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A
little about me…
My
name is Trani Matthews. (Come visit me at the store some time,
and I’ll explain the derivation of my name. It’s a bit involved
to go into here.) I’ve enjoyed running virtually all my
life, though I didn’t really get the bug till college. I
run because I enjoy the act of running itself, and because I feel
better physically and mentally when I'm running regularly.
I consider myself very much a recreational runner, though I tend
to be pretty competitive once I get out there. I enjoy racing
pretty regularly and have run 4 marathons (New York, oh so many
years ago, and more recently Chicago in 2004, Boston in 2007 and
Twin Cities in 2007) and many half marathons and shorter races.
My
current running goals are to stay healthy, maintain consistency
in my training, and see how close I can get to some of my recent
PR times. I'm still hopeful that I'll be able to get down
around 18 flat for a 5K and/or 3:15 for a marathon before all
is said and done. Just call me an optimist! Oh yeah,
and I want to make John Stukey run really hard to stay in front
of me.
And
then there's Philip...
Philip
here - I've been working at Tulsa Runner since early 2004 when
I started working for free gear and no paycheck. I hung
around enough that Trani started paying me. I ran xc/track
at Oral Roberts University where I graduated with a degree in
finance after 7 years, no thanks to spending 6 years in the Marine
Corps Reserve and deploying to Iraq a couple times. Currently
I'm working full-time at Tulsa Runner and coaching a couple days
a week at Bixby HS.
Billy Grona
uuuh... Did he just
win the Heisman?
Billy ran for and graduated
from OU and is coaching at Broken Arrow HS.
Jeff Petersen
Jeff is the normal looking
person, scary as that may seem. Jeff has a regular job during
the week then throws on his running superhero costume for the
weekend when he works at the store.
Dylan Moon - Dylan is a junior at
Jenks HS where he runs xc/track.
Kyle King - Kyle does
the bookkeeping for the store in his spare time while training
for the Olympic trials in 2008. He's already qualified in
the 5k.
Tulsa Runner Alumni
Sierra Ross
Sierra is now swimming
for Missouri State.
Jerry Faulkner
Jerry is still training
for marathons and works for Gatorade.
A
little about Tulsa
Runner ...
We
opened the doors for business on May 5, 2003. We carry
a good selection of quality running shoes. If you know what you
want and we don’t have it, we’ll help you find it, and we’ll be
more than happy to order it for you. If you’re not sure what specific
shoe, or for that matter what kind of shoe, would work best for
you, we’ll take the time to understand your needs, your running
style and your foot type, and we will help get you in a pair of
shoes that are comfortable right out of the box and that meet
your body’s needs. If you’re comfortable on a treadmill, we’ll
do a quick video analysis to make sure you’re getting a pair of
shoes that will address your pronation needs.
We
have running apparel that performs well and looks great so that
you’re running comfortably and looking good doing it. And we have
lots of accessories. If you don’t see what you’re looking for,
let us know and we’ll do our best to get it for you.
Tulsa
Runner • 918.494.8800 |
