Pacer Samuel
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Where are you from? |
Valdosta |
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Current P.R. |
3:49 |
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Birthday |
August 8 |
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Number of marathons |
16 and counting |
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Typical pace |
9:00-9:30 |
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Favorite marathon |
Kona |
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Occupation |
Air Transporter |
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Favorite Running Food |
Pre-race: Pasta, Pizza, Sushi, Bananas, Bagels, PB&J. During: GU and Power Gel |
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Hobbies |
Triathlons,MMA, |
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Who do you train with? |
Moody Triclub and Azalea City Cyclists |
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Favorite book, what are you reading now? |
How to run your first and best marathon |
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A quotation you like… |
It’s only 26.2 |
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Personal goals |
Qualify for Kona Ironman and to complete a marathon in each state and one in the other 6 continents. |
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Why do you run?
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It’s fun. It gives me energy. Great meditation time. Oh and the cute girls make me want to run more. |
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Describe your best marathon memory.
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Kona 2004. It was my second year of running. I trained 6-8 weeks. Run into my 1st Sgt when deployed in 2003. Forgot my watch at the hotel but still got a PR of 3:49. Made a wonderful friend Jill and she has been feeding my Ironman dream. |
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Why do you pace?
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I ran with a pace group 3 times and it’s been so fun. |
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Why should someone run in your pace group?
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Because I like to have fun, tell a few jokes, play some trivia and I love to take pictures. |
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Any tips for runners about to join your group?
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Prepare to have fun. Leave your headphones at home. If you are not having fun, I think you are doing something wrong. |
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Anything else you’d like to share? |
Jesus is the wind beneath my wings.
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What philanthropic activities do you have? |
Christian youth camp. I enjoy being a mentor and teaching our leaders of tomorrow.
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