Greg Potestio

THE BASICS
Place of birth:  Philadelphia, PA
Born: 01/23/1986
Town/City of residence: Delmar
Martial status + family members: Katie (wife) Evelyn and Iris (daughters)
Profession: Public administration
Years running: 20ish
Top running accolades: I ran for great teams in HS and college. Much prouder of the team accomplishments than anything I did on my own (which wasn’t much). HS team was (very briefly) nationally ranked, according to Dyestat. My college team got 2nd at D3 Nationals my senior year. 
List of PRs: 5k 16:03, 10k 33:19 (both on the track), HM 1:22:35, marathon 3:05:40
Favorite distance/style: probably 10 Miler, road
Favorite race: Squirrelly 6-miler
Favorite shoe brand/style for training: Saucony Ride
Favorite place to train: Thacher Park

THE FUN STUFF
Drink of choice: Coffee! IPA, if we’re talking alcoholic
Favorite band: the New Pornographers
Favorite movie:  Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back
Favorite food: Pizza
Hobby/past-times: Hiking, basketball (mostly watching, but also playing), reading fiction
Guilty pleasure (embarrassed to say): Musicals
Hidden talents: Can solve a Rubik’s cube