T J Murphy

T.J. Murphy is a Senior Editor of Spartan Life , a New York Times bestselling author, and former editorial director of Triathlete , Inside Triathlon , and Competitor magazines. He is author of Inside the Box and Triathlete Magazine's Guide to Finishing Your First Triathlon; coauthor of Ready to Run by Kelly Starrett, the New York Times bestseller Unbreakable Runner by Brian MacKenzie, and Firebreather Fitness by Greg Amundson; and contributor to Start to Finish: 24 Weeks to an Endurance...See more

T.J. Murphy is a Senior Editor of Spartan Life , a New York Times bestselling author, and former editorial director of Triathlete , Inside Triathlon , and Competitor magazines. He is author of Inside the Box and Triathlete Magazine's Guide to Finishing Your First Triathlon; coauthor of Ready to Run by Kelly Starrett, the New York Times bestseller Unbreakable Runner by Brian MacKenzie, and Firebreather Fitness by Greg Amundson; and contributor to Start to Finish: 24 Weeks to an Endurance Triathlon . His writing has also appeared in Outside magazine and Runner's World . He is a CrossFit athlete and five-time Ironman(R) finisher and a 2:38 marathoner. He sought out CrossFit as a possible solution to his never-ending battle with injuries in endurance sports, and the experience led him to break rank and join the fitness phenomenon. See less