Rod Crowell opened Top Speed Running in January of 2003. Rod, a graduate of USC, earned
his Masters degree in
Mechanical Engineering from UC Irvine and, until 2002, worked as an engineer. A
lifelong runner, Rod competed primarily in the middle distances. Since 2002, Rod has
coached youth cross country and track and field.
His four children, ages 6-12, all run competitively and
enjoy helping out at the store. Elisabeth, Rod's wife, also enjoys running and provides
much behind-the-scenes support for Top Speed Running.
Fun fact: Rod's favorite soda shares his initials -- RC Cola.
Rod racing a 5k
Rod Crowell opened Top Speed Running in January of 2003. Rod, a graduate of USC, earned
his Masters degree in
Mechanical Engineering from UC Irvine and, until 2002, worked as an engineer. A
lifelong runner, Rod competed primarily in the middle distances. Since 2002, Rod has
coached youth cross country and track and field.
His four children, ages 6-12, all run competitively and
enjoy helping out at the store. Elisabeth, Rod's wife, also enjoys running and provides
much behind-the-scenes support for Top Speed Running.
Rob has been at Top Speed Running since day one. In 2001, he earned his Masters degree
in Kinesiology from Cal State Fullerton. Along with being a competitive distance
runner for 20 years (some years more competitive than others), Rob has coached cross country and track and field at both the high
school and college level for a cumulative 13 years. He is currently the head cross country
coach at Claremont High School, and has also served as assistant coach at Cal State Fullerton
and Sonoma State. Since 2003, Rob has turned the focus of his own running to the marathon.
A life long runner turned marathoner, Sarah Jane has been with Top Speed Running since 2004.
She studied business at Cal Poly Pomona with an emphasis in small
business management and entrepreneurship. Since 2003, she has been a mentor for the Leukemia
and Lymphoma Society's Team in Training, a marathon program that has raised millions of
dollars for blood cancer research. She has run 6 marathons including Honolulu, Long Beach, San
Diego Rock 'n Roll, Arizona Rock 'n Roll, St. George, and the Anchorage Mayor's Marathon.
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