NAME Sig Nakashima
DATE OF BIRTH July 23, l923
PLACE OF BIRTH Comstock, Nebraska
JOB(S) Riveter, Secretary, Elect. Tech., Travel Agent
MARITAL STATUS Married to Tosh
CHILDREN Two, Butch and Barb
HEIGHT I used to be 5'5-1/2"
WEIGHT Before or after eating?
SHOE SIZE Casual - 7-1/2, Running - 9
BEST FEATURE (PHYSICAL) At my age, anything that still works
WORST FEATURE I talk too much
EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND Dry Valley High School (a 1-room high school in Nebraska), AA - Cerro Coso
FAVORITE AUTHOR James A. Michener
FAVORITE NON-RUNNING MAGAZINE Backpacker
PERSONAL PHILOSOPHY If you done it, it ain't braggin'.
SHORT-TERM GOAL Finishing the Napa Marathon
LONG-TERM GOAL Live to be 120
ACHIEVEMENT OF WHICH YOU ARE MOST PROUD Writing the book, "The Cardinal Mine"
FAVORITE SUBJECT IN SCHOOL Science - anything to do with science
LEAST-LIKED SUBJECT Psychology
LEAST-LIKED HOUSEHOLD CHORE Windows! I don't do windows!!
PET PEEVE Loose shopping carts in parking lots.
FAVORITE NON-RUNNING LEISURE ACTIVITY Playing Shanghai on the computer and fishing
GREATEST FEAR Finishing last
HAPPIEST MEMORY My first Mt. Whitney Moon Walk with Barb
SECRET AMBITION/FANTASY Do a hundred-miler. Now, that's a fantasy!
PERSONAL STRENGTHS Persistence and determination (some people call it stubbornness)
PERSONAL WEAKNESSES My Shanghai addiction
FAVORITE ACTOR/ACTRESS Gee! They're all dead! Jimmy Stewart/Ingrid Bergman
FAVORITE MUSIC Country and Classical (figure that out)
FAVORITE MUSICAL PERFORMER Jim Reeves
BOOK YOU ARE CURRENTLY READING "Men to Match My Mountains," Irving Stone
FAVORITE ARTIST Charles M. Russell
FAVORITE FOOD Almond chicken
COLLECTIONS Eagles, shot glasses, coffee cups and much more
MAKE OF TRUCK YOU DRIVE 1995 Chevy Blazer
MAKE OF TRUCK YOU WOULD LIKE TO DRIVE 1998 Chevy Tahoe
FAVORITE SPECTATOR SPORT NASCAR Racing
FAVORITE VACATION DESTINATION Cruise to Alaska
FAVORITE TIME OF DAY Early mornings
FAVORITE ITEM OF CLOTHING YOU OWN High Desert Ultra-Marathon Shirt
MOST PRIZED POSSESSION My husband, Tosh
POLITICAL AFFILIATION Republican
FAVORITE FAMOUS QUOTE "Women who strive to be equal to men lack ambition."
RUNNING I don't run anymore - I walk/jog
YEARS RUNNING About 25
PRs Half Marathon - 3:24, Mt. Whitney up and back - 7:30
BEST RACE PERFORMANCE Fairground Four-miler in 36:16
MOST MEMORABLE RACE Masters Track and Field Meet, Santa Barbara, where I set a world record in the 880 yd. dash - 343.5 for 58-yr. old women.
FAVORITE RACE Inyokern 10-Miler
TYPICAL TRAINING WEEK About 20 miles (walk/jog)
INJURIES I sometimes fall down and skin my knees!
FAVORITE PRE-RACE FOOD Spaghetti
FAVORITE POST-RACE FOOD Anything in sight with wine
FAVORITE PLACE TO RUN The hills south of the College
FAVORITE RUNNING SURFACE Dirt Trails
RUNNING IDOL Elaina McMahon
ADVICE TO BEGINNING RUNNER Start slowly and work up. Don't get impatient with yourself. And DON’T GIVE UP.