COACH - Matt Hensley

Get to know our Boulder Underground Coaches with these rapid fire questions -

 

Matt Brian Hensley

Hometown - Port St. Lucie, FL

Current town - Superior, CO

Zodiac sign - Scorpio

High school - Lincoln Park

College - University of Florida

 

2013 Disney Marathon where the Hensley Family chased a Guinness Book World Record

2013 Disney Marathon where the Hensley Family chased a Guinness Book World Record

 

What's the weirdest nickname you've been given?

Chewy from my brother and Matt the ROLL Guy from my wife

Favorite color?

Black as a shade and blue as a color, this changes frequently though as I'm dying for the color green during winter.

Favorite food?

Anything my wife Tansey makes, she's an incredible cook. Right now I'll go with sweet potato enchiladas. 

Favorite drink?

Gatorade after a run and a Milkshake before bed.

Favorite trip?

Virgin Islands

Spirit animal?

Alligator

Favorite quote?

All bills become due

Favorite book?

7 Spiritual Habits of Success by Deepak Chopra

Favorite race?

Pineapple 5k in Stuart, FL

Favorite workout?

150m repeats

Favorite training shoe?

Nike Pegasus

Favorite racing shoe?

Nike Streak

Favorite apparel brand?

ROLL Recovery (known for recovery products but I rep everything ROLL Recovery)

Your PR's?

Marathon - 2:19:51

Half - 1:06:31

10k - 30:49

5k - 14:53

3k - 8:39

Favorite runner?

Tansey Hensley for Female and Kurt Roeser for Male.

Your best coaching moment?

Too many great ones!  Typically occur outside of running (some have been overcoming a personal challenge, starting a business, working back through an illness or injury).

 

December 11, 2018 - @lancearmstrong - 2 for 1 today on THEMOVE. Marathon running episode with @austinmarathon RD @jackmurrayatx and my first running coach since high school, Matt Hensley. We talk about my role as the charity chaser in the upcoming marathon in February. What a realistic time looks like for for me and how many folks I will pass starting dead last. Link in bio.

 

Matt placed 20th at the Boston Marathon in 2012 and 24th in 2014.

 

For many years he was coached by 2:07 marathoner Steve Jones who had a large influence on his coaching style.

 

Matt and his wife Tansey on a run in Boulder, Colorado.

 
Matt Hensley