The Antonio Franklin File

Age:

23

Major/Future Occupation:

Restaurant, Hotel, and Institutional Mgt.

Native of:

Virginia

Years running:

6 years

Started running because:

Felt I could get my education paid for.

I knew I was hooked on running when:

Hooked? Running to me is more like a job

Favorite places to run:

To home

Current weekly mileage:

about 5 miles (not counting walking around campus)

PR's:

46.2 4x4 split, 400m 47.6, 200m 21.1

Best or most satisfying performance ever:

Anchor leg of 4x4 relay, getting the stick in third and beating Long Beach at the tape.

Most recent race:

Indoor Conference / 1st place in 4x4 (Me, JD, Justin and OD)

Favorite race/meet:

4x200m/Mt. SAC relays or any race I win! !

One of my misconceptions about running was:

It's fun

Any pre-race superstitions?

A rubber band on my left wrist, in memory of my great grandmother.

Training philosophy/schedule:

Whatever the coach gives me to run.

Training diet:

Diet?

One piece of advice I'd give to other runners is:

Never be intimidated by another person.

If I could go on a social/training run with any person, living or dead, it would be:

Tyra Banks, but there will be very little running!

When nobody's looking, I like to:

I don't think I should say!

In a movie of my life, I would like to be played by:

Martin Lawrence

Favorite restaurants:

Tommy's Famous Burgers (not in Texas)

Favorite movie:

Bruce Lee's Enter the Dragon

Favorite book:

Haven't found one to call a favorite yet (does The Lil' Engine That Could count?)

My least favorite physical feature:

These dang bulging biceps!

One of my hidden talents is:

I don't know, they're all hidden.

My idea of a dream vacation is:

Anyplace where there's no work to be done so I can relax.

Other interests:

Basketball, video games, girls

What was your first impression of Tech?

Really big, really flat, really pretty girls.

The most impulsive thing I've ever done is:

Choke someone for calling me out my name.

One thing that other track team members would love to know about me is:

I'M A SIGMA MAN! !

Quote:

Winners never quit, quitters never win.

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