Amanda Allen
My blogs
| Gender | Female |
|---|---|
| Industry | Science |
| Occupation | Research Assistant |
| Location | Boston, MA, United States |
| Introduction | I’ve always enjoyed running as a form of exercise, but since I moved to Boston it has become much more than just a way to keep in shape. I used to run a max of 7 miles in a day, but that soon changed when my busy student-athlete schedule changed to a standard 40 hour work week a year ago. I realized I had a lot more time on my hands, so I started running longer distances. Soon after, I decided I was up for a huge challenge: run the 2010 Boston Marathon while raising money for cancer research at Dana-Farber. I would run in memory of a close family friend, Chuck Harvey, who had just passed 3 months prior after being diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. This completely changed my idea of running. My experience on the team, attending long group runs on cold January Saturday mornings, having monthly team meetings, raising $8,226 for DFMC, hearing all the fans cheering my name and thanking me, and finishing the marathon in 3:26 (with a BQ for 2011) was an amazing feeling, one that made me compelled to run more. So, soon after, I signed up for the Maine Marathon and my entire family ran it along side me as members of the relay. I am psyched to run the 115th Boston Marathon! |
| Interests | exercising, yoga, reading a good book, discovering new music, SCUBA diving, skiing, traveling to new places, going to the beach, Copenhagen, sunny days, ice coffee, dance parties, Bubble Tea, my coworkers: PNGU 6th floor, Boston sports, karaoke bars |
| Favorite movies | Any romantic comedy really, Bridget Jone's Diary, Juno, Wall-e, Knocked Up, The Wedding Singer, Vacation |
| Favorite music | Rolling Stones, The Fray, Citizen Cope, Donavon Frankenreiter, Ashley & Amy, OneRepublic, Billy Joel, Gavin Degraw, Airborne Toxic Event, Coldplay, Passion Pit, Mat Kearney, Pete Kilpatrick Band, Mgmt, Owl City, Spoon, David Mcmillin, Kings Of Leon, Daft Punk, Girl Talk, The Bravery, Andrew Bird, Blind Pilot, Diane Birch, Ben Folds, Pitbull |
| Favorite books | All the Nicholas Sparks books, The Memory Keeper's Daughter, Twilight Saga, The Things They Carried |