Member Profiles
Name:
Christian Hicks
Date of Birth:
06/08/1974
Place of Birth:
St. Louis Park, MN
Height:
5'7"
Weight:
156
Before or after a marathon?
Before
Spouse and/or children
Spouse:
Yes
Kids:
No
Pets
Dog:
One
Cat:
Never
Physical features
Best:
legs
Worst:
legs
Hobbies (besides running):
ice climbing, reading, photography, eating, beer, hiking, fastpacking
Collections:
Shoes
Short-term running goal:
JFK 50 miler
Long-term running goal:
See how far sub 3:00 I
can go in the marathon
Running achievement of which you are most proud:
4 days of running this week
Personal strengths:
Energy, humor
Personal weaknesses:
Greed, sloth, vanity, etc.
Running
PRs
Marathon
3:04:12 (National Marathon)
Half-Marathon
1:37:39 (Mora 1/2) Still my favorite race
25K
Don't remember
10 mile
Don't remember
10K
41:08
5K
19:11
Years running marathons:
10?
Number of marathons finished:
8?
Most memorable marathon
finish, and why:
My wife's Chicago finish last year. She kept trucking even
though it was freaking hot. I couldn't keep up.
Injuries:
None really, ok maybe
my head is broken. My Achilles is bothering me this week.
Favorite running shoes:
Brooks Trance
8 or 9 (the ones with the big logo)
Favorite food/drink
during a marathon:
Ensure (ok, maybe that is for ultras only)
Favorite place to run:
In my head
Running idol:
My Dad. He ran Chicago many years ago with a stress fracture in his foot and a hip problem because it was for charity.
Why do you run marathons?
Because it gives me a reason to run during the week.
Advice you would give to other marathoners:
Consistency is key. Also, there is no such thing as can't except inside you head.