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OUSer Bio:
Grant Hickey

hick_g.jpg (15758 bytes)Location: Etobicoke, Ontario
E-mail: ghickey@northplains.com
Occupation: Senior Software Engineer
Height: 5' - 10"
Weight: 174
Birthplace: Toronto, Ontario
Date of birth: 1/20/1964
Years running: 5
Years running ultras: 2
PRs: 1st 50 miler 11:34, Ottawa Marathon 3:44, Moon in June 10k 45:27
Shoes I run in: Changes Daily
Favourite running surface: Trails
Some ultras I have completed: Niagara 50 miler, Sulphur Springs 50k, Ganaraska 50k, Bechtel Park 50k.
Ultra achievements: Running my first 50 miler, not finishing last at Bechtel Park 50k even though I started 10 minutes late.
Ultra I would like to do but haven't yet: Leadville 100 miler.
Typical training week: Still working on this but for now a long run on Sunday with some shorter runs during the rest of the week.
Injury history: ITB
Favourite ultra foods: popsicles
Favourite ultra beverages: ice water over my head.
Things I like most about ultras: feeling of accomplishment.
Things I hate most about ultras: falling down and bleeding.
What got me started doing ultras: wanted to meet single girls.
Ultra heroes: Ron, Ryne, Joe, Victor, Esmond, Helen and everybody else I meet while running.
Other comments: I want to get to a point where I can run Sulphur Springs without tripping and falling into the trail and having to run half the race bleeding and covered in GU!

Mar 2000

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