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Lynn Powell
1. Name   Lynn Powell 
 
2. Occupation-   Office Manager
 
3. Family-    
 
4. What is your favorite food- 
Guacamole
 
5. What made you decide to start 
running marathons-  Friend at the gym 
said it was on her list of things to 
do so I thought, why not.
 
6. Do you have any health conditions 
or handicaps that might make your 
running more remarkable-  no
  
7.  Favorite marathon and why - 
Jacksonville, FL trained all summer 
long with no rain and then race day 
came and it starts to rain.  threw all 
my goals out the window since I had no 
idea what would happen since I hadn't 
done any running in the rain.  turned 
out to be my PR race.    
 
8. Least favorite marathon and why-  
haven't had one yet.  
 
9. Your most memorable experience at a 
marathon-  no one thing stands out.  
they all have parts that make me smile 
and parts that make it tough to keep 
going.
 
10. What is the one thing you have 
learned from doing marathons-  any one 
can do what ever they desire as long 
as they really want to do it. 
 
11.  What's your favorite quote - "The 
best long distance runners eat raw 
meat, run naked, and sleep in snow." -
Alaska Airlines advertisement honoring 
the Iditarod dogs
 
12. What is the one goal you would 
like to accomplish one day - travel 
overseas

Jennifer Ortlinghaus
1. Name-  Jennifer Ortlinghaus 
  
2. Occupation-  Teacher
  
3. Family-  Husband (who will 
hopefully join the half marathon 
group) and two stepsons.  Also, my 
brother and parents who sometimes come 
to the marathons if they like the 
destination! 
  
4. What is your favorite food-  Pasta
  
5. What made you decide to start 
running marathons-  I probably had one 
too many beers at a party, and then a 
marathon sounded like a good idea.
  
6. Do you have any health conditions 
or handicaps that might make your 
running more remarkable-  If being 
overweight for most of my life counts, 
then yes.  I lost some weight about 3 
years ago and then got more 
competitive in my running.  At my new 
weight, I also learned how to train.  
I have even qualified for Boston and 
run it twice so far.
  
7. Favorite marathon and why- Silicon 
Valley, CA.  On the day I ran there 
were perfect weather conditions, it 
was pretty flat, my husband came to 
watch and he got other spectators to 
cheer for me, and I got a p.r. 
  
8. Least favorite marathon and why-   
The "old" Las Vegas course.  We 
started in Jean, NV and had to run 
through the desert back to the strip.  
I ended up dropping out around mile 16 
and hopping on the shuttle bus. Years 
later I returned and finished on the 
new course. 
  
9. Your most memorable experience at a 
marathon-   I got an age group award 
at Silicon Valley.  I earned a hat and 
some socks.  I was in such disbelief 
that upon accepting my prizes, I 
immediately tried to retrun them 
thinking there was an error.  (There 
wasn't; I got to keep everything!) 
  
10. What is the one thing you have 
learned from doing marathons-Maybe I 
should stop making the post-race 
declaration, "I'm never doing this 
again" because I know it's not true. 
  
11. Favorite motto or quote-   "How 
long is THIS Marathon?" 
  
12. What is the one goal you would 
like to accomplish one day-  In 
addition to completing the 50 states 
and D.C., I would like to move to a 
different state- maybe when I retire