The Extra Mile with Taylor Smith

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Taylor Smith helped the Virginia men’s cross country team win the ACC Championship in 2005 and earn crucial out-of-region points at the Roy Griak Invitational in 2006, catapulting the men to a berth in the NCAA Championships. Smith will again race for Virginia this weekend as the men return to Minneapolis to compete in the prestigious Roy Griak meet.

Years of competitive running: 10

Favorite place to run: Ridge Road – no traffic and no pavement

Most memorable race: 2006 NCAA Championships

Race you would like to run: Olympic trials marathon

Favorite Olympic event (non-athletics): Downhill skiing

Favorite book: In Persuasion Nation by George Saunders

If I didn’t run, I would be… Getting a job

My favorite place at Uva: The secret dungeon under the Rotunda