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Why do you run?
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The social aspect, a great stress relief & I get to eat all
the pizza I could ever want in addition to chocolate milk. Running makes me
feel like a kid again.
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Describe your best
marathon memory.
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Probably my first marathon, Baltimore. The entire day felt magical,
nothing seemed to go wrong, the miles ran by so quickly and my mom & dad
were there to celebrate.
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Why do you pace?
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I pace to give back to the running community, to help other
runners achieve their goals and basically to have fun.
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Tell us your best
pacing experience.
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Cleveland 2006. Horrible weather: rain, sleet, winds over 20mph.
The group was down to one runner, Karol. She joined the group at m14, told me
of her wishes to qualify for Boston
but didn’t think it could happen because of the weather. I told her to run
behind me when the wind picked up, draft, anything to steal time &
conserve energy. We maintained pace and at M25 I told Karol to “go” she
wanted no part of it and we crossed at 4:14:52
together holding hands. She made it to Boston!
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Why should someone run
in your pace group?
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We are a rolling party! Actually, you’ll spend less energy than
if you were by yourself, the miles roll by, before you know it we’re at M25.
No banking time either – even splits the entire way makes it easier.
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Any tips for runners
about to join your group?
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Don’t go out too fast, try and stay with the group if you really
want to run that particular time. Introduce yourself to at least two people
in the group – make some new friends.
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Anything else you’d
like to share?
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Meet me after the finish for a beer.
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