NAME: Hiren Maharaj
EMAIL ADDRESS: maharaj@math.psu.edu
BIRTH DATE: 1970
HOMETOWN (ORIGINALLY):I am South African
WHERE I LIVE NOW:State College, on Penn State campus
WHAT I DO IN LIFE AS WE KNOW IT:a grad student
NON-RUNNING HOBBIES OR INTERESTS:biking, cooking
A FAVORITE BOOK, MOVIE, TV OR RADIO SHOW:Terri Gross's Fresh Air on
NPR
IF I COULD PICK MY OWN NICKNAME:
I STARTED RUNNING (WHEN, WHERE, HOW...):the beginning of last year,
on campus, using my feet.
AVERAGE MILES PER WEEK: 21
A TYPICAL TRAINING WEEK: every second day I run for an hour.
PREFERRED RACE OR RACING DISTANCE:
NUMBER OF RACES PER YEARr:
A GOOD 10 TIME FOR ME WOULD BE::
WHY I RUN: I am an oxygen junkie - I can't do without it for more than
6 minutes. The best way to do it is to run ... and I usually get
a high that lasts a long time ...
submitted July 1999
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