NAME: Ken Forstmeier
E-MAIL ADDRESS: kgf1@psu.edu
BIRTH-DATE: 06/20/1958
HOMETOWN (ORIGINALLY): Islip Terrace, NY (on Long Island)
WHERE I LIVE NOW: Bellefonte, PA
WHAT I DO IN LIFE AS WE KNOW IT: Married, 4 boys with a 5th boy on
the way. To earn my keep I do computer related stuff in research
administration at Penn State.
NON-RUNNING HOBBIES OR INTERESTS: Reading, hiking.
A FAVORITE BOOK, MOVIE, TV OR RADIO SHOW: Favorite movies: Zulu,
Henry V, Breaker Morant, Twelve O'Clock High, the Hornblower series.
Favorite authors: G.K. Chesterton, Winston Churchill, Michael O'Brien,
William Faulkner, Steinbeck.
IF I COULD CHOOSE MY OWN NICKNAME OR EPITAPH: He never intended any
harm
I STARTED RUNNING (WHEN, WHERE, HOW...): Started in track and field
in junior high school (100 yd high hurdles, discus), rowed competitively
in college and five years beyond with some running for cross training
(including one marathon and one ultra), continued running (on and off)
ever since.
AVERAGE MILES PER WEEK: 30 - 50 miles plus an hour or two of cross
training on a rowing machine
A TYPICAL TRAINING WEEK: One day at the track (Thursdays), one long
run on the weekend (now at 7:30 PM on Sunday) and 4 to 7 miles daily.
PREFERRED RACE OR RACING DISTANCE: Marathon
NUMBER OF RACES PER YEAR: 2 to 4
A GOOD 10K TIME FOR ME WOULD BE: (just) sub 40 minutes
WHY I RUN: Because those darn black helicopters keep chasing me ...
plus it keeps me fit enough to keep up with my kids
PEOPLE MIGHT BE SURPRISED TO LEARN THAT:
** Date submitted: July 1999
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