Team Member Bio: John Pajer

John Pajer


Primary sport(s):
Road, Trail, Snowshoe

HS/College: 
Cathedral High, Springfield MA

CMS Masters Team member since:
2010

City/state of residence: 
Leicester, MA

Occupation:
Sales Rep.

Goals for 2010: 
Help the Masters Team in the NE Grand Prix races and complete all 7 races, Break 3 hours in the Boston Marathon and run a sub 17 in a 5K.

Notable achievements/memories/PR's in your sport:

• Breaking the 3 hour mark in my 1st Marathon (Clarence DeMar 2009-2:57:02)
• Completing the Busa Bushwhack 10 mile Trail race in 1:13:00 (The toughest run I ever completed)
• Running a PR 17:17 in the Blue Back Mitten Run in Hartford, CT November 2009.

List one thing others may not know about you:
I started running to stay in shape for waterskiing about 10 years ago but never ran a organized race until the spring of 2008 (Jay Lyons 5K in Worcester MA.) One of the guys I ski with is an organizer for the race. I finished in 11th place and caught the racing bug.

Your favorite workout:
8x400 Speed workout-Sub 5K pace

Your favorite race(s) and why?

• Jay Lyons 5K in Worcester, DK5K in Leicester and Run for the Penguins on Mystic CT, all races I run with 3 of my daughters.
• The Mountain Milers 1/2 Marathon in N Conway NH. We love that area of NH.
• Au Cu laith city run on Monday nights. Great group of CMS members.
• Busa Bushwhack 10 mile Trail race, A very challenging race.