "Courage is the ability to master fear." — Lots of people

Philosophy: Our greatest blessing and greatest curse is our ability to comprehend our own mortality, so get in tune and dig it before it's too late for you. There's a reason to run, huh?

Other: FDR was our greatest (although not my favorite) politician, and I believe that any modern American who does not realize this is whacked. Of course, I also believe a lot of other stuff that no one agrees with, either.