Leor Pantilat

blog: pantilat.wordpress.com/

What are some of your lifetime running goals?:

John Muir Trail FKT, Wonderland Trail (encircling Mount Rainier), Northern Picket Range Speed Traverse (North Cascades National Park), fast 50ks

Do you have a claim to fame?:

Climbing remote mountains fast, FKTs on Mount Olympus and the Ptarmigan Traverse, 2009 Way Too Cool 50k champ, 2009 Ohlone Wilderness 50k champ and CR



Do you have any vices?:

Running on closed trails or private land.

What makes you tick as a runner and in the real world?:

As a runner, singletrack in the mountains or forest. In the real world, talking to people about running and weather.

What drives you to run?:

Seeing wild, rugged, and scenic places.

What is your favorite movie?:

Gladiator

Do you have any nicknames? Explain:

Lungs and legs

What's the longest you've gone without sleep? Why?:

40 hours. I couldn't sleep the night before an adventure run!

If you had to be named after one of the 50 states,
which would it be?:

Washington



What did you have for lunch yesterday?:

PB&J in whole wheat pita, apple, yogurt

If you could hook up a thought monitor to your head,
would you see pictures, hear words or would music be
playing?:

Hear words

What really scares you about trail running?:

I'm addicted to it.

If your life was made into a movie, what would it be called?:

Running the mountains

Where would you live if it could be anywhere in the world?:

Woodside, CA - great weather and great trails

What's your worst encounter on the trail?:

Nightfall without a headlamp.