Kristen Murphy

Get-to-Know Me:

• Nickname(s) -
      "Murph"
• Date of Birth -
      Depends on my age group competition...kidding! April 14th, 1974
• Training Distance -
      FOREVER, if you're running with Dave.
• Years Running -
      Not sure...but I started training for my first marathon in 2002.
• Favorite Locations to Train -
      I've lived everywhere, so here's a few: the Schulykill River in Philly (behind the art museum), along FDR in NY, the St. Charles River in the spring (Boston), and South Beach, FL on the packed sand.
• Favorite Race/Triathlon -
      every race offers something unique.
• How you got started running/triathlon -
      Running seriously?  When I lived in Boston and experienced THE marathon as a spectator - I knew I had to run it.
• Favorite foods -
      Sam Adams and potato chips after a marathon.
• Favorite movies -
      Airplane, Caddyshack - true American classics.
• Best experience through running/Triathlon -
      meeting other crazy people
• Running/Triathlon traditions you may have -
      see "favorite foods"
• Craziest moment through running/triathlon -
      running past the Wellesley girls at mile 13 at Boston and my ears still ringing a mile down the road
• Most exotic running location you've been to -
      a small town in Mexico at dawn
• Favorite cereal -
      multigrain Chex with honey and banana
• Favorite ice cream flavor -
      Blue Bell mint chocolate chip
• Prefer trails or roads? -
      my knees prefer trails, but my head prefers running through a city
• Contact Information -
      kristen@fleetfeetstlouis.com

2008 Races:
GO! StL 13.1M - 1:41:34
Run for Sight 5K - 20:48

Personal Bests -
Marathon - 3:33