Jim Mahon

City: Colorado Springs State: CO

Favorite Shoe: New Balance 991 Size: 9.5

Age: 72.3 years old

Marital Status: Widower

What I do for work:
Retired Software Engineer (Computer Programmer)

Places I’ve called home and why I like where I am now:
Bradford, PA
Pittsburgh, PA
Syracuse, NY
Diyarbakir Turkey
Tai Chung, Taiwan
Colorado Springs #1 No brainer

When I started running and what got me started:
Formally: Junior Year of High School
Informally: I used to fly thru our neighbood in my single digit years.

What does running mean to me:
Feeling of accomplishment and great stress reliever

Running accomplishments: View my Pikes Peak Ascent/Marathon results
PP Ascent personal best at age 56
PP Ascent best time in last 7 years at age 68

What I like about trail/mountain running:
Easier on my feet and legs than pavement

Favorite running trail and why:
Barr, because I can take the train down

Favorite trail/mountain race and why:
PP Ascent, because I only have to run up

Worst running experience:
PP Ascent 2008. Had a good pace going but was turned around at AF due to weather.

Running pet peeves:
The rotten apples cutting switch backs and running into people coming down Barr Trail after doing the Incline.

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