Who's Who in SRR: Zachary Grunko
Name: Zachary Grunko
Age: 31
Residence: Arlington
Birthplace: Boston
Education:
HS- CRLS
College- George Washington Univ.
Graduate
Occupation: International Product Manager
Marital status: Married
Children status: 1 (1yr old)
How long have you been running? 17yrs
What made you decide to begin running? A poster my soon-to-be HS track/xc coach put up to attract new recruits. It read "Real Men eat raw meat and run xc for Cambridge". That fall the CRLS team won the state chaps and I was hooked!
Did you run competitively in high school? Yes
Did you run competitively in college? Yes
When / why did you join SRR? Trying to get in shape for my first marathon and need people to train with.
Total number races: hundreds
Favorite race (and why): When I won the Greater Boston League 1000yrd run Championship in 1995. It's was the first Individual Championship I won.
Favorite race distance: The mile- There's just something perfect about the mile.
Favorite runner: Paul Tergat- He's mastered every surface we run on.
Favorite running shoe: My heart will always be with the Asics- Gel Kayano
Average miles per week: right now 30. My goal is to reach 60 before I run the marathon.
Most MPW Ever: 80
Best running memory: Watching the varsity team win the State Camps in '91. Wow
Worst running memory: Running the Mile at the Class A Championships with a kidney stone. To make it worse it was the morning after my high school prom!
Running PR's (when and where):
Khourys
5 K 16:07 Franklin Park 1994
10 K 32:53 Franklin Park 1996
15 K
25 K
30 K
4 mile
5 mile 26:25 Univ. of Richmond 1995
Half-marathon
10 mile
20 Mile
Marathon
Other: 2.5mi 12:49 Fresh Pond 1995