Ryan Trahan appears to have made the right call in quitting running in favor of making goofy youtube videos. He does pop up from time to time in other people's running videos and clearly still has some wheels, even though he claims to be fat and out of shape.
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Jimmy Carter
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txRUNNERgirl wrote:
Any women?
Not every runner that goes on to a successful career is a celebrity. The top 5 on my xc team are now surgeon, MD/PhD/professor, vet, venture capitalist, chem prof. If I extend to track we get fighter pilot, dentist, lawyer & surgeon2. Most importantly, they are all solid husbands and fathers. Ironically, the 'track dentist' probably has the most fun. He only works 3 days a week, is dentist to the stars in a big met area, is an avid golfer with access to best clubs, excellent sailor, and very willing to share his good fortune with old HS and college buds.
On the women's side Lois Brommer is a successful lawyer. Ashley Higginson another lawyer (and not yet officially retired). Bri Jackuszevic, youth prodigy and longtime holder of HS 5000m record, is a rising product management exec at Nike. There must be 100s more as the females generally have the higher gpas.
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Didn't T-Mobile's former CEO run division I track?
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Trump #1 wrote:
Didn't T-Mobile's former CEO run division I track?
Oh yeah, John Legere.
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Why all the hate towards non-Div1 peeps, yo?
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txRUNNERgirl wrote:
Trump #1 wrote:
Didn't T-Mobile's former CEO run division I track?
Oh yeah, John Legere.
Wouldn’t Phil Knight be the correct answer, or has somebody already mentioned him?
Never mind, I see he’s been named.
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Certainly not the most successful, but Nicholas Sparks has written many top selling novels, some of which were sold to Hollywood (e.g. The Notebook). He attended Notre Dame on a track scholarship.
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Did Malcolm Gladwell run in college?
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txRUNNERgirl wrote:
Any women?
CNN's Ana Cabrera.
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Has to be Phil Knight
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Dr. Angela Bizzarri.
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Just Another Hobby Jogger wrote:
Dr. Angela Bizzarri.
How is a doctor in the running for most successful non-running career?
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Mocazilla wrote:
Has to be Phil Knight
Only if you measure success by starting a shoe company over 4 years as leader of the free world and being a leading figure in international diplomacy and humanitarian efforts for 4+ decades.
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Nicholas Sparks the author ran for Norte Dame.
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kartelite wrote:
Mocazilla wrote:
Has to be Phil Knight
Only if you measure success by starting a shoe company over 4 years as leader of the free world and being a leading figure in international diplomacy and humanitarian efforts for 4+ decades.
Geez, are you his campaign manager?
Knight is the 24th wealthiest person in the world.
If you want to get technical they both ran before "D1" was a thing. Carter ran a total of 3 freshman meets. Does that really equate to being a D1 runner?
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Madsen wrote:
Just Another Hobby Jogger wrote:
Dr. Angela Bizzarri.
How is a doctor in the running for most successful non-running career?
Is this thread proof that D-1 women runners don't go on to have successful non-running careers?
How about Lauren Fleshman and Stephanie Bruce? They sold Picky Bars for $12 million to Laird Hamilton and Gabby Reece.
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Devon Allen
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Bio Duder wrote:
This thread has been done so many times.
a few to get you started though:
Phil Knight.
Garth Brooks.
Nicholas Sparks.
Buzz Aldrin.
Garth Brooks and Buzz Aldrin were not runners.
Brooks competed in the javelin, Aldrin in the Pole Vault.
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