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Birthdate:  6/23/80

Hometown:  sonoma, ca

Occupation:  healthcare financial consultant

Education:  Graduated from UCLA last March. Economics and Geography

Family Life:  Not even thinking about starting a family any time soon. I have relatives all over the country.

Running History:  Cross-country and Track in high school. Got lazy in college. Starting to get unlazy again.

Miles per week:  0-20, leaning closer to 20 these days.

Paces:  depends how hard I feel like going.

Favorite Race:  The Relay: Calistoga to Santa Cruz. I could barely walk the week after. Now that is a good race!

Best Running Experience:  The stretch of the Relay that goes along Ocean Beach at 3am. It was so quite and peaceful. And the fog made it very surreal.

Worst Running Experience:   Progressively getting slower after Sophomore year of high school.

Diet:  It used to be 2 Whoppers for lunch followed by 3 Big Macs for dinner. Lately its been salads and low-fat vegetarian meals.

Injuries:  Nope.

Non-Running Interests:  Motorcycles, Backpacking, Hiking, Reading...

Who would star as you in the Hollywood story of your life?   I've been told in the past that I kind of look like Matt Damon but I dont buy it. Maybe Leonardo Dicaprio playing a character similar to the one in "Catch Me If You Can".