Name: Jason Larson

Message Board Screen Name: badgerfan140

Date of Birth: July 9^th 1983

Place of Birth: Minneapolis

Spouse/significant other and/or children? Single

Pets: Nope

Best physical feature: No idea

Worst physical feature: No idea

Hobbies (besides running): Ultimate, Basketball, Soccer, Twins

Short-term running goal: Training for speed oriented races à 1 milers, 5ks, 10ks

Long-term running goal: Not sure. Probably the same as above. No particular race in mind yet.

Running achievement of which you are most proud: Joining the team in April. I have plenty of sports related achievements, not many pure running ones yet.

Personal strengths:  Sprinting, cutting, jumping, short distances – ultimate/soccer/basketball style stuff

Personal weaknesses: 15+ milers

Running PR’s: 

10K – I think around 41

5K – 19:45

1 Mile – 5:45

Years running: on a running team – 1/2, in sports – 20

Number of marathons (or half marathons) finished:  Zero

Your favorite race distance, and why:  5k – they’re more attuned to my strengths

Most memorable race finish, and why:  My first shamrock shuffle in Chicago. It was my first ever race

 Typical training week, a month or two before a major race: Try and worry as little as I can about the race

 Injuries: None virtually my entire life – Thank you cross training

 Favorite running shoes:  Cleats. Also my brooks.

Favorite place to run:  Anywhere outside. Probably the lakes.

Running idol: I could name you some ultimate players maybe…basketball even?

Why did you join a running club (or MNRed)? Stay in shape, meet people, keep up performance in sports, meet and beat new race goals, learn how to train better …

Why do you run?  Exact same reasons as above

Advice you would give to other runners: I’ll probably have some to give once I learn it myself!

Anything interesting you might like to share about yourself? I’m still kinda trained for sports – I did 10 years of fall soccer, 10 of spring soccer, 6 years of track, 10 years of basketball, and probably up near 10 of ultimate now. So I’m just building off that base….which is why I don’t run marathons (yet)!!