Jared Campbell

blog: www.door5.com

What are some of your lifetime running goals?:

I want to go for the record on all the Colorado 14ers someday. Also, high on this list is the Wonderland Trail, JMT, and someday the full PCT.

Do you have a claim to fame?:

In general, just trying to squeeze as much as I can out of life. In 2009 I set records in high speed canyoneering and multi-canyon linkups, ran/scrambled a bunch of rarely done peaks in Zion NP, climbed the Nose of El Capitan in 21hrs on weekend round-trip from Salt Lake City, PRd at many races including Hardrock 100 and Wasatch 100, organized a 50 mile trail run in Idaho, set an FKT on a traverse of Zion National Park, climbed 5.13 again, and most importantly, got engaged to the most wonderful woman in the world. Life simply could not get better! But, oddly enough I think it will in 2010.



Do you have any vices?:

Running Naked

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

Learning new things, meeting new people, seeing new places

What drives you to run?:

Being able to cover lots of ground in an efficient and simple manner is reason enough to run. Moving the way were meant to as bi-pedal hominids is deeply rewarding.

What is your favorite movie?:

La Misma Luna

Do you have any nicknames? Explain:

Deraj : My Name Backwards

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

72 hrs. It was a test to see if I could ween myself off of sleep. Didn't work too well.

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

Utah



What did you have for lunch yesterday?:

2 Gels & a Nuun Tablet. Totally kidding.... Fajitas!

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

Pictures for sure!

What really scares you about trail running?:

Not doing enough of it and forgetting how much I love it.

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

Simple Pleasures

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

Interlaken, Switzerland

What's your worst encounter on the trail?:

Hunters, dressed in full camo, scared shitless by a skinny runner wearing shoes, shorts, and a t-shirt. Once they put their weapons down and I realized I wasn't going to be shot, I got a good laugh at the situation.