Mike Sumichrast

1999 Finisher

“Consistent since 1993”

City: New Hope State: PA

Favorite Shoe: New Ballance 587 Size: 9.5

Age: 57.5 years old

Marital Status: 22 years and counting :-)

Family members:
Mike, Annie, Ryan Lindsey

What I do for work:
IT Stuff

Places I’ve called home and why I like where I am now:
CS CO, and now New Hope PA. Close to family artists and great musicians.

When I started running and what got me started:
1993. I got tired of going to the gym.

What does running mean to me:
A chance to think clearly

Running accomplishments: View my Pikes Peak Ascent/Marathon results
Consistency for 17 years.

What I like about trail/mountain running:
Every run is an adventure

Favorite running trail and why:
D&R Towpath. Its flat but it's a trail :-/

Best running experience:
3X up the incline in one day.....my first time on the hill !!

Worst running experience:
Yesterday in the snow with a cold.

Running pet peeves:
Finding bagged up dog shit

Something non running related that no one would guess about me:
I'm a multi-instrumentalist (guitar, mandolin, piano, drums, bass) and play a variety of styles.

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