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JohnJohn Alaimo

Club nickname: Dan Bair
Occupation: Controls Engineer
Favorite run: The last 100 feet of any!
Favorite race or distance: hmmmm probably a 10k ot 10 miler.
Why I run: It makes me feel great!
Other interests: Triathlons, swimming, biking, movies, eating, and relaxing.
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DanDan Bair

Club nickname: El Bagger de Sand
Occupation: Allegedly a Lawyer
Favorite run: Anything at 5am
Favorite race or distance: The Ollie (for the food of course)
Why I run: To eat Peanut Butter and Fluff Sandwiches
Other interests: Stirrin' the Pot, eating
Favorite music artist: The Raisin Five, Ozzy and Dio
Favorite TV show: BSG
Favorite book: Lord of the Rings, Dune and all history
Favorite restaurant: Agosinto's to Zebras (and everything in between)
MelissaMelissa Bair

Club nickname: Miss, Melissa B or Coach
Occupation: Nurse Manager-Boss of many
Favorite run: Strawberry Hill
Favorite race or distance: Bay State Marathon
Why I run: it cures all ills
Other interests: work and hounding my husband
Favorite music artist: Alternative Rock, head banging stuff
Favorite TV show: HGTV
Favorite book: any fantasy adventure/scifi novel
Favorite restaurant: Basil's
PattyPatty Barry

Club nickname: None yet
Occupation: City of Medford Energy & Environment Office Direct
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Favorite race or distance: Falmouth Road Race, 5ks of any kind
Why I run: Runners high
Other interests: Motherhood & drinking beer around the camp fire
Favorite music artist: Enya
Favorite TV show: Ghost Whisperer
Favorite book: The DaVinci Code
Favorite restaurant: Lantanas
SueSue Bartlett

Club nickname: Slacker
Occupation: Head of Security at St.Tim's
Favorite run: Gilio Road Rage (Ooops... I mean Road Race)
Favorite race or distance: Any run at 4:30am
Why I run: Because I'm scared to drive with Michael
Other interests: Long runs on the beach
Favorite music artist: Any organ music while vacuuming
Favorite TV show: Norwood Cable Channel
Favorite book: Bible
Favorite restaurant: McDonalds
LindaLinda Bent

Club nickname: Teeny Bopper
Occupation: Financial Analyst
Favorite run: Charles River loops in Boston
Favorite race or distance: Foxboro Old Fashioned Ten-Miler
Why I run: to keep a healthy heart... and get that endorphin high
Other interests: triathlon, yoga, kayaking, hiking, piano
Favorite music artist: Oscar Peterson
Favorite TV show: 30 Rock
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Favorite restaurant: Chiara
DonDon Burke

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Occupation: Auto Parts Warehousman
Favorite run: Morning after a snowstorm, cool spring or fall days
Favorite race or distance: Disney Marathon, Swamp Rat Series races, relays
Why I run: I love races, Both for seeing running friends and to challenge myself
Other interests: Baseball, family, traveling ( and any combination of those )
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Favorite restaurant: Pub 99
AmandaAmanda Carnes

Club nickname: Do you really want to know?
Occupation: Nurse
Favorite run: Derry 16 miler
Favorite race or distance: 1/2 marathon
Why I run: why not?
Other interests: Trash Talking
Favorite music artist: Bare Naked Ladies
Favorite TV show: March Madness NCAA Tourney
Favorite book: Silence of the Lambs
Favorite restaurant: Acapulco's
MelissaMelissa Caron

Club nickname: Melissa C.
Occupation: Insurance Agency Principal
Favorite run: Strawberry Hill 10 mile loop
Favorite race or distance: The Half Iron
Why I run: To train for triathlon and to stay as fit as a fiddle
Other interests: Sabotaging Runner Profiles
Favorite music artist: Lady GaGa
Favorite TV show: Survivor, Family Guy, House MD, and The Office
Favorite book: The Da Vinci Code
Favorite restaurant: Chalet Swiss
ColinColin Cassidy

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Occupation: Actuary
Favorite run: any run at 5AM and 5 degrees
Favorite race or distance: 4 on the Fourth in Bridgton ME
Why I run: Lose weight and feel great.
Other interests: violin and viola
Favorite music artist: Talking Heads
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RoseRose Colleran

Club nickname: None that are said to my face anyway
Occupation: Office Manager - My boss says I'm "the glue"
Favorite run: One with my best gal pals
Favorite race or distance: marathon
Why I run: fitness and ability to eat a lot!
Other interests: spending time with family and friends
Favorite music artist: Sheryl Crow - and recently Pink - her new CD is a
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Favorite restaurant: Mistral
MariaMaria Conley

