Moran ran and studied at the College of William & Mary, where he was a four-time All-American. In spite of being in a track team of prodigies like Sean Graham, Moran eventually became a standout in the 5000 metres. His collegiate career was riddled with serious injuries, and due to this it was not until his sixth year (after being granted extended eligibility by the NCAA) of studying while earning a master's degree that he exploded in the 5000 metres.[5]
Post-collegiate
Moran was very close to deciding not to continue running after college. By the time he finished his undergrad studies in 2003, he was working on completing a master's degree in public policy and tried to focus on a career after college. He changed his mind after the 2005 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships, where he ran 13:25.87 (min:sec) in the 5000 metres, 14 seconds better than his previous personal best.[6] He subsequently signed a professional contract with Nike so that he could train full-time.
Moran coached at College of William & Mary from August 2005 – May 2011 where he helped develop individual training plans for distance runners. He mentored student-athletes on NCAA Division 1 nationally ranked cross country and track teams. Coach Ed was viewed by many of his athletes as a more skillful race day coach than his mentor, Mr. Gibby. He also recruited high school student-athletes nationwide. Moran performed administrative tasks including budgeting, equipment acquisition, fundraising, and travel logistics.[7][user-generated source?] He was in his seventh season on the William and Mary staff, and third as a volunteer after four years as a full-time assistant.[8]
References
^Albano, George. "Dayton’s Ed Moran not done running yet"Archived 2014-10-22 at archive.today, Sentinel, December 18, 2003. Accessed October 21, 2014. "The former standout runner at Notre Dame High School from Dayton had planned to end his college career in cross country in Iowa running in one last NCAA championship meet on Nov. 24, hopefully leading his team to a top-10 finish in the country."
^Morris, Tim. "Moran running 10K at U.S. Olympic Trials "Archived 2014-10-22 at archive.today, Sentinel, June 26, 2008. Accessed October 21, 2014. "The gold medal rests next to his bed as a reminder. 'On days I don't want to run, I look at it,' said Ed Moran, the native of the Dayton section of South Brunswick who won the 5,000-meter run at last year's Pan-American Games in Rio de Janeiro Brazil."
^ abHunt, Christopher. "Moran to live dream in NYC marathon", ESPN New York, November 2, 2011. Accessed October 21, 2014. "After his parents moved to Lawrenceville when he was 6, Moran started running as a sophomore at Notre Dame High School in New Jersey."
