Name: John (Mad Dog) Lowrey
Date of birth: 07/14/47
Place of birth: Scottsbluff NE
Current address: Madison Wisconsin
Occupation: Blue collar
Marital status: Married
Children: None
Height: 5'8"
Weight: 140
Personal
Best feature (physical): Legs
Worst feature: Upper chest
Educational background: BS-U.W-Whitewater, some post graduate work.
Favorite author: Clive Cusser
Favorite book: The Front Runner
Favorite non-running magazine: National Geographic
Favorite movie: Rocky
Favorite television show: Running and Racing
Favorite music: Old Rock n Roll
Favorite musical performer: Jan & Dean
Hobbies: Reading
Collections: California Raisins, Nutcrackers
Make of car you drive: 1986 Mercury Lynx
Make of car you would like to drive: Any RV.
Favorite spectator sport: Track and Field
Favorite game: Baseball
Favorite vacation destination: Hawaii, Virginia Beach
Favorite time of day: Afternoon
Favorite item of clothing you own: World Championship sweatshirt from Duluth 100K.
Most prized possession: Signed photo of Dick Beardsley
Personal philosophy: Everyone in a race is a winner.
Achievement of which you are most proud: 3rd - mile Badger State Games, 71 miles- Cornbelt 24 hour track run.
Favorite subject in school: History
Least-liked subject: Math
Least-liked household chore: Dusting
Pets: None at the present time
Pet peeve: Delay, delay, delay!
Favorite nonrunning leisure activity: Playing video games
Greatest fear: Losing health
Happiest memory: Getting married
Secret ambition/fantasy: Win a 24 hour ultra
Personal strengths: Determination, ability to withstand pain.
Personal weaknesses: Determination, inability to let go of items and emotions.
Running
Years running: Since 1971
PRs: 1-mile 4:58, 10K 36:00 ( a long time ago)
Years running ultras: 11
Number of ultras finished: 10
Best ultra performance: 71 miles - Cornbelt 24 hour run
Most memorable ultra performance: Cornbelt 24 hour run, 1st ultra- 24 hour at Fond du Lac, Wisconsin.
Typical training week: 40-50 miles
Injuries: ITB band, muscle cramps
Favorite ultra(s): Edmund Fitzgerald- Duluth
Favorite running shoes: Brooks Classic Chariots
Favorite food/drinks during an ultra: Basil sticks, pretzel rods, turkey sandwich.
Favorite handler: My wife- Linda Lowrey
Favorite place to run: Lakeshore trails
Favorite type of running surface: Packed dirt trails
Ultrarunning idol(s): Bonnie Busch
Why do you run ultras? Good for someone who is slow!
Short-term goal: Stay healthy.
Long-term goal: Do 100 miles in a 24 hour race.
Favorite ultra quote(s): The old lion is not dead yet - Said Aouita 1992
Comments: Other idols: Dick Beardsley, George Young, Steve Prefontaine, Patti Sue Plumer.
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