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1. Personal Data:
Name: Derek Sawyer Age: 32 Family: Wife - Prim, Son - Alex. 2 Cats Occupation: Mortgage Loan Officer Where do you live now: Davis Sq. Somerville Where did you grow up: New Hampshire 2. Running Profile: When/How did you start running? Cross Country Ski Training in high School When/How did you join CSU? Spring 1996 - I had just moved to the area and was looking for a team. My friend Scott Clark told me to call Terry |
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400: 800: Mile: 2-Mile: 3000: 5000: 5M: Fresh Pond 2.5M: Fresh Pond 5M: 10K XC: 10K Road: 1/2 Marathon Marathon: |
58 (89)highschool track 2:07 (89) highschool track 4:31 (89)highschool track 9:40 (89)highschool track 9:05 (00)BU indoors 15:42 (00)BU indoors 26:20 (90)Turtle trot - Concord NH 12:51 26:30 33:10 (90) Paul Short Invite, PA 33:51 (99) Portsmouth NE Champs 1:12:56 (01) Lowell 2:42:31 (02) Boston |
half marathon
What are some of your favorite training routes?
Fresh pond, minuteman bike path, battleroad trail, Lincoln trails.
What are your favorite pair of running shoes?
Asics DS Trainers (2000 - 2002 model)
What is your training like (weekly mileage, specific workouts)?
Pretty consistenly in the 60's. Workouts happen very infrequently. Long run of at least 12 miles every weekend.
What running achievements are you most proud of:
Boston marathon and 2001 Baystate Half Marathon (third attempt to break 1:13)
What are your current training goals?
Stay consistent and remain injury free. Focus on a Fall marathon???
3. Other Activities, Hobbies, and
Interests
What other sports/activities do you enjoy besides running?
Hiking,
Salt water fishing
If you couldn't run, what sport/activity would you do instead?
Tennis, biking, swimming, team
sports - softball, basketball and soccer
What are some of your non-athletic hobbies or interests?
Going to the beach
What non-running achievement(s) are you most proud of:
Finishing my MBA while working
full time
What are some of your non-running goals/resolutions? :
Continue to build my family and
spend more time with them
4. Wisdom to Share With Others
What do you like most about CSU?
Laid back, diverse group
What changes would you make to improve CSU?
more fund raising
What race would
you most recommend to others?
Boston Marathon
What race would you
least recommend to others?
Baystate marathon
Why? It has changed and is now very
disorganized
What's your favorite piece of advice for
injury prevention?
Run every day. If an
injury starts to form, try training faster and increasing your mileage. This has
worked for me several times in the past.
What advice would you give to newbie
runners?
Train every day.
5. Personal Favorites:
Favorite food?
I will eat and enjoy most
anything
Favorite song?
Several
by U2
Favorite restaurant?
Elephant Walk
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