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Location: Toronto, ON E-mail: Occupation: Thinker Height: 5' 2" Weight: 125 lbs Birthplace: Hamilton, ON Date of birth: 06/03/68 Running since: grade school Shoes I run in: variety of Saucony Favourite running surface: Anything with few people, except for other ultra runners. Some events I have completed: Haliburton 50k, Sulphur Springs 50mile, Dam Tuff 50k, Iroquoia Trail 32k Personal Bests: Haliburton 50k - 6:44 Best Performance: Finally! Thanks to an amazing pacer - Gavin - and amazing conversation, I ran a PB at Haliburton. Ultra achievement: Finally running the "official" course-to-be of Seaton. Ultra I would like to do but haven't yet: Ultimately, Badwater - however, there is no "ultimate" goal as they constantly transmute after I've reached them. Dreaming keeps me motivated! Typical training week: Well, I'm still trying to get the obsessive bugs out of my system and run every run because I truly enjoy being outside and with other runners. So, 3'ish runs a week, some cross-training and once or twice on weekends. Injury history: Plantars Fasciitis and a nagging hip injury that all seem to disappear when I run in a more relaxed and enjoyable style. Favourite ultra foods: Anything salty. Favourite ultra beverages: Sweet, pure H20 Things I like most about ultras: Incredible, incredible people and the numbing effect on my mind. Things I hate most about ultras: Waking up at 5:30 on weekends. What got me started doing ultras: Inspired in 1998 during an intimate adventure race down in the States where the winner was a very compassionate female ultra runner who walked all over the course while doubling back to help others. Ultra heroes: Absolutely everyone that runs an ultra - in events or training runs. Ultra quote: "That's a very tough course" (but I hear that about every course!) How my life has changed since I started running ultras: I don't care anymore that people think I'm a bit of a nut because I feel like I'm experiencing life through rose-coloured glasses since taking up ultra running. Jan 2006 |
