This is Long Overdue

I have hinted at the many accomplishments of the Team Go Far coach, but I stumbled upon this small bio of Rick on the Bottom Line website.

Rick Muhr, Team Go Far Coach
Bottom Line is proud to welcome Rick Muhr as Team Go Far's new head coach. Rick comes to us with an incredibly accomplished history as a runner and a coach. Rick was the head coach for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society of America's Team In Training program for 12 years beginning in 1996. Rick joined Team In Training shortly after losing his mother to leukemia in 1996. During a conversation he had with his mother just before she passed, Rick promised her he would do something significant with his life that would make her proud. He didn?t expect that would be the last time he would speak with her. He also didn't fully understand what that commitment would entail.

Rick joined Team In Training as a qualified runner for the 1997 Boston marathon and was asked to become the head coach shortly thereafter. He completed his 12th Boston marathon with Team In Training in 2008, at which point he decided to find a new challenge. We are proud to announce that Bottom Line's Team Go Far is his new challenge. Rick was instrumental in raising more than $52 million dollars in support of the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society's mission and helping thousands of participants realize not only their goal of completing an endurance event, but also their goal of making a significant difference in the lives of those battling blood cancers. He has trained more than 15,000 runners for marathons throughout the world.

Rick is currently coaching Bottom Line's Team Go Far for the 2009 Boston Marathon and will be running Boston himself, celebrating the 30th anniversary of running his first Boston marathon in 1979.

I also found this on a Leukemia Boston Marathon blogger from last year.

On October 28th, during a severe storm, Rick ran 61 miles around the Grafton High School track to honor the memory of a former TNT runner and to commemorate the 100th anniversary of his employer, Saltus Press. Rick's goal that day was 100 miles within 24 hours. The driving rains and wind gusts of up to 50 miles per hour put a damper on the mileage Rick made, but not his spirit. While thousands in New England lost their power, Rick powered through his run, always stopping to thank supporters and talk with those who made the laps around the track with him. I was lucky to be there that day both during the first 26 miles and during the last several hours, and I will never forget the grace and courage he displayed as an athlete and as a human being.

Rick has already been a big help to me and the Go Far team. It's easy to run with an inspirational coach leading the charge!

Although sadly, my legs are still sore from yesterday. I called Rick after work almost in tears, asking for advice about sore hamstrings. He mentioned rest then followed with a simple, "keep your chin up!"

Thanks Rick! You're the best!