Growing up in Colorado you can't help but love the outdoors. Something magical happens with 300 days of sunshine and the Rocky Mountains in your back yard. My athletic endeavors started on the bike, I would get out and ride whenever I could. In 2011 I moved to Oxford, England for work. I missed the sunshine and mountains, but discovered my passion for running. When I moved back to Colorado I started combining cycling and running, so it was only natural that I started competing in triathlons. I took second place at my first sprint, and caught the bug. Today I'm training for my fourth Ironman.
THOMPSON, CONN. – Athletes on two wheels will dominate on dirt, grass and pavement at Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park in Connecticut Sept. 30-Oct. 2. The eighth annual KMC Cross Fest will feature 37 bicycle races, including Professional Cyclo-cross Calendar (Pro CX) events for an international field of women and men, and the first of three internationally-sanctioned cyclo-cross races…
PITTSBURGH – (September 17, 2016) – The 5th GNC Live Well Liberty Mile, with a record prize purse of $30,000, welcomed Milers to Pittsburgh on a beautiful Saturday morning in the Steel City. Heather Kampf and Ben Blankenship won their American Development Pro races in 4:33 and 4:02, respectively. Kampf, 29, became a four-time Liberty Mile champion (also 2012-13 & 2015-16), while…
The 106° West Triathlon was my “A” race. This was the big Kahuna, the race I would put everything into. It was my first half IRONMAN distance race. And on top of all of that, it would be a difficult race, dubbed the highest triathlon in the world with parts of the course reaching over…
(Boise, Idaho) September 12, 2016 — TWENTY16 Ridebiker announces the signing of 2016 Canadian National Road Champion Annie Foreman. Foreman-Mackey, a native to Kingston, Ontario soloed to victory at the Canadian National Road Championships this past June grabbing her nation’s coveted road racing title. The first event with TWENTY16 Ridebiker for Foreman-Mackey is the team…
Raleigh, N.C., September 13, 2016 – Ten of the Triangle’s largest companies, who collectively employ more than 15,000 people locally, have signed on as major sponsors of Raleigh’s City of Oaks Marathon. Over 5,000 runners are expected to participate in the event’s 10th anniversary on November 6th, 2016, representing a 25% participation increase over the 2015 event. …
At the 32nd World Mountain Running Championships held Sunday, September 11, in Sapareva Banya, Bulgaria, Joe Gray, in his ninth consecutive appearance on the US Mountain Running Team, ran for an impressive victory nearly two minutes ahead of his nearest competitor. Gray covered the demanding 12.7-kilometer course, which boasted 1,468 meters of climbing and 107…
PITTSBURGH – P3R has announced that it will renew its sponsorship of Team USA Minnesota, a post-collegiate distance training center based in Minneapolis focused on developing Olympians and national champions. For the past three years, P3R has supported the team as part of the American Development Program (ADP), an initiative to increase exposure and racing opportunities for American professional…
(PITTSBURGH) – This year’s increased prize purse of $30,000 has attracted some of the country’s top milers to Pittsburgh for the 5th GNC Live Well Liberty Mile on Saturday, Sept. 17. Eleven sub-4 minute men’s milers, including U.S. Olympian Ben Blankenship, and eight sub-4:30 minute women’s milers will compete for the $5000 champion’s prize. The deep men’s field…
Portland, OR – BibRave, the turn-key promotional tool for races and endurance brands, recently launched The BibRave Podcast – a running-themed podcast for endurance athletes of all levels. Distributed by iTunes and Stitcher, The BibRave Podcast features conversations about a wide variety of running topics, including race planning, race strategy, running gear, fitness, nutrition, and interviews with various running personalities (the…
NEW YORK CITY, September 14, 2016 – The third annual GFNY Italia is again set up to be the most competitive of all GFNYs in the circuit. Terracina in the Lazio province is the host town of this authentic Italian granfondo with the spectacular sea-hills-sea course. “GFNY Italia was our first race outside NYC,” says GFNY…