About Lauren

• Coach: Max Paquette - Running Coach; Frank DeSalvo - Sport Psychologist
• Agent: Josh Cox
• Training group: I train solo in Memphis, TN!
• Philanthropic involvement: St. Jude Heroes
• Training hurdles: I have overcome numerous injuries, including a freak accident where I was tripped in a race, broke my face and had reconstructive surgery - that experience taught me a lot.
• Special skills: I was trained classically in piano and almost majored in this in college; I can type 120 wpm; I seem to have a knack for finding homeless puppies on runs and then finding homes for them? (6 last year!)
• Favorite foods: guacamole, tacos, burritos, frozen mango, Indian!
• Hobbies: reading, traveling, dogs, hiking, cooking, finding coffee shops
• Favorite TV show: The Office
• Favorite movie: too many to count: Good Will Hunting and Almost Famous are prime choices
• Dream vacation: roadtripping through Australia or Great Britain
• Favorite place to compete: Payton Jordan Invitational at Stanford
• Favorite holiday: Christmas
• Warm up song: I prefer to listen to podcasts but Rolling Stones is definitely up there
• I most enjoy competing against: myself (cliche what)
• After competition indulgence: ice cream 100% (who am i kidding this is a weekly indulgence)
• Highschool PR: 2:19 800, 5:11 mile, 12:23 2-mile
• Training partner: whoever i can convince to come out that day; primarily some local guys: Adam Sommers and Cameron Thomas
• Spouse: Max Paquette
• Children: 0

More fun facts about Lauren:

• Father was a professional pole vaulter
• Prefers to road trip to races rather than fly (unfortunately most races are too far away from me for this!)
• I don't have any creases in both of my ring fingers - it's weird.

Awards/Records

• 800m - 2:02.97
• 1,500m - 4:09.86
• Mile - 4:30.73
• 3,000m - 8:54.71
• 5,000m - 15:14.45
• Road 10k - 32:53