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Bed-Stuy's NYC Marathon Runner: Taeya Konishi
Our weekly profile of local favorites running in the ING Marathon
Name: Taeya Konishi
Age: 30
Hometown: Lima, Peru
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How long you've been running: A year and a half
Why you are running: I love the high I feel when I cross the finish line, makes me feel good and I like that I can run against my own time, a self challenge.
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What Inspires You: Many of the races are charity and fund raising events for noble causes such as cancer and heart disease. Many of the participants are people who suffer from these ailment. Watching them perform a challenging event such as a marathon is very inspiring.
Training Routine: About 2-3 times a week I go for a 4-6 mile runs in the morning before going to work, do cross training twice a week, do one long run (between 9-20 miles) on the weekend, do one tempo run per week and one speed workout per week.
Other Tidbit: I was born and raised in Peru, but I am Japanese. I am fluent in Japanese, Spanish and English.
