Maniac questionnaire

Name - Nick Kaiser

Maniac # 575

State you live in - Hawaii

How many marathons / ultra marathons have you run? 10/6

What was the first race you ever ran? (Any distance) = The Tormentor (a fell run in the UK)

What was the first marathon you ever ran? What year did you run it? Did you have fun that day? - Honolulu – 2004 – it was a blast!

How long have you been a runner and why did you start running? - I started running seriously (obsessively?) in 2004. I was back in my home town of Sheffield, UK for a few months and had time on my hands in evenings and joined up with a fell running club. I discovered that running with a club was fun socially, and running competitively was also fun.

Why did you decide to become a Maniac? Or what inspired you? - Vanity.

Of all the races out there in this world, which one would you most like to run? - The Antarctic Ice Marathon

If you could run a marathon / ultra accompanied by anyone either living or deceased, who would you choose and why? – My late brother.

What was you most memorable marathon and why? My first.

What was the furthest you’ve ever traveled for a race? - Honolulu to Berlin

Do any of your non-running friends or family members thing that you’re crazy for running as much as you do? No, not at all. What are some of their comments to you? Don’t you have some running to do?

If personal obligations or finances were not an issue, how many marathons would you run in one year? – About 12.

From what race did you receive your favorite finishers medal? – Run to the Sun, Maui.

Where do you keep your finisher medals? – In a “shrine” in my office – it cheers me up when work gets me down.

Do you wear your race t-shirts? What do you do with the ones you don’t wear? - I wear lots of my finisher’s t-shirts. My wife throws out the old ones.

If you could put on a marathon anywhere in the world, where would you have it? – Hope Valley/Kinder Scout in Derbyshire in England.

Maniac Yellow, or Maniac Black? - Yellow

What is your favorite pre race meal? - Bagels. Post race meal? – I usually feel sick.

What is your energy gel of choice? Sport drink of choice? – All gels suck. Gatorade doesn’t suck too bad.

What are your short-term running goals? – getting faster

What are your long-term running goals? – see above

Assuming you have time, what do you do for fun other than run marathons? – Triathlons, naturally.

Who is your favorite Super Hero? Superman, Wonder Woman, Main Maniac (with cat on head) – Robert Crumb’s Mr. Natural