This weeks interviewee is Matt Reed aka Matty aka Boom Boom. Born a Kiwi…not literally…like, a New Zealander, Matt raced for the USA at the 2008 Olympic Games. In 2008 Matt also won the Haul to the Great Wall series, St. Anthonys, Boulder Peak, Miami International, the Escape to Bermuda, and was 5th at the ITU World Championships.

LT: Being a Boulder resident, I have to start the interview with the obligatory first question…it is kind of like having a celeb throw out the first pitch at a baseball game, you know, getting things started properly. So anyway, have you ever run over a prairie dog while riding in Boulder?
MR: Yes. I think I broke its back and it rolled into the middle of the
road and got squashed by a truck.

LT: What is at the top of your Christmas wish list?
MR: A leaf blower. I don’t care for presents anymore as long as my son has a smile. That will be at the top of my list.

LT: If you were to train, taper and shave your legs specifically for a beer mile, what do you think you could run?
MR: 5.45, I am just guessing as I am not sure how fast the beer can go down.

LT: As a father of two, what is the biggest life lesson you hope to teach your kids?
MR: Put your entire heart into it and you will achieve your dreams,anything less and you have only made excuses. Also pick a job with a big pay check, and choose at a early age and give it everything.

LT: Living in Boulder, have you ever considered growing your hair to your butt and wearing it in dreads?
MR: I would have an afro so it would go straight up, and no.

LT: Have you ever been arrested? Feel free to elaborate.
MR: Never arrested… Should have been but they never caught me, hehe. I did get caught when I was 12 for stealing candies from the super market.
They had to call the police. I think it was $1.20 worth.

LT: I hear you are running the Carlsbad half marathon in January, so is Joanna Zeiger, does that worry you at all?
MR: The only thing that worries me is having a bad stomach like I did last year… then if I sat in the john for 10 min, Joanna might beat me.