NAME: Janet L. Jonson
E-MAIL ADDRESS: jlj6@psu.edu
BIRTH-DATE: July 4, 1963
HOMETOWN (ORIGINALLY): Drifting, PA
WHERE I LIVE NOW: State College, PA
WHAT I DO IN LIFE AS WE KNOW IT: I'm an Assistant Research Engineer
at the Applied Research Lab. Currently I work in the area of information
systems relating to business process re-engineering and hand-held electronics
for collecting and sending information.
NON-RUNNING HOBBIES OR INTERESTS: I love to read books
and magazines on houses, aerobics, and am presently learing more about
gardening. I enjoy being around my friends especially the ones that
I have made through running and aerobics.
A FAVORITE BOOK, MOVIE, TV OR RADIO SHOW: Seinfeld, Ally McBeal,
currently I'm hooked on the Young and the Restless. One of the best
movies I have seen was "Life is Beautiful".
IF I COULD CHOOSE MY OWN NICKNAME OR EPITAPH: FAST
I STARTED RUNNING (WHEN, WHERE, HOW...): I started running in
1990 and only ran during the Spring and Fall time (a fair weather runner)
for the first few years. I started running with some of the people
at the club where I taught aerobics in State College. I love running
now and do it all year long.
AVERAGE MILES PER WEEK: 20 - 25 miles
A TYPICAL TRAINING WEEK: 20 miles
PREFERRED RACE OR RACING DISTANCE: 10K
NUMBER OF RACES PER YEAR: 2 or 3 per year
A GOOD 10K TIME FOR ME WOULD BE: I just did 7:31 minute miles
for the 1999 Art's Fest race. This is a good time for me but I still
would like to try to get this down.
WHY I RUN: The health benefits mostly but I enjoy being outside
and I am able to think through a lot of things when I run. I like
to run because I can do it almost any where especially when I travel.
PEOPLE MIGHT BE SURPRISED TO LEARN THAT: I had knee surgery last
year due to a fall that occurred while I was running. My knee is
still not 100% but this has not made me want to stop running.
If anything, it has made me appreciate the ability to run even more.
** DATE SUBMITTED: August 5, 1999
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