BIRTH-DATE: 1966
HOMETOWN (ORIGINALLY): Grove City, PA
WHERE I LIVE NOW: State College, PA
WHAT I DO IN LIFE AS WE KNOW IT: Angela’s Husband, Emily’s and Katie’s
Dad, Project Manager
NON-RUNNING HOBBIES OR INTERESTS: Cycling, Fishing
A FAVORITE BOOK, MOVIE, TV OR RADIO SHOW: Any one that I haven’t read,
seen or heard yet.
NICKNAME (AND WHY): None that I care to be called again.
IF I COULD WRITE MY OWN EPITAPH: He loved the visit, but he’s gone
home.
I STARTED RUNNING (WHEN, WHERE, HOW...): 2001, in my neighborhood,
slowly with much gasping and accompanied by the sound of neighbors snickering
AVERAGE MILES PER WEEK: 20 - 35
A TYPICAL TRAINING WEEK: Doesn’t go as planned
PREFERRED RACE OR RACING DISTANCE: The next longer one that I haven’t
completed. (I realize this has to end soon.)
NUMBER OF RAC! ES PER YEAR: 7 or 8
A GOOD 10K TIME FOR ME WOULD BE: I haven’t run better than 50 since
I started back, but I have fantasies of getting under 45. I really
need to work on getting some better fantasies.
WHY I RUN: To stay sane, drop weight and know that I’m alive.
PEOPLE MIGHT BE SURPRISED TO LEARN THAT: I did not have to bribe, trick
or otherwise coerce Angela to marry me.