Who's Who in SRR: Stephanie Fredericks


Interviewed November 5, 2006

Name: Stephanie Fredericks
Age: 29
Residence: Medford
Birthplace: Boston
Education:
HS: Somerville HS, 1995
College: Emerson College
Graduate: Harvard University
Occupation: Middle School Drama Teacher, Mattapan
Marital status: Married
Children status: None yet

How long have you been running? Since HS
What made you decide to begin running? my friends were runners
Did you run competitively in high school? yes
Did you run competitively in college? no
When / why did you join SRR? Training for marathon in February 2007
Total number races: 7
Favorite race (and why): Gobble Gobble Gobble, it's just fun
Best running memory: finishing my first triathalon
Worst running memory: falling off a treadmill while running really fast

Running PR's (when and where):

Khourys:34:26, 11/2/06
5 K: 23:24 Somerville Homeless Coalition, 2006
10 K: 51:40 Tufts 10K 2006

Favorite time of day: Afternoon
Favorite sport other than running: swimming
Favorite TV show: Seinfeld
Favorite musician: U2
Favorite cereal: Cheerios
Favorite food: Salmon
Favorite cocktail: red wine
Favorite restaurant: Il Faro (local), Les Zygomates

For the men: Ginger or Mary Anne?
For the women: neither! Sean Connery or Pierce Brosnan?

Fill in the blank: I like it when: people are nice
I hate it when: we turn the clocks back and it gets dark really early
Favorite quote: "Ok, brain, you don't like me and I don't like you- so let's get through this and I can get back to killing you with beer." - Homer Simpson