Member Profiles

Stephen Paine

Nickname: House
Workplace: NAB
PB’s: Marathon 2.37.46, Tan 11.43, 9.9km Sandown Skins 31.35.
Best Running Experience: Although winning Phuket and King Island were great, the feeling in Boston around marathon time is unsurpassed and I would recommend this race to anyone.
Worst Running Experience: Gold Coast Half 2007. Battling ITB issues after taking a break post Boston marathon, not only was I hobbling for three weeks after the race, but being unable to run away from the Job, I had to put up with his incessant banter with other competitors and the crowd. Very little of this fell into the category of "sparkling repartee" or "champagne comedy". My fellow travelling companions will also attest to the nasty post race bowel issues I encountered...
Racing Shoes: Nike racing flats.
Years Running: Always played a lot of ball sports that involved running but took it up seriously in 2005. 21/10/2005 was my first sub 14 tan! (13.56).
Why Do You Run: Because I'm not much of a fighter! And it balances out my eating and drinking. And it's a great excuse to travel.
Favourite Training Session: The MMM relays - not a training session as such but very beneficial. I always seem to run really good times shortly after competing in these plus they're just relly great days.
Hobbies: Poker, eating, drinking, travel, movies, The Pies.
Most Important Thing To Me: My health.
Biggest Dislike: Being injured, paying for car parking and of course DFSCPRs (pro-runners). Why can't they run for the love of it? People want to know what your pb is for 1500m, not 1483m!!
Favourite Movie: Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy.
Favourite Music: Counting Crows.
Favourite Food: Love a good classy degustation at a fine restaurant but if we're keeping it simple, it's hard to go past a Calabrese pizza!
Favourite Drink: Chocolate milkshake.
Favourite Event: The King Island "Free Willy" pre-race beach sprint.
Dream Occupation: Sports commentator.
Most admired athlete: Not sure whether she's my favourite or most admired athlete but my favourite sporting moment is Kerryn McCann's Melbourne Commonwealth Games victory.
Life Highlight: Most of them are probably running-related so for something different I'll go with shooting a four under par 68 on Royal Melbourne's West Course (at a time when I probably should have been at an Accounting 1A lecture).
What 3 people would you invite to dinner (and what would you cook for them): Yoda, Tiger Woods and Joe Hachem. I think take away would be involved as I don't really cook. Also, I'm not really sure what Yoda eats. Honourable mentions: Angelina Jolie, Dennis Commetti, Ron Jeremy.
Three Things You Want To Do Before You Die: From a sporting perspective they would be 1. Break 2.30 for a marathon, 2. Play in a World Series of Poker event, 3. Play golf at Augusta National.
Favourite Quote: I can't stand Mike Tyson but you have to admit, some of the stuff that comes out of his mouth is very amusing: "I really dig Hannibal. Hannibal had real guts. He rode elephants into Cartilage.", "I guess I'm gonna fade into Bolivian.", "[He] called me a ‘rapist’ and a ‘recluse.’ I’m not a recluse." and so many others: http://kjkolb.tripod.com/homepage/miketysonquotes.html.

Richard Does

Nickname: Dozer
Workplace: Mercer
PB’s: Tan 12:18, 10km 34:38, Puffing Billy 49:25, Half Mara –1:15:33.
Best Running Experience: The run leg of any triathlon…there’s something special about smashing all those guys with flashy bikes who can’t run for shit.
Worst Running Experience: An impromptu 10km lunch time run in Denver, first time at altitude nearly killed me
Racing Shoes: Brooks
Years Running: First fun run was 1980.
Why Do You Run: Cause I’m always late
Favourite Training Session: Always yesterday’s, never tomorrow’s
Hobbies: To state the bleeding obvious…running. I have vague memories that I used to enjoy playing golf too.
Most Important Thing To Me: Health, family
Biggest Dislike: People not being responsible for their own actions
Favourite Movie: Blues Brothers
Favourite Music: U2, Madness
Favourite Food: Most pasta dishes as long as no seafood is involved; Chicken Kiev
Favourite Drink: Banana or caramel thickshake
Favourite Event: Puffing Billy, AFL Grand Final
Dream Occupation: Professional golfer
Most admired athlete: Shane Warne. How does he focus like that with all that shit going on around him?
Life Highlight: Two days after my first child was born when the whole thing sunk in. Being club mascot for the Demons and leading the boy’s out in the 1988 granny was pretty special though!
Life low-point: Dad dying when I was 19…oh and being 10 goals down by the time I got back to my seat in the 1988 granny.
What 3 people would you invite to dinner (and what would you cook for them): Bono, Tiger Woods, Bill Gates – meat and 3 veg
Three Things You Want To Do Before You Die: See the Demons win a flag, watch the replay…twice
Favourite Quote: “Bite off more than you can chew and chew like buggery” (credited to Peter Brock I think). “Don’t you ever do that again” (John Northey to Jim Stynes after THAT 15m penalty in 1987 prelim)

John Hand

Workplace: NAB
Hobbies: Playing sport, then watching sport on TV whilst drinking beer.
Best Running Experience: Running for Waverley in Winter Cross Country competition. Cornish Fun Runs - where official distances are no indication of the actual race distance and course maps are non-existant. Finding your way to the finish line is harder than actually running!
Best Times: Bolt 15:21, Tan 12:44.
Racing Shoes: Asics.
Most Important Thing To Me: Sport, beer, kids (especially my son who loves sport and gets beer from fridge).
Biggest Dislike: Sleep - such a waste of time.
Favourite Movie: Life of Brian.
Favourite Song: Johnny Was (Stiff Little Fingers).
Favourite Food: Indian, Real Ale.