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| Christina Zessin | |
| NAME | Christina Zessin |
| NICKNAME | "Pokey" |
| HOMETOWN | East Greenbush, NY |
| DOB | 8/14/1980 |
| HIGH SCHOOL | Troy High |
| COLLEGE | HVCC |
| WHEN YOU STARTED RUNNING | 2008 |
| WHY YOU STARTED RUNNING | Because my boyfriend made me. |
| PRs: |
The Mile - 8:29 5K - 31:07 4 mile - 42:46 10K - 1:11:50 |
| RUNNING GOALS |
Run a 5K under 30 minutes. Finish my first Half-Marathon. |
| FAVORITE DISTANCES |
The 50 yard dash. |
| FAVORITE RACES |
St. Ann's Spring Runoff 5K, it's nice and flat. |
| NEXT GOAL RACE |
USMC Half-Marathon |
| FAVORITE RUNNING BOOK |
When I read one, I'll let you know. Does Runner's World Magazine count? |
| FAVORITE NON-RUNNING BOOK |
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban |
| FAVORITE MOVIE |
Escape From Alcatraz |
| WHAT DO YOU CHERISH THE MOST? |
My determination and work ethic. |
| WHAT WOULD SURPRISE PEOPLE IF THEY KNEW ABOUT YOU |
It surprises people when I tell them that I'm a "runner". |
| WHY DO YOU RUN? | To lose weight. After I lose weight, maybe I'll start to like running. |
| WHAT YOU THOUGHT OF COACH JIM THE FIRST TIME YOU MET HIM |
His first question to me was "Did you beat Justin today?" And I thought.... "Is this guy nuts!?!?" |
| WHAT YOU THINK OF COACH JIM NOW | He's still nuts. |
| WHY TEAM UTOPIA? | Willow Street was my first choice but they didn't want me. Justin and Coach made me join through peer pressure. |
| FAVORITE RUNNING MEMORY | I got paired up with a complete stranger at the Dynamic Duo and he didn't even care that I was the slowest runner in the race. We still won a t-shirt in our age group regardless. |
| LEAST FAVORITE RUNNING MEMORY | Some redneck in a truck yelled some very inappropriate things at me while on a training run. |
| YOUR RUNNING STORY/HISTORY | I don't have one. My profile is boring, I know. |