FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
December 22, 2013
Joe Gray Joins ADP
(Colorado Springs, CO) - Joe Gray (Scott Sports) has joined the American Distance Project after moving to Colorado Springs in September. Gray, who recently was the surprise champion at the USA National Club Cross Country Championships, trained with the ADP over the last three months with the cross country race as a focus.
Gray, who qualified for Team USA set to compete at the BUPA Great Edinburgh International Cross Country in January, is also an accomplished mountain and trail runner having represented the U.S. thirteen times with three US national mountain, ultra, and trail titles in 2013 alone, in addition to a gold at the 2013 NACAC Mountain Running Championships.
Gray is a native of Lakewood, WA, and a graduate of the Oklahoma State where he set personal bests of 14:15.54 for 5,000-meters, 8:13.51 for 3,000-meters and 8:44.73 for the steeplechase. Gray will continue to compete as a mountain and trail runner while also pursuing the track, road races and the marathon.
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Kanuho & Gray Selected To Team USA for BUPA Great Edinburgh Cross Country
(Colorado Springs, CO) - Rochelle Kanuho (adidas/BRC) and Joe Gray (Scott Sports) both were selected to represent Team USA at the
BUPA Great Edinburgh International Cross Country meeting to be held January 11 in Scotland.
Gray was an automatic selection with his win at the 2013 USA National Club Cross Country Championships, while Kanuho, who's selection marks her first US national team, was awarded her spot with her 12th-place finish in the same race.
The traditional European cross country course, 8,000-meters for men and 6,000-meters for women, features soft thick grass, mud and steep descents. ADP teammate Mattie Suver (adidas/BRC) scored silver for the U.S. in last year's race.
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Kanuho Leads adidas/BRC to Runner-Up at US National Club Cross Country; Gray Men's Champion
(Colorado Springs, CO) - Rochelle Kanuho and adidas/BRC teammate Brittni Hutton didn't hold back at the USA National Club Cross Country Championships pushing from the gun on the rough cross country course in Bend, OR. Kanuho ended up 12th in the deep field in her first US championship, while Hutton finished in 17th-place. Along with teammate and 2012 champion Mattie Suver, 2012 runner-up Brianne Nelson and Wendy Thomas, the adidas/BRC squad finished 2nd-place in team scoring bringing home a check for $3,000.
In the men's race, Joe Gray (Scott Sports) surprised a deep field including American Mile Run record holder Allen Webb to take the win on the final loop of the hilly course. Brandon Birdsong (adidas/BRC) remained in the lead pack up until an untimely fall on a muddy downhill at 7,000-meters on the 10,000-meter course. Birdsong was able to regain his feet and fight back up to finish 21st.
a much stronger adidas/Boulder Running Company squad and in the process looks to defend her first national title and hope to lead her squad to the team championship. Joining Suver will be 2012 runner-up Brianne Nelson, along with 2011 4th-placer Alisha Williams.
Other ADP athletes on the adidas/BRC roster include 2013 Colorado State cross country champion Rochelle Kanuho who, along with teammate , on Thanksgiving posted personal bests for 5k of 16:05 and 16:14, respectively. Wendy Thomas will also compete along with Brandon Birdsong, who was the men's 2013 Colorado cross country champion.
