Articles by TJ Murphy

T.J. Murphy is a 2:38 marathoner and five-time Ironman finisher. He is the former editorial director of Triathlete Magazine, Inside Triathlon and Competitor Magazine. His writing has also appeared in Outside Magazine and Runner’s World. He recently authored “Inside the Box: How Broke All The Rules, Stripped Down the Gym and Rebuilt My Broken Down Body.”

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  Burning Runner: Replacing High-Mileage With Crossfit

  • Published May. 5, 2011
  • Updated Feb. 19, 2013 at 8:50 AM UTC

  Is LSD, Arthur Lydiard-style training the only way to train as a distance runner?

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  Photo Gallery: CrossFit Endurance Seminar–Hermosa

  • Published Mar. 4, 2011
  • Updated Feb. 19, 2013 at 8:50 AM UTC

  Check out these great photos from last weekend's CrossFit Endurance Seminar in Hermosa Beach, California.

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  Burning Runner: Explaining My New Training Approach

  • Published Mar. 4, 2011
  • Updated Feb. 19, 2013 at 8:50 AM UTC

  T.J. recaps last weekend's CrossFit Endurance seminar and then explains his new training approach.

• Back On The Bus: Respect

  • Published Sep. 10, 2009
  • Updated Feb. 22, 2013 at 11:06 AM UTC

  “If I had my competitive career to run over again, I would change some of my attitudes to injuries. I would show them more respect.

• Back On The Bus: Treadmill Survival 101

  • Published Aug. 24, 2009
  • Updated Aug. 24, 2009 at 5:26 PM UTC

  Yesterday morning , Sunday, I woke up at 5:30am in a mild state of panic. I made coffee, apparently so that I could ratchet up the panic a

• Back On The Bus: Sort Of…

  • Published Aug. 20, 2009

  OK, so I want to get back on the bus, but the bus is turning out to be a 30-year-old VW van in need of an overhaul. The illotibial band

• Back On The Bus: IT Band Woes

  • Published Aug. 8, 2009
  • Updated Sep. 12, 2012 at 12:56 PM UTC

  Illiotibial band syndrome is one of the more annoying running injuries you can get. It’s like having a pit bull clenched into the side of

• Back On The Bus: Looks Like I’ll Be Racing Ryan Hall

  • Published Jul. 27, 2009
  • Updated Sep. 12, 2012 at 12:56 PM UTC

  That’s right, a press release from Ryan Hall’s sponsor, Asics, indicates that the 2:06 marathoner will be targeting the 2009

• Back On The Bus: On Patience

  • Published Jul. 22, 2009
  • Updated Sep. 12, 2012 at 12:56 PM UTC

  “You heavens, give me that patience, patience I need!”-King Lear Be a distance runner long enough and you’ll rack up

• Back On The Bus: Learning From My Mistakes

  • Published Jul. 18, 2009

  Here’s a bunch of terms you likely don’t know unless you get into distance running: illiotibial band, plantar fasciitis, piriformis