Matt Lonergan

Personal Blog: http://mattlonergan.blogspot.com/

1.     Date of Birth: October 13, 1973

2.     Place of Birth: Brockton, MA

3.     Places Lived: Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Oregon

4.     Job: Licensed Massage Therapist

5.     Marital Status: Married since 2002 to my wife Marla Runyan

6.     Children: One beautiful 4 year-old daughter Anna

7.     Pets: 2 cats

8.     Your races for 2010: Way Too Cool 50k, American River 50M, Silver State 50k, Western States 100, Where’s Waldo 100k, USA Trail Marathon Championships, JFK 50 or The North Face 50M (SF)

9.     Goal(s) for 2010: Top 10 Finish at Western States 100, stay healthy

10.  Favorite Movie: Star Wars, Lord of The Rings, JFK, The Shawshank Redemption

11.  Favorite TV show: Seinfeld

12.  Favorite music: Anything that gets me moving.

13.  Hobbies (other than running): Reading and collecting books and watching the History Channel.

14.  Favorite Quote:  “Do, or do not, there is no try”- Jedi Master Yoda

15.  Weekly mileage: 75-110 depending on where I am in the buildup

16.  Most memorable race performance: 2008 Sunmart 50M Win and 2008 American River 50M 4th place

17.  Favorite food: Chicken Parmesan

18.  Favorite Race: Where’s Waldo 100k

19.  I can’t hit the trails without my: IPOD Shuffle

20.  Role Models: Those that search for the positive (rather than then negative) aspect of a situation.

21.  Best running advice you were given: No matter what you have going on, get out the door for your run.

22.  Anything else someone may want to know about you: I began running Ultras in 2008 and have started and finished 8 events from 50k-100k.