Club nickname: Mari, Mopsy
Occupation: Bookkeeper
Favorite run: Mt. Washington (Why you may ask?) It's the only race that I allowed myself to walk.
Favorite race or distance: Blessing of the Fleet 10M
Why I run: to be fit and healthy for my family, an excuse to go to Dunkies c/ Mo & Tracey
Other interests: yoga, cycling, watching Jimmy and Ashley play soccer, watching Ashley play Lacrosse
Favorite music artist: Jon Bon Jovi & Madonna
Favorite TV show: House, MD & Ugly Betty
Favorite book: Twilight Series
Favorite restaurant: Bertucci's, Dunkin Donuts,McDonalds
TriciaTricia Crispi

Club nickname: Trixie, Captain Crispi, Captain, Coco or Trish
Occupation: Nurse
Favorite run: Any run before breakfast
Favorite race or distance: Marathon
Why I run: Because Coach makes me
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JohnJohn Curran

Club nickname: Old Man Winter
Occupation: A Man of many occupations
Favorite run: Sat Morn with GNRC
Favorite race or distance: Falmouth RR/Boston Marathon/Derry
Why I run: So I can have some cold ones afterwards
Other interests: Family/Travelling
Favorite music artist: Jethro Tull
Favorite TV show: Three Stooges
Favorite book: The History of the Boston Marathon
Favorite restaurant: Toms Tavern
TracyTracy Curran

Club nickname: Tracy or Eileen??
Occupation: Rocket Scientist
Favorite run: Strawberry Hill or Dover Loop
Favorite race or distance: it will be the marathon eventually
Why I run: To make sure Eileen does not harass the cops
Other interests: Shammy, Nappers, Lewis, OCC, Irish Heaven, Conrads, etc
Favorite music artist: Black Sabbath, Zeppelin
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Favorite restaurant: much better question- see other interests above
AnneAnne Dillon

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DougDoug Edwards

Club nickname: None that I'm aware of.
Occupation: Student of philosophy. Seriously.
Favorite run: Paths up and down the Charles River in Boston, Cambridge, Watertown. Powisset Rd in Westwood is also pretty great.
Favorite race or distance: 10K
Why I run: "Human beings enjoy the exercise of their realized capacities, and this enjoyment increases the more the capacity is realized." Duh.
Other interests: I throw pots. At my neighbors.
Favorite music artist: John Coltrane
Favorite TV show: The Wire
Favorite book: fiction - Brothers Karamazov; nonfiction - Theory of Justice
Favorite restaurant: Cragie Street Bistro in Cambridge
GeorgeGeorge Estes

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Occupation: Sovereign Debt analyst
Favorite run: Mount Royal park in Montreal
Favorite race or distance: Stu's 30K
Why I run: Because I can
Other interests: Reading, triathlon
Favorite music artist: Lightnin' Hopkins
Favorite TV show: Professional soccer
Favorite book: Patrick O'Brian series
Favorite restaurant: Legal Seafoods
AngelikaAngelika Evans

Club nickname: Angie
Occupation: Institutional Research Associate
Favorite run: Westwood-Dover loop
Favorite race or distance: 15K
Why I run: For the fun, fitness, and because I like the people I run with.
Other interests: gardening, swimming, biking
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Favorite book: too many to count
Favorite restaurant: Chiara Bistro in Westwood
MichaelMichael Ferrari

Club nickname: Nope
Occupation: Law Enforcement
Favorite run: Brewster Brew Run
Favorite race or distance: Marathons and the Rat Series
Why I run: Stay in shape, burn off stress, I really love to run
Other interests: Nascar, home brewing, family travel
Favorite music artist: The Black Crowes, New Earth Mud
Favorite TV show: Sanford and Son
Favorite book: The Camulod Chronicles by Jack Whyte
Favorite restaurant: La Astoria in Stoughton
MichaelMichael Gilio

Club nickname: El Presidente!
Occupation: Underwriting Manager
Favorite run: Brew Run/Mt Washington/Falmouth & Boston Marathon
Favorite race or distance: marathon
Why I run: For the points, baby!
Other interests: Family & Coaching Michael's floor hockey, football & baseball
Favorite music artist: U2/Ozzy Osbourne
Favorite TV show: Survivor & Lost
Favorite book: Anything by Stephen King
Favorite restaurant: Bertucci's/Outback Daytona Beach
PatriciaPatricia Golden

Club nickname: Tricia
Occupation: Head of NH Emergency Room/Bartender/Hair Salon etc
Favorite run: Dover Loop
Favorite race or distance: Any Distance
Why I run: When I get home from work at 5am what else is there to do?
Other interests: too many to name-Tipsy for one
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Favorite TV show: what is tv?
Favorite book: don't have time to read
Favorite restaurant: any that are open at 2am
MoiraMoira Herlihy

