NAME: Mr. Paige Andrew
EMAIL ADDRESS: pga@psulias.psu.edu
BIRTH DATE: 1958
HOMETOWN (ORIGINALLY): Seattle, Wash.
WHERE I LIVE NOW: Lemont, Pa.
WHAT I DO IN LIFE AS WE KNOW IT: librarian. Actually, my specialty
is as a maps cataloger; someone who creates bibliographic records
that go into the online catalog so people can find what they
are looking for...
NON-RUNNING HOBBIES OR INTERESTS:: numismatists (thats coin-collecting),
reading naturally, gardening/yard maintenance, baseball, helping
my kids grow up!
A FAVORITE BOOK, MOVIE, TV OR RADIO SHOW: none really, i don't
watch much TV and don't have much time for "fun" reading. Most reading
is the newspaper every day and National Geographic
Magazine, I favor non-fiction.
IF I COULD PICK MY OWN NICKNAME: hmmmm, I'll stick with my best
friend's nickname for me, which is Pedro
I STARTED RUNNING (WHEN, WHERE, HOW...): in 1985 while in grad
school (Univ. of Washington). Got asked to be a "backup" on
a relay team for an upcoming race (didn't get to actually run in
the race!), accepted, went to a local 1/4 mile track at an elementary
school three times a week for a month and got hooked! By the way,
the first couple of times I ran that 1/4 mile I nearly tossed
my cookies and thought I was going to die!
AVERAGE MILES PER WEEK: 10-12
A TYPICAL TRAINING WEEK: lunchbreak run on campus or a 6:00 a.m.
run through Lemont and Slab Cabin Run Park
PREFERRED RACE OR RACING DISTANCE: 5k, but do like to do 2-3
10k's per year. My favorite race that I've participated in over the
years is the Peachtree 10k (7 times), something really fun
about running with 50,000 people!
NUMBER OF RACES PER YEAR: in Georgia it was 12-15 until my second son
was born, now its 4-5
A GOOD 10K TIME FOR ME WOULD BE: 55 minutes
WHY I RUN: stress release, mental recharge, keep my weight
even (though it continues to creep up every couple of years, darn it!),
enjoy running in races 'cause its another "family" in my life!