Al Faller

THE BASICS
Place of birth:  Staten Island, NY
Born: Spring 1978
Town/City of residence:  Delmar
Martial status + family members:  Wife Becky, son and daughter
Profession: Systems Engineer
Years running: 22 years (5 sprinting in HS / college, 7 distance as a grown up) with a 10 year break
Top running accolades: Section II Pole vault champ – ’96 – 13 feet
List of PRs: 13 ft pole vault; 5k – 18:29; 10k – 39:12; Half Marathon – 1:40; Marathon 3:19
Favorite distance/style: 5 – 10k
Favorite race: St. John’s/St. Ann’s Spring Run-off
Favorite shoe brand/style for training: Mizuno Wave Inspire / Adidas Supernova Sequence
Favorite place to train:  Albany County Rail Trail, Pine Bush

THE FUN STUFF
Drink of choice: Fat Tire
Favorite band: Whatever the radio has on
Favorite movie: Back to the Future
Favorite food: Lobster, Ribs
Hobby/past-times: Geocaching, hiking, kayaking, family time
Guilty pleasure: Ice cream.  I eat an embarrassing amount at any one time.
Hidden talents: Art—you should see my driveway chalk drawings