NAME: Jim Taylor
E-MAIL ADDRESS: jim_taylor66@yahoo.com

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.

** DATE SUBMITTED: 3/1/2003

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