Mark Carbone
www.markcarbone.com
Hometown: Brooklyn, NY
How you got into running: Played basketball through high school, then joined cross country team in college because the coach asked me to. That's also how I got into triathlon.
Favorite Shoe: Any of them, as long as it's a women's size 9.5.
Favorite Piece of Running Apparel: Baggie 9 inch shorts with zip pockets and my Road ID
Favorite Sock: Low cut, Feetures or Balega.
Favorite Distance: Half-ironman, ironman, and half marathons
Favorite Running Song: Any 80's/90's heavy metal hair band
When you're not running you're: Hanging with the Ironsherpa cooking or chillin'
Katie Edwards
Hometown: Nashville, TN
How you got into running: I started running competitively in 7th grade, when my soccer coach realized I never got tired. The next season I ran 6 events in track and placed 2nd in the mile at Cities, and have been hooked ever since.
Favorite Shoe: Asics DS-Trainer - it is so light and comfortable that it feels like an extension of my foot.
Favorite Piece of Running Apparel: Saucony Run Lux Short - They feel like running naked!!
Favorite Sock: Balega X Athlete - All I can say is AMAZING
Favorite Distance: 10k at the moment, but it changes
Favorite Running Song: Very hard to pick just one, but I think I might have to say Usher's "Caught Up" haha. Oh yes, yay highschool. It always gives me a boost of energy.
When you're not running you're: I'm either singing or cooking, or watching Food Network
Phil Garland
Where you're from originally: Travelers Rest, SC
How you got into running: Needed to lose weight but then fell in love with the feel of running.
Favorite Shoe: Asics Nimbus
Favorite Piece of Running Apparel: Anything by Brooks
Favorite Sock: Balega
Favorite Distance: Half-Marathon
Favorite Running Song: Werewolves of London
When you're not running you're: Teaching history at CPCC.
Cathy Grable
Hometown: Southbury , CT
How you got into running: Moved to San Francisco , used it as a way to meet new people.
Favorite Shoe: Nike Air Max Moto
Favorite Piece of Running Apparel: Mizuno Breath-Thermo Half Zip
Favorite Sock: Balega
Favorite Distance: Marathon
Favorite Running Song: Run by Collective Soul
When you're not running you're: I'm hanging out with my husband and our dogs.
John Patten
Hometown: Charlotte
How you got into running: Because I wasn't able to play football anymore.
Favorite Shoe: Asics Nimbus 7
Favorite Piece of Apparel: Running Hat
Favorite Sock: Balega
Favorite Distance: Half Marathon
Favorite Running Song: "Roxanne" by The Police
When you're not running you're: I'm either Skydiving or Reading!
Julie Seligman
Hometown: Jacksonville, Fl and Charlotte, NC
How you got into running: I ran Cross Country in High School
Favorite Shoe: Asics Nimbius
Favorite Piece of Running Apparel: Nike 2n1 shorts and Moving Comfort Fiona Bra
Favorite Sock: Asics Kayano sock
Favorite Distance: 10K
Favorite Running Song: Jackson 5 - ABC song
When you're not running your....:Hanging out with friends and family, reading, exercising, traveling, attending sporting events just doing a lot of different things.
Robert Terry
Hometown: Homewood, AL
How you got into running: In 8th grade the high school i was zoned for in alabama needed another varsity athlete to be able to contend for the state champions, so they asked me to run for them and i've loved it ever since
Favorite Shoe: Asics Kayano
Favorite Piece of Running Apparel: Really short shorts!
Favorite Sock: Balega
Favorite Distance: 10k
Favorite Running Song: burning down the house-talking heads
When you're not running you're: Eating!
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