Jon Flaherty - BIO

Age

47
Running Achievements
  • 2:46 Chicago Marathon(2001)
  • 2:48 Boston Marathon(1996)
  • Overall Winner Cary 5K(1997)
  • Overall Winner Umstead Marathon(2006)
  • 1st Place Master Raleigh Marathon
  • GrandFather Marathon
  • Carrabba's Half Marathon(2 yrs)
  • 5th Place Age Group Philadelphia Marathon
  • Top 3 Overall 4 years Uwharrie 20 Miler
  • 4th Overall Mt. Mitchell Challenge
  • and Duathlon World Qualifier(2004)
Years Running 17
If you could run with anyone(past/present) who would it be?Why? John Kelley who ran the Boston Marathon 61 times. He won the race for the first time in 1935, back when running a marathon was considered to be insane. Plus the training and equipment they used back in those days was greatly inferior to what we have today. It would be great to hear how he got started when very few people had even heard of a marathon, and to hear about what he saw transpire over the 61 years of running the Boston course.
Do you have any pre-run/pre-race rituals? I always pull all of my gear together the night before the race, including putting my number on my race belt, so I do not have to worry about forgetting anything, and making sure I have time to warm up the morning of the race.
Favorite running memory Running 40 miles in 2 feet of fresh fallen snow in the Mt. Mitchell Challenge in 2004. Turned out to be a great race.
Favorite pre-race meal Golden Grahams, English Muffin, and Gatorade
What is your favorite movie? Top Gun
If you had to choose one kind of food that you had to eat the rest of your life what would it be? Pizza
Guilty or Not Guilty?
Lance Armstrong: Y
Barry Bonds: Y
Justin Gatlin: Y