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A Marathoner’s Juggling Act: Three Generations Under One Roof
Race SLO Ambassador, Stephanie Bruce, long a popular figure among parents, now helps her mother recover from cancer; Bruce to the line at the New York City Marathon on Sunday as one of the top Americans in the field
Making Strides in Innovation – Focus on Samantha Pruitt
With the recently announced theme for the 2017 US Trail Running Conference, Making Strides in Innovation, this is the next in a series of posts focused on participating sponsors and our expert panelists on how they have used innovations to drive their products, service and races. This time we interview Samantha Pruitt, Founder & CEO of Race SLO, Ultra Athlete, Lover of Human Badassery
A New Beginning
By Rebecca Rusch, 2017 SLO MTB Ambassador. The below is an excerpt from her book Rusch to Glory.
I have never had a five-year plan, let alone an idea of where I would be in five months. In the fall of 2005, the uncertainty of the life I’d made for myself became very real. Montrail’s owner called with news that the company was being purchased by Columbia and come October, just several weeks away, they would be cleaning house and severing most of their sponsorship deals — including the one with my team. Although grateful for the warning that the blade of the guillotine was about to come crashing down, I hung up the phone speechless. Then I relayed the news to all my teammates and support staff.
Train and Race Like a Mother
By Samantha Pruitt, Founder & CEO, Race SLO
Lately I have been finding great joy and satisfaction in the fact that both athletic product companies and the outdoor athlete media pipelines have finally caught on to what has been our reality for years in the sports training-racing scene. World wide millions of women, sisters, daughters, mothers and even grandmothers have been taking the athletic world by storm! It’s been slow gradual progress since the 1972 passing of Title IX, but in the last five years of my life I have witnessed an unprecedented shift in the podium.
The Heart & Mind of a Newbie
I’ve spent the last 15 years rebuilding my body, mind and life through endurance sports. Many of you know my ex-couch potato story already, from fluffy 0.0 to 140.6 IronWOman then onto 100 mile UltraWOman.
Why We Fly
By Samantha Pruitt, Founder & CEO, Race SLO People call me wild, crazy, fearless, strong and many other colorful adjectives that may or may not be true depending on the day or amount of coffee I have just consumed. I pay no attention. Nor do I pay attention to the...
Running, Loss & Healing
Rhonda Williams, a Temecula native, has run at the SLO Marathon + Half since 2013 and is gearing up to run it as a “recovery” run after this year’s Boston Marathon. This is her Race SLO Tribe story on the healing power of running. I began running in 2009. I was...
How My College Bucket List Turned Into a Passion for Distance Running
All smiles after the run, enjoying the 805, and a sunny race day. Logan Laszcyk is a Cal Poly SLO and SLO Marathon alum. Many Cal Poly San Luis Obispo graduation bucket lists include activities like completing the 10 mini-burger challenge at Frank’s, the “Tri-Tip”...
The Wild in Our Souls: Trans-Pecos Ultra
Eric and Paul Chan on a world record attempt. Photo: Ryan Paulk Sheryl Collmer is not only Race SLO’s Accountant & Hall of Fame Manager, she’s an Ultra badass. This is her story on the epic Trans-Pecos Ultra. The article was originally published at...
Redefining Menopause One Workout at a Time
By Samantha Pruitt, Founder & CEO, Race SLO Winter is fast approaching and it’s time for me to check in with my Race SLO Tribe. I am following many of you and want to share how you are inspiring me at our many Race SLO events, around town and what I see from you...
Confessions from the Grand Slam
Jadd Martinez is a Ultra Runner based in San Luis Obispo and recently completed the Ultra world’s “Grand Slam” by competing in four of the oldest and most challenging Ultras on the calendar. 19 completed the Grand Slam in 2016 and this is Jadd’s story and was...
A Spartan Amongst Us
CJ Silas as radio personality in San Luis Obispo for ESPN radio and a Race SLO announcer at many of our races. I turned 50 this year. What an eventful 365 days since I turned 49. I love a physical challenge, something different, something a little crazy and...