Club nickname: Rosie
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Favorite run: any race with beer at the end
Favorite race or distance: Doyles and Falmouth
Why I run: to hear Dan’s thrilling stories and Michael’s input to his stories
Other interests: wine tasting, beer drinking, sports especially golf
Favorite music artist: U2
Favorite TV show: Lost
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Favorite restaurant: Conrad's
MaryMary Holt-Wilson

Club nickname: The Iron Matron
Occupation: Mom to three little people; Sixth Grade Teacher
Favorite run: Any run done in Maine
Favorite race or distance: 10 mile / 15K
Why I run: To keep my sanity. To get away. To feel good. Because I LOVE TO RACE and you must run to race.
Other interests: family, triathlon, eating, gardening, reading
Favorite music artist: Green Day (at least when I'm running)
Favorite TV show: Animal Planet and the Discovery Channel
Favorite book: The House of Mirth by Edith Wharton
Favorite restaurant: any place where I can get a good, dark beer
EileenEileen Kennedy

Club nickname: Trouble Maker
Occupation: FBI Agent
Favorite run: any run that involves harassing the cops.
Favorite race or distance: James Joyce Ramble- good beer
Why I run: see above
Other interests: Karaoke- The Jeffersons
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Favorite book: How to get arrested in 3 easy steps
Favorite restaurant: any that I have not been thrown out of.
ZacharyZachary Laidley

Club nickname: Zac
Occupation: Programmer
Favorite run: Ponkapoag
Favorite race or distance: the mile
Why I run: so I can complain about it
Other interests: beer, books, Labrador retrievers
Favorite music artist: Rustic Overtones
Favorite TV show: Frontline
Favorite book: Blood Meridian
Favorite restaurant: Becky's in Portland ME
MaureenMaureen Larkin

Club nickname: Speedy
Occupation: Speech Language Pathologist
Favorite run: anything near the ocean
Favorite race or distance: Falmouth, 10K, 1/2 marathon
Why I run: to see my friends, to escape responsibilities
Other interests: making t-shirt quilts, triathalons (assigning nicknames)
Favorite music artist: Earth Wind and Fire
Favorite TV show: I do not watch t.v, honestly!!!!!!!
Favorite book: the dictionary
Favorite restaurant: Starbucks
MatthewMatthew MacKenzie

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HeidiHeidi Nelson

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JenniferJennifer Oliver

Club nickname: Jen
Occupation: searching...
Favorite run: Oshkosh Half-Marathon (my first distance race:-)
Favorite race or distance: anything I can finish still running
Why I run: stress relief, fitness, FUN
Other interests: reading, singing, yoga, golf, tennis
Favorite music artist: Anything I can sing along with
Favorite TV show: The Office
Favorite book: The Notebook by Nicholas Sparks
Favorite restaurant: L'Osteria
MicheleMichele Page-Sinotte

Club nickname: Story Teller
Occupation: Medical Speech Language Pathologist, PhD student
Favorite run: Strawberry Hill
Favorite race or distance: half marathon
Why I run: no use sleeping in in the morning, is there?
Other interests: being a Mom to two sweet little kids, yoga, reading, lots of travel
Favorite music artist: John Mayer, Matt Nathanson, Jason Mraz, Rob Thomas
Favorite TV show: sadly ER so now I don't watch TV anymore
Favorite book: Alice in Wonderland, The Hobbit, In Cold Blood, The Shack, East of Eden, the list is endless
Favorite restaurant: with the kids: Vello's without the kids: anywhere I am wined and dined
LisaLisa Perna

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JeffJeff Popper

Club nickname: None that I’m aware of!
Occupation: Toy Marketer
Favorite run: local - Strawberry Hill; Duke golf course
Favorite race or distance: 5K - 10K
Why I run: To stay in shape mostly, and to compete sometimes
Other interests: Family, soccer, not much other free time these days
Favorite music artist: U2, Rush, Dave Matthews
Favorite TV show: Entourage today; Cheers & Seinfeld all time fav's
Favorite book: Presumed Innocent; anything by Tom Clancy
Favorite restaurant: Magnolia Grill in North Carolina
TeresaTeresa Prego

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Occupation: VP Marketing, Aspect Medical
Favorite run: 5 mile Rocky Woods loop and the Glen Road loop in Wellesley/Weston
Favorite race or distance: 5K in summer, half marathon in cooler weather
Why I run: to get out, clear my mind, stay in shape, and be fast enough to outrun my kids
Other interests: coaching soccer, I have four children, so I don't really have to worry about free time!
Favorite music artist: Bruce Springsteen, U2
Favorite TV show: Gray's Anatomy
Favorite book: To Kill a Mockingbird
Favorite restaurant: Blue Ginger
KeithKeith Purrier

Club nickname: Bro
Occupation: Professional Dog Walker
Favorite run: Mt. Washington
Favorite race or distance: Rat Series
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Other interests: Hair Club for Men
Favorite music artist: Busty B & The Spoonshanks
Favorite TV show: Mansfield Cable Channel
Favorite book: Lassie
Favorite restaurant: Wendy's
JeffreyJeffrey Putt

