NAME: Mike Casper
E-MAIL ADDRESS: mcc4@psu.edu
BIRTHDATE: 8/26/58
HOMETOWN (ORIGINALLY): Louisville
WHERE I LIVE NOW: State College
WHAT I DO IN LIFE AS WE KNOW IT: Coordinate publications for the Pennsylvania Transportation Institute
NON-RUNNING HOBBIES OR INTERESTS: Writing, hiking, media, guitar
A FAVORITE BOOK, MOVIE, TV OR RADIO SHOW: Peace Is Every Step/The Last Waltz/Art Bell’s Coast-to-Coast
NICKNAME (AND WHY): Occasionally Mikey, owing to my history of finishing most leftovers
IF I COULD WRITE MY OWN EPITAPH: Savored it.
I STARTED RUNNING (WHEN, WHERE, HOW...): I started running cross-country
my freshman year of high school. I can still hear coach’s voice calling from
across the ravine: “OK, make your move, Casper!”
AVERAGE MILES PER WEEK: 25
A TYPICAL TRAINING WEEK: 4-6 miles most weekdays, a longer run on the weekend
PREFERRED RACE OR RACING DISTANCE: 10K/marathon
NUMBER OF RACES PER YEAR: 5-8
A GOOD 10K TIME FOR ME WOULD BE: sub-42
WHY I RUN: Energy, creative thinking, fun, challenging myself.
PEOPLE MIGHT BE SURPRISED TO LEARN THAT: I ran my fastest marathon with no training run longer than 13 miles.
** DATE SUBMITTED: 8/12/02