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Ian Murray
  • Ian Murray
  • Hometown: Aspen, Colorado
  • Birthdate: 24-April-69
  • Favorite PowerBar Product:
  • POWERBAR® TRIPLE THREAT® Caramel Peanut Fusion
Ian Murray

Ian Murray is a competitive triathlete and coach, assistant coach for the USAT (ITU World Cup Madrid 2008), and he is currently head coach of the L.A. Tri Club. He is proud of his highly acclaimed instructional DVD, “Triathlon Training Series"

Q & A with Ian Murray
  • Biggest obstacle/challenge
  • Holding back on the bike so I can still run well after: all I want to do is HAMMER!!!
  • Superstitions
  • I'm so addicted to my pre-race smoothie that I own a battery-operated blender so I'm never left high and dry.
  • Nobody knows…
  • My mom owned the only laundromat in Aspen. One of my many jobs there was to clean the lint from the commercial dryers. Some people are grossed out by lint, but think about it...it's the cleanest dirt in the world — fuzzy, lovable.
  • Biggest athletic accomplishment
  • 13th overall at the first ever Off-Road Ironman!
  • Favorite thing about training
  • I ride with roadies a lot and get weird looks — it's because there's always a pair of running shoes in my back pockets that I slip into after the town line sprint. "
  • Least favorite thing about training
  • Auto exhaust.
  • I work out to…
  • only on the run and then I load CoachedRun into my Ipod. Motivating music but incredible intervals and notes on technique!!!
  • Unusual training regimens
  • I ride with roadies a lot and get weird looks — it's because there's always a pair of running shoes in my back pockets that I slip into after the town line sprint. "


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