Thursday, September 13, 2012

Runner Profile - Tripp Southerland


Meet Tripp Southerland


Born: Jacksonville, FL, December 7th, 1984

HS: Bishop Kenny, Jacksonville, FL

College: Florida State University, 2007

PRs:
 5K - 15:21
10K - 31:41  
Half Marathon -  1:10:56
Marathon - 2:37:43


Favorite Local Race Course - Parkway Classic 10-Miler
Favorite Local Trail: Capitol Crescent/Towpath

Tripp's Story:
Tripp started running competitively 13 years ago where he helped lead Bishop Kenny to two cross country state championships. Southerland ran briefly at the collegiate level, then focused on studies, graduating with both a B.S. in Finance and Real Estate in '07 and an MBA in '09. He worked for two years at Deutsche Bank, Inc. while training half-heartedly before finding a renewed fire to compete. He moved to Washington, DC and has worked full-time as  the assistant (to the) manager at Pacers Arlington while focusing on road racing in a never-ending quest to lower his PR's.

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