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 Location: Toronto, OntarioOccupation: mail clerk Height: 5'-10" Weight: 145 Birthplace: Toronto Date of Birth: February 29, 1952 Years running: 20 Years running ultras: 13 Shoes I run in: whatever is on sale at given times Favourite running surface: road Some ultras I have completed: Ottawa 24 hr, Papineauville 200 km, Golden Horseshoe 50 mile, Strolling Jim 40 mile, Del Passatore 100km (Italy), Nickel City 50 mile PB times: Marathon - 3:02, 50km - 4:00, 50 mile - 7:15, 100 km - 9:55, 24 hr - 110.6 miles Best Performances: 200 km in 26:49 and 110.6 miles in 24 hrs, both at Papineauville 1989 Ultra achievement I am most proud of: completion of my first ultra in 1986, the Golden Horseshoe 50 miler from Hamilton to Queenston Ultra I haven't done but really want to: Spartathlon, Greece Typical training week: during race season: 100-110 km per week Injury history: Past: plantar fascitis, IT band, bunions. Present: bunions Favourite ultra foods: salty snacks, Cliff bars Favourite ultra beverages: water, juice, defizzed pop Things I like most about ultras: un-uptight nature of people involved, small fields give a family ambience to events Things I hate most about ultras: long sections of trail What got me started doing ultras: didn't have any speed to do well in shorter distances Ultrarunning heroes: all participants are heroes; not fair to single one or two out Favourite ultra quote: "We're runners, we know about these things!" -John Spasiw, Toronto ultrarunner Other Comments: I hope to continue doing ultras to a very, very old age. Nov 1999 |
