Birthdate:  September 4, 1977

Hometown:  Jericho, NY (Lawn- gisland!!)

Occupation:  law student

Education:  BA Economics/History, Columbia U., pursuing JD at UC Hastings

Family Life:  married to an Italian-American which means I have more relatives than you can imagine, plus a younger sister, mom, and stepdad in NJ.

Running History:  started running in HS for XC team, stopped in college, except during finals to blow off steam and began running again after I started working. Started entering races about 3 years ago. Love long distances, esp. half-marathons.

Miles per week:  about 50 when training, about 30-40 when not.

Paces:  7min/5k - 8 min/marathon, but it all depends on my mood, hangovers, etc.

Favorite Race:  Hmmm...i've run so many. Favorite I think is the Norwegian 1/2 Marathon in Central Park in November b/c they give you bagels and lox afterwards (yum)

Best Running Experience:  Flying Pig Marathon 2003 - qualified for Boston, and ran it with my husband.

Worst Running Experience:  NJ Shore Marathon 2002, torrential rains the entire time and was out of shape.

Diet:  celeste frozen pizzas, honey bunches of oats, sleepytime tea, chocolate covered pretzels, diet sprite, kettle potato chips, LUNA bars, CLIFF bars, lots of sushi, spinach ravioli, tamales. And lots and lots of mint chocolate chip ice cream, and peanut butter and jelly sandwiches.

Injuries:  none to speak of. Secret: good sneakers and no overtraining.

Non-Running Interests:  eating, foreign movies, cycling, biathlons, cooking, reading, travelling, watching the Food Network

Who would star as you in the Hollywood story of your life?  Though she's not Japanese - Sandra Bullock