NAME: Paul Robillard
E-MAIL ADDRESS: pdr1@psu.edu
BIRTH-DATE: July 5,1946
HOMETOWN (ORIGINALLY):
Fitchburg, Massachusetts
WHERE I LIVE NOW:
State College
WHAT I DO IN LIFE AS WE KNOW IT:
Water Resources Engineering
NON-RUNNING HOBBIES OR INTERESTS:
history, basketball, South America
A FAVORITE BOOK, MOVIE, TV OR RADIO SHOW:
book-'Grapes of Wrath', movie-'The Immigrants', quotes-'The minority is always
right' (Ibsen) and 'When you come to a fork in the road--take it'(Yogi Berra)
NICKNAME (AND WHY):
IF I COULD WRITE MY OWN EPITAPH:
I STARTED RUNNING (WHEN, WHERE, HOW...): At age 10 as
part of program organized by local finnish running club. track in high
school, recreational jogger since 1964. my interest in running came
from the finnish running club and family members who were runners.
AVERAGE MILES PER WEEK:
25
A TYPICAL TRAINING WEEK:
PREFERRED RACE OR RACING DISTANCE:
10K
NUMBER OF RACES PER YEAR:
5-10
A GOOD 10K TIME FOR ME WOULD BE:
49
WHY I RUN:
Pure enjoyment
PEOPLE MIGHT BE SURPRISED TO LEARN THAT:
** DATE SUBMITTED: August 6, 1999
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