John Dematteo

Event: San Diego Rock 'n' Roll


Where are you from?
Born here in California but spent a lot of my childhood in Florida, Texas, and Alaska.

How'd you get involved in Team in Training?
My wife joined last year and ran the Seattle Rock 'n' Roll Full marathon, and I volunteered to work the finish line. The entire experience was a lot of fun and I decided I wanted to give it a try. My first marathon was last June when I ran the San Diego Rock 'n' Roll Full.

What events have you participated in?
Santa Barbara Chardonnay run 2010
San Diego Rock n Roll Full Marathon 2010

What was your favorite or most memorable part of your event weekend?
Crossing the finish line with literally about 20 of the TNT coaches from all over the country, including the Santa Barbara folks, right there with me, cheering me on. I’ll never forget that feeling.

What was your most effective fundraiser?
Personal website!

What's your favorite pre-training food?
Wheat bagel with a mix of honey and peanut butter.

What kind of shoes do you wear?
Personal website!

Favorite song to run to?
Well, of course when we run with TNT I don’t listen to headphones because that would be wrong and I would set a bad example and David would growl at me and Erin would yell at me and Courtney would trip me…

But if I DID listen to music when I run …yes I’m and old guy … there’s just something about Tom Petty that gets the feet going.