1) Primary sport (s): Trail running, Ultrarunning, Mountain running, Snowshoe running
2) Team member since: 2004
3) City/state of residence: Mansfield, MA
4) Occupation: Research Professor
5) Goals for 2012: Run a few interesting FKT’s, lower my road 50k PR, win a few races with CR’s.
6) Notable achievements/memories/PR’s in your sport: 6th at the IAU World Trail Championship and 11th at the IAU World Road 50k Trophy in 2011. CR at the Escarpment Trail Race, FKT’s for the Great Range Traverse in the Adirondacks, Devil’s Path in the Catskills, and the Pemi Loop in the White Mountains
7) Favorite inov-8 gear: Road X 233 and 255, Roclite 318 GTX, Terrafly 313 GTX, f-lite 230, X-talon 190
8) List one thing others may not know about you: I spent the first month of my life in an incubator in Montreal after getting a ride in a US Air Force helicopter from northern NY 10 minutes after being born. Apparently it was an emergency.
9) Favorite energy drink/food: Gatorade and Coke
10) Your favorite race/event and why? The 2011 IAU World Trail Championships in Connemara Ireland. It was the first time I have seen a trail eat a person, I learned that grass can grow on a vertical surface, I experienced an uphill bog, and I witnessed someone rowing down a mountain. From a competition standpoint, I had the strongest race of my life on the exact day I wanted it. Between the people and the landscape, Connemara is an incredible part of Ireland.
11) Advice to other athletes: Don’t waste your time on events that do not suit your strengths. It is much more enjoyable to compete at an event where you use your absolute potential. Miracles rarely occur on race day; your training should be at a level which makes your race goal a logical result, and not dependent on a vast improvement on race day.
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