NAME: Martin (Marty) Klanchar
E-MAIL ADDRESS: i60@psu.edu
BIRTH-DATE: November 7, 1957
HOMETOWN (ORIGINALLY): Irwin - North Huntingdon, PA
WHERE I LIVE NOW: State College -- Park Forest Village Area
WHAT I DO IN LIFE AS WE KNOW IT: Research Associate (engineer) for
ARL/PSU
NON-RUNNING HOBBIES OR INTERESTS: Building/restoring clocks,
model trains (Lionel), building model rockets and airplanes.
A FAVORITE BOOK, MOVIE, TV OR RADIO SHOW: "The Road Less Traveled,"
Scott Peck, CNN News, Steeler Games, NASCAR races (yes, I've been
a NASCAR fan for years), NPR stuff
IF I COULD CHOOSE MY OWN NICKNAME OR EPITAPH: can't think of anything
I STARTED RUNNING (WHEN, WHERE, HOW...): 1977, while attending University
of Pittsburgh
AVERAGE MILES PER WEEK: 45 (normal) - 55 (when training for a marathon)
A TYPICAL TRAINING WEEK: Long run Saturday morning on Rothrock
State Forest roads(15+ miles); Intervals (800's and 400's) at PSU track
Wednesday night; 5-8 miles other days of the week. I typically meet
other runners at Rec Hall at 5:30 p.m. every weeknight
PREFERRED RACE OR RACING DISTANCE: Longer races of 10 miles to the
marathon distance .
NUMBER OF RACES PER YEAR: 6
A GOOD 10K TIME FOR ME WOULD BE: 41 minutes
WHY I RUN: Lots of reasons, but generally for the physical, mental,
and spiritual benefits. And to satisfy my competitive urges.
PEOPLE MIGHT BE SURPRISED TO LEARN THAT: I've run every Great Race
10K (in Pittsburgh), dating back to 1977, and every Pittsburgh Marathon.
** DATE SUBMITTED: July 30, 1999
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