Katie O
My blogs
| Gender | Female |
|---|---|
| Industry | Architecture |
| Location | Central PA |
| Introduction | runktrun! I live to run. I enjoy racing, but mostly the thrill is in the training - the pain, sweat, tears, the scenery, the experiences. If I had my way, I would run all day, every day. I might not be able to dispense good advice about what runners SHOULD do, but I can certainly tell you, from experience, what NOT to do (because I've done those things multiple times before learning my lesson). I live in rural PA and work as an architect at an engineering firm. A long commute makes training, or even just finding the time to run for fun, difficult, but I always find time, since I just wouldn't quite be "me" without running. I ran one year in high school, with some moderate success, and went on to run at Cornell in Ithaca, NY. I left the team after two years due to my unforgiving studio schedule, but it was really then that I fell in love with long distance running. Through losing track of time in the hills and gorges around Ithaca, I really started to find myself. I love going for a run and exploring new locations, and seeing things that no one else may ever lay eyes on. |
| Interests | Running, coffee, painting, reading, whipped cream, Modernism, maps, Ireland |
| Favorite Books | Sometimes a Great Notion Once a Runner |