Name: Marc Friesen
Date of birth: September 25, 1974
Place of birth: Newton, KS
Current address: Newton, KS
Occupation: Accountant
Marital status: Married
Children: none
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 167
Best feature (physical): legs
Worst feature: arms
Personal
Educational background: BS in Accounting and Business Admin.
Favorite author: Ernest Hemingway
Favorite book: "The Way Things Ought to Be"
Favorite non-running magazine: Forbes
Favorite movie: "Die Hard"
Favorite television show: "Seinfeld"
Favorite music: Rock
Favorite musical performer: Van Halen
Favorite artist: Ansel Adams
Hobbies: Travelling
Collections: IHC Farm Toys & University of Texas Longhorn stuff.
Make of car you drive: 1997 V-8 Thunderbird
Make of car you would like to drive: 2000 Saleen Mustang
Favorite spectator sport: Football/NASCAR
Favorite game: Trivial Pursuit
Favorite vacation destination: Anywhere- I love to travel
Favorite time of day: just before sunrise
Favorite item of clothing you own: old pair of college track sweats
Most prized possession: health
Personal philosophy: Don't wine, Don't complain, just get out and do it.
Achievement of which you are most proud: graduating from college
Favorite subject in school: Accounting
Least-liked subject: English
Least-liked household chore: cleaning the bathroom
Pets: none
Pet peeve: people who aren't organized
Favorite non-running leisure activity: sleeping through a NFL game on
Sunday afternoon
Greatest fear: losing a loved one
Happiest memory: knowing that my dad was all right after his by-pass
surgery
Secret ambition/fantasy: To become a NASCAR driver
Personal strengths: organized
Personal weaknesses: giving up too easily

Running
Years running: 9
PRs: mile-4:54 10 miles-57:56 Marathon 2:52 50 miles-7:29
Years running ultras: 6
Number of ultras finished: 16
Best ultra performance: Rockin K 50 mile -7:29
Most memorable ultra performance: Rockin K -a PR day!
Typical training week: 80-90 miles; long run of 20-35
Injuries: collapsed lung
Favorite ultra(s): Rockin K & Quivering Quads
Favorite running shoes: Nike Tailwind
Favorite food/drinks during an ultra: Conquest/Peanut M&M's
Favorite handler: Austin "Sky Augg" Unruh
Favorite place to run: Mountains
Favorite type of running surface: Trails
Ultrarunning idol(s): Randy Albrecht, Scott Demeree, and Yannis Kouros
Why do you run ultras? The PEOPLE
Short-term goal: Compete in the Ironman World Championships and run a sub
2:30 marathon
Long-term goal: make the US 100Km team and finish the Leadville 100
Favorite ultra quote(s): "Drink, Drink Drink; Pee, Pee, Pee"-Randy
Albrecht "That which does not kill us makes us stronger" -Fredrick
Nietsche

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