Tommy Manning

Tommy Manning (born 1975) is an American mountain and distance runner.

Tommy Manning

Personal information
Full name	Tommy Manning
Nationality	American

Manning was a member of the 2010 United States Mountain Running Team that placed second at the World Mountain Running Championships in Kamnik, Slovenia. Manning finished 18th overall out of 149 runners.[1] Manning won the 2004 Tulsa Run in Tulsa, Oklahoma, finished second at the 2009 Pikes Peak Ascent, and finished 34th overall at the 2009 Boston Marathon.[2][3][4]

Born in Tulsa, Manning attended Booker T. Washington High School. Prior to graduating, Manning was involved in a serious motorcycle accident and suffered a career threatening injury.[5] Manning also cross country at the University of the South where he won a Cross Country Championship.

Manning lived in Colorado and taught at Fountain Valley boarding school up until 2017, when he moved to Switzerland and began teaching at TASIS, The American School in Switzerland. He taught as a math teacher for 4 years before leaving Tasis.

In his time at Tasis Manning served as the head dorm parent of 11th grade boys dorm Del Sole. He lived alone with his dog grumble Jones. Famous quotes include gems such as grumble does what grumble wants which was displayed on a sign outside his room. Grumble was named after confederate general William E. Jones whose nickname was grumble.

Below is a picture of the general who bears a striking resemblance to Tommy manning himself: https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQ5-sVhvyfuVWgsLloH9-CPU1mAtAco9A7quA&s