Women's Results:
1 Laura Thweatt F 24 Boulder Track Club CO 21:43 5:50
2 Amy Van Alstine F 26 Team Run Flagstaff AZ 22:03 5:55
3 Deborah Maier F 23 Beasts TC WA 22:06 5:56
4 Angela Bizzarri F 25 Beasts TC WA 22:07 5:56
5 Kellyn Johnson F 27 Team Run Flagstaff AZ 22:15 5:59
6 Corey Conner F 23 Hansons-Brooks Distance Project MI 22:16 5:59
7 Brie Felnagle F 27 Beasts TC WA 22:17 5:59
8 Renee Metivier Baillie F 31 Team Run Eugene OR 22:18 5:59
9 Addie Bracy F 27 HTS Elite CO 22:19 6:00
10 Carrie Dimoff F 30 Bowerman Athletic Club OR 22:20 6:00
11 Stephanie Dinius F 24 New Balance Silicon Valley CA 22:20 6:00
12 Rochelle Kanuho F 23 Boulder Running Company/adidas CO 22:25 6:01
13 Jessica Tebo F 25 Beasts TC WA 22:25 6:01
14 Katie Kellner F 22 Hansons-Brooks Distance Project MI 22:27 6:02
15 Kelly Brinkman F 32 Twin Cities Track Club MN 22:29 6:02
16 Tia Kool F 25 Adidas/RogueAC TX 22:30 6:02
17 Brittni Hutton F 24 Boulder Running Company/adidas CO 22:31 6:03
18 Jamie Cheever F 26 Beasts TC WA 22:33 6:03
19 Allison Mendez F 25 Adidas/RogueAC TX 22:35 6:04
20 Jillian King F 23 New Balance Boston MA 22:36 6:04
21 Christine Babcock F 23 Oiselle-OR OR 22:37 6:04
22 Sydney Fitzpatrick F 24 New Balance Boston MA 22:44 6:06
23 Meaghan Nelson F 23 Unattached IA 22:45 6:07
24 Mattie Suver F 26 Boulder Running Company/adidas CO 22:46 6:07
25 Shauna McNiff F 23 Hansons-Brooks Distance Project MI 22:46
Men's Results:
1 Joseph Gray M 29 Club Northwest WA 31:05 5:01
2 Sean Quigley M 28 Boulder Track Club CO 31:11 5:02
3 Maverick Darling M 24 Wisconsin Runner Racing Team WI 31:18 5:03
4 Brent Vaughn M 29 Champions League Athletic Performance CO 31:20 5:03
5 Brendan Gregg M 24 Hansons-Brooks Distance Project MI 31:20 5:03
6 Richard Medina M 24 Champions League Athletic Performance CO 31:22 5:03
7 Ryan Bak M 32 Central Oregon Running Klub OR 31:23 5:04
8 Trevor Dunbar M 22 Skinny Raven Running Club AK 31:23 5:04
9 Samuel Alexander M 23 Boston Athletic Association CT 31:27 5:04
10 Gregory Montgomery M 23 Unattached ID 31:30 5:05
11 Joe Moore M 30 Twin Cities Track Club MN 31:30 5:05
12 Ian Burrell M 27 Boulder Running Company/adidas AZ 31:31 5:05
13 Craig Curley M 25 Mizuno AZ 31:37 5:06
14 Cameron Marantz M 26 Bryn Mawr Running Club PA 31:38 5:06
15 Max King M 33 Central Oregon Running Klub OR 31:42 5:06
16 Matthew Llano M 25 Team Run Flagstaff AZ 31:43 5:07
17 Kenyon Neuman M 26 Champions League Athletic Performance CO 31:48 5:07
18 Kyle Dawson M 25 Bryn Mawr Running Club PA 31:50 5:08
19 Nick Arciniaga M 30 Team Run Flagstaff AZ 31:57 5:09
20 Daniel Gonia M 25 Asics Aggie Running Club CA 31:57 5:09
21 Brandon Birdsong M 25 Boulder Running Company/adidas CO 31:57 5:09
22 Benjamin Bruce M 31 Team Run Flagstaff AZ 31:58 5:09
23 George-Byro Alex M 23 ZAP Fitness Reebok NC 31:59 5:09
24 Tyler Pennel M 25 ZAP Fitness Reebok NC 32:00 5:09
25 Sergio Reyes M 32 Asics Aggie Running Club
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ADP Releases New Coaching DVDs For Holiday Shopping
(Colorado Springs, CO) - The American Distance Project announces the release of two new coaching DVDs for the 2013 holiday season. Coaches and fans can now purchase the Renato Canova DVD, The Training of Moses Mosop, which details the buildup to the fastest debut and the second fastest marathon in history, along with Scott Simmons' An Alternative Approach to Using Altitude.
The ADP library also includes 13 additional DVDs from accomplished coaches and experts including Dr. Joe Vigil, Jay Dicharry, Steve Magness, Bill Aris, Greg McMillan among others, as well as the popular books Take The Lead: A Revolutionary Approach To Coaching Cross Country and Canovathon: Conversations With Renato Canova, Master Distance Coach. The library, which can be found at http://www.americandistanceproject.com/Index/store.html also includes free downloads of interviews and technical videos with both Canova and Simmons.
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ABOUT AMERICAN DISTANCE PROJECT
The American Distance Project is a non-profit organization whose primary goal is the development of American distance runners to be internationally competitive. The ADP is located on the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains, taking advantage of incredible training resources in and around Colorado Springs and Woodland Park. The ADP thanks its sponsors and donors including Sharkies, Action Potential Physical Therapy, New York City Road Runners, and USATF Foundation. For more information, visit www.AmericanDistanceProject.com
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