Tom Longo

Northbrook, IL

Tom Longo

When did you join TWB?

May 2020

Primary Focus?

Marathon

PR’s?

3K: 8:38, 5K: 14:49, Marathon: 2:44:41

Long Term Running Goals

Stay healthy enough to qualify for Boston and PR

Pre-Race Superstition

Visualize the course. Like the bathtub scene in Cool Runnings but without the sweet montage. Or the bathtub.

Favorite Part of being a TWB Runner

The 1:1 coaching and being able to trust the process.

If you could run with one person in history who would it be?

Danny DeVito

If you’re not running your…

Climbing on the playground with my two girls

Your favorite part of running where you live is…

Cook County Forest Preserves

You got start running when…

I didn't make the 8th grade soccer team. Their loss!

The coolest place you ever ran was…

I had a chance to race or train on three Foot Locker regional courses during high school - Van Cortlandt (NY), McAlpine (NC), UW-Parkside (WI)

Favorite workout?

Fartleks

Oceans or Mountains?

Either. I live in Illinois :(

Chocolate or Vanilla?

Vanilla

Night Owl or Early Riser?

Early riser

Long Run or Speed work?

Long Run

Cat or Dog?

Dog