Facts: - caption: mick and chris thompson woods -lrb- left -rrb- with athletes mo farah - birth date: 15 february 1949 - name: michael ' mick ' woods - image: mick chris thompson.jpg woods -lrb- left -rrb- with mo farah and - birth place: -lrb- great britain -rrb- - occupation: former distance runner , sports lecturer , running coach Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of mick woods .
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michael ' mick ' woods -lrb- born 15 february 1949 in great britain -rrb- is a former long-distance runner and a middle/long distance running coach .he is currently a coach at aldershot farnham & district ac and sports lecturer at st mary 's university in london .as an athlete , woods ran internationally for ireland and ran in over 70 marathons , with a personal best of 2:20.12 .woods is now one of the nation 's leading endurance running coaches .