Lauren Nystrom

Get-to-Know Me:

Date of Birth -
    January 31st, 1985
Training Distance -
    Mile and up
Years Running -       
    11 yrs
Favorite Locations to Train -
    St. Charles or Springfield Neighborhoods
Favorite Race/Triathlon -
    Mud Mountain
How you got started running/triathlon -
    In grade school I lost to my younger sister in the mile and I never could get over that
Favorite foods -
    Chocolate, Salads, and Subway
Favorite movies -
    Dirty Dancing, Little Mermaid, and any Life-Time Movie
Running/Triathlon traditions you may have -
    Winning my first race in high school
Craziest moment through running/triathlon -
    Running during the winter ice storm of 2007 in Springfield Missouri.  2 inch thick ice covered every tree, house, car, and street, but the Missouri State Bears were still out there training.
Most Exotic Running Location -
    Camp No Where
Favorite cereal -
    Special K
Favorite ice cream flavor -
    Chocolate if not Mint Chip or Coffee
Prefer trails or roads? -
    Trails with lots of shade
Personal Bests (Date, Event, Location) -
    800m - 2:25 (Missouri State University 2007)
    1500m - 4:44 (Iowa 2007)
    1600m - 5:20 (Drake Relays 2007)
    5K - 19:20 (Springfield Homecoming Run 2006)
Contact Information (E-mail) -
    laurenmariecc@yahoo.com