Name: Katie June
Race and Date: March 11, 2009 — Chattahoochee-Centennial Track and Field Meet
Race Placement/Time: 2nd place — Girls 3200 meter run — 11:54
Tell us about your race (limit 250 words)…: Even with a 2nd …

Name: Tyler Campbell
Race and Date: Jog for a cause 10k, March 14th 2009
Race Placement/Time: 1st (15-19) AG, 10th OA

Name: Sport Factory AR Team
Race and Date: C4 Adventure Race- 3/14/2009
Race Placement/Time: 2nd OA Co-ed
Tell us about your race (limit 250 words)…: We talked Jen Henry into doing her first AR and she was a …

Name: Taylor Gonsoulin
Race and Date: Blankets Creek Dirty Duathlon, 3/14/09
Race Placement/Time: 3rd OA team
Tell us about your race (limit 250 words)…: 4th fastest run split in the field. Really wet conditions! Lots of bikers DNF’ed. …

by Coach Matt Russ
Your body type was primarily determined before you were born. When it comes to racing, lamenting your body type is futile and counter-productive. Cyclists can be particularly …

Team Sport Factory finishes up an amazing season with a grand total of…

28 World Championship Qualifiers
34 Wins
26 Podium (overall) Placements
132 Age Group Placements
South East Champions

With just over 50 team members doing the work this makes …

by coach Matt Russ

Fat is the enemy right? If you are trying to achieve a more effective power to weight ratio body fat is the ballast you want to drop, however, during endurance training and …

A well-designed base training phase is crucial for annual progress, but it is often taken for granted as the “easy” time of year. Base is, in fact, the time to address aerobic level fitness, strength, and technique. To make the most of your base phase, you may need to dispose of a few myths and rationalizations.

By Matt Russ
for Triathlete magazine
One of the hardest concepts for an athlete to understand and implement is base training. It is counterintuitive to run or bike slowly in order to gain performance later in the …