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My First Bike OWS Clinic Raises $1600
Monday, 27 Jul, 2009 – 12:03 | No Comment
My First Bike OWS Clinic Raises $1600

Team Sport Factory donated their time and expertise to the My First Bike organization in the form of an open water swim clinic and breakfast.  40 participants registered raising $1600 towards the $3600 needed to purchase …

Seige At Fort Yargo
Friday, 3 Jul, 2009 – 16:16 | No Comment

Team Member: Team Sport Factory AR Team
Race Name: Seige At Fort Yargo
Race Date: 6/26/09
Race Placement/Time/Qualification: 2nd OA
Tell us about your race (limit 250 words)…: We (Jenn Henry and Matt Russ) raced under the Roam/Inov8 banner …

Shoup Wins Langley Pond and Peachtree Olympic Triathlons
Thursday, 4 Jun, 2009 – 11:37 | No Comment

Michelle Shoup showed off her early season fitness with dual wins at Langley Pond and the Peachtree Olympic Triathlon.  Although these were warm up events for her peak race of the Kansas 70.3, she demonstrated …

Mike Witt
Wednesday, 20 May, 2009 – 7:42 | No Comment

Name: Mike Witt
Age: 40
Personal: : I am married to Natasha and we have one boy named Alex. We are adopting a little girl from China and hope to have her before this year is over.
Professionally, …

Lauren Kester Wins State Championship in 3200m
Friday, 15 May, 2009 – 14:20 | No Comment

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Scoreboard- Wins, Podiums, and Category Placements for the winningest team in the southeast
Friday, 1 May, 2009 – 12:19 | No Comment
Scoreboard- Wins, Podiums, and Category Placements for the winningest team in the southeast

Team Sport Factory’s inaugural season was 2007.
National/World Titles- 5
World Championship Qualifiers- 46

Wins- 94
Podiums (2nd or 3rd)- 95
Age Group / Category Placements- 358
Southeast Club Championship Titles- 2007 (2nd), 2008 (1st)
last update 5/24/10

Bob Evans- Beach Blast Olympic Tri
Saturday, 25 Apr, 2009 – 12:51 | No Comment

Name: Bob Evans
Race and Date: Beach Blast Olympic Tri
Race Placement/Time:  4th OA/1st Masters

Sport Factory AR Team- C4 Adventure Race
Saturday, 14 Mar, 2009 – 8:16 | No Comment

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 …

Body Type Training and Racing
Monday, 9 Mar, 2009 – 14:03 | No Comment

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 …

2008- The Final Tally
Friday, 6 Mar, 2009 – 16:02 | No Comment
2008- The Final Tally

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 …

A Few Facts on Fat
Friday, 6 Mar, 2009 – 14:35 | No Comment

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 …