The Quinn Smith File

Age:

19

Major/Future Occupation:

English

Native of:

New Mexico

Years running:

eighth

Started running because:

my dad was a track coach and I was always at the track

I knew I was hooked on running when:

I did it for fun

Favorite places to run:

on the trails by the Rio Grande, any big meet

Current weekly mileage:

85

PR's:

800-1:55; 1500-3:57; 8k-26:02; 10k-32:41

Best or most satisfying performance ever:

being part of the winning team the Chili Pepper Invite in 2000.

Most recent race:

Regionals.

Favorite race:

OSU is always fun, any place where I have friends to run with.

One of my misconceptions about running was:

nobody runs 100 miles a week

Any pre-race superstitions?

not really

Training philosophy/schedule:

train hard, sleep alot, and eat even more

Training diet:

Kenyan food and the occasional CiCi's

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

It's your running career, take control of it.

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

my brother John Kemboi

When nobody's looking, I like to:

look at girls, also people are looking

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

Jared Leto

Favorite restaurants:

whenever coach pays

Favorite movie:

Mission Impossible

Favorite book:

For Whom the Bell Tolls

My least favorite physical feature:

maybe two more inches on my legs would be nice

One of my hidden talents is:

I can speak some Swahili

My idea of a dream vacation is:

Spain

Other interests:

reading, writing poetry

What was your first impression of Tech?

this place is big

The most impulsive thing I've ever done is:

don't know

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

Steve Maddux doesn't bother me that much

What would you want written on your tombstone?

"Death, I shall be thy death."

Quote:

"Train hard, win easy"

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