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John Lumley, Owner and Operator of The Running Hub
Coach John Lumley was the Head Track and Field Coach at NCAA Division I Sam
Houston State University in Huntsville, Texas from 1989-1998 and the Assistant
Track and Field Coach at The University of Texas at Arlington, also NCAA
Division I, from 1980-1989. At those two universities, he coached NCAA
National Championship Qualifiers in every event category, producing 9
All-Americans and 1 National Champion. He was twice voted by his peers "Coach
Of The Year" in the Southland Conference.
Coach Lumley was respected throughout Texas as a top authority on distance
running. Highlights of the performances Lumley-Coached endurance athletes have
produced include: 800m - 1:48.94, 1500m - 3:46.83, 3000m Steeplechase -
8:59.97, 5000m - 14:33.25, 10,000m - 30:23.33, 5-mile Cross Country - 23:45,
Ironman Triathlon - 10:36. John earned a Master's Degree in Biomechanics.
Running has been an integral part of John's life for over 30 years. His running
and athletic experiences include track & field, cross country, road racing,
trail running, cycling, triathlon, swimming, soccer, ultras in both cycling and
trail running, and golf. His post-scholastic athletic achievements include a
cycling PR of 3:52 for 100 miles, a marathon PR of 3:07, an Olympic distance
triathlon PR of 2:26, a half-ironman PR of 5:45, and a 24 hour cycling PR of
302 miles.
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Liz Sponagle, Manager (Coach Liz)
Liz has been a certified running coach for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society
Team-in-Training program for the last four years. Team-in-Training is the
largest endurance training program in the world preparing athletes from
beginner to elite level for marathons, triathlons and bike events. She is also
USATF certified.
Liz has been a competitive runner for 20 years and has been a consistent top
finisher in races from the 5k to the marathon. In October of 2004 she set her
all-time marathon PR of 3:10:55 while competing in the 50-54 age division at
the St. George Marathon in Utah. This time was ranked as the second fastest in
the US in the 50-54 age division for women. Liz is the top ranked female
runner in her age division in New Mexico.
General Mills featured Liz as an "Everyday Champion" on their "Wheaties" Cereal
box in 2001.
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Char Latham
Char was raised in Tucson, AZ, where she worked as a firefighter for
10 years before relocating to Santa Fe in the fall of '05. She
started running with her teacher and a few classmates at recess in
grade school and competed in her first road race at age 9. After
experiencing knee problems and a dislike for the track team idea, she
quit running at age 13 and did not run again until age 27 (if they
only had good shoes and people who knew what they were looking at
back then!) In late 1999, the two other women in our fire department
talked Char into being the runner on a triathlon relay team. She
subsequently fell head over heels into the world of triathlon. With
the focus now on three sports, she has been able to continue to enjoy
running. Char has since taken to long-course triathlon racing,
usually staying true to her motto "I only race in pretty places." her
Half Ironman PR in 2004 of 4:46:38 was the result of an out-of-body
day; and in her only full Ironman to date, she posted a 12:14:33 at
Ironman Canada in 2005. (stay tuned for an addition to the full
Ironman resume later this summer.)
Char has enjoyed her newly created life here in the beautiful high
desert of Santa Fe, where she currently runs her own business as a
personal trainer. She is in the process of building a small triathlon
coaching client base as well.
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