Club nickname: Putt, or a variation therein
Occupation: Network Engineer or something with firewalls
Favorite run: Not Mount Washington
Favorite race or distance: The Half
Why I run: Lions are fast; gotta make sure I'm faster
Other interests: Beer, and scuba diving before running took up all my time
Favorite music artist: MJ - Ok, who's the wiseguy?
Favorite TV show: Battlestar Galactica (not the original)
Favorite book: Non-Fiction: 1984 - Fiction: Watchmen
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DavidDavid Reavill

Club nickname: Man in the mask
Occupation: Software Developer
Favorite run: Martha’s Vineyard 20 Miler
Favorite race or distance: half marathon
Why I run: to catch Maureen
Other interests: camping
Favorite music artist: Pink
Favorite TV show: 24
Favorite book: Lord Of The Rings Trilogy
Favorite restaurant: Aunt Carrie’s
TomTom Rooney

Club nickname: Everyone is "bro" according to Keith
Occupation: Golf Professional
Favorite run: Strawberry Hill
Favorite race or distance: Boston Marathon and half marathons
Why I run: for the races and the camaraderie
Other interests: Golf
Favorite music artist: Fleetwood Mac
Favorite TV show: American Idol
Favorite book: A Good Walk Spoiled
Favorite restaurant: Skipjacks Restaurant
MattMatt Seaman

Club nickname: Route Master
Occupation: Construction Engineer
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Favorite race or distance: Medfield Day 5K
Why I run: To be fit and healthy
Other interests: Cycling and karate
Favorite music artist: Men At Work
Favorite TV show: Bob the Builder
Favorite book: Gourmet Coffee Houses of Eastern Massachusetts
Favorite restaurant: Any Gourmet Coffee House on a Sunday morning
MeredithMeredith Sheehan

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LindaLinda Sherman

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JeffJeff Smith

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Occupation: Law Enforcement
Favorite run: Boston Marathon
Favorite race or distance: Marathon
Why I run: I wouldn't call what I do running
Other interests: Family
Favorite music artist: Fleetwood Mac
Favorite TV show: That 70's Show
Favorite book: Anything by Robert Parker
Favorite restaurant: Ninety Nines
Mei-LingMei-Ling Smith

Club nickname: It probably should be "Hockey Helmet."
Occupation: nurse practitioner (hospice, oncology)
Favorite run: any trail run during which I don't face plant
Favorite race or distance: I liked The 24 Hour Around the Lake 12-hour ultra.
Why I run: I love everything about it (except the extra laundry).
Other interests: cooking, sleeping
Favorite music artist: anything but country or death metal
Favorite TV show: TV stinks, but I do like Aqua Teen Hunger Force.
Favorite book: I think "The Omnivore's Dilemma" made an impact. I like Tom Wolfe, too.
Favorite restaurant: O Ya and Babbo (splurges), and Misono in West Roxbury
MichelleMichelle St. Pierre

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RussRuss Thibeault

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MelissaMelissa Trudeau

Club nickname: Hard Core (given to me by Melissa C.)
Occupation: Financial Analyst
Favorite run: Dover Loop
Favorite race or distance: Foxboro 10 Miler
Why I run: To stay in shape and stay grounded
Other interests: Shop, listen to music, bike, go to the gym
Favorite music artist: (So many!) Harry Connick Jr./Chevelle/Sevendust
Favorite TV show: American Idol
Favorite book: Harry Potter series
Favorite restaurant: Antonio’s Pizza
JeffJeff Weidenaar

Club nickname: Jeff W.
Occupation: Editor
Favorite run: Dover loop
Favorite race or distance: half marathon
Why I run: because I'm a runner
Other interests: coach soccer, brew beer, watch soccer, drink beer
Favorite music artist: Neil Young
Favorite TV show: Seinfeld
Favorite book: Geometry (Bass, Hall, Johnson, Wood)
Favorite restaurant: Blue Ginger
AndrewAndrew Wilson

Club nickname: Hey.(nod)
Occupation: Against.
Favorite run: Nebo-Powisset
Favorite race or distance: Brew run, 5.2
Why I run: (see above)
Other interests: Laundry
Favorite music artist: U2
Favorite TV show: The White Shadow
Favorite book: Fifth Business
Favorite restaurant: Wendy's
DavidDavid Woodruff

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Occupation: software developer
Favorite run: anything that involves getting lost in a new place!
Favorite race or distance: Applefest Half Marathon
Why I run: I've forgotten how to stop
Other interests: biking, xc-skiing, locally grown foods, flute and piano
Favorite music artist: Decemberists, Solas, Loreena Mckennitt
Favorite TV show: recommend anything...?
Favorite book: The Once and Future King, Les Miserables, Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell
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