The Endurance Collective

These two ultra-trail athletes, Darrin Mann ( .darrin ) & Bhushan Suresh ( ) have put in some incredible adventures in the last two months: 1) big country loops through Butner, Bahama, Hillsborough, Silk Hope, & Bynum, & 2) aerobic trail runs with extended instances of quality through Jordan Game Lands, Lower Haw River, & just today, Horton Grove Nature Preserve.

There have been conversations ranging from existentialism, to partnership, to pooping & everything in between. Mirroring the training progression was an expanding sense of place, a deepening sense of friendship and camaraderie amongst thieves, & of course, a totally goofy and arbitrary nicking of names 🤓.

Darrin has reached his taper for the Uwharrie 40 👏🏻.

Bhushan has a couple more weeks of voluntary suffering before tapering for Black Canyon 100k 🕺.

We were able to lurch out of our introvert-favoring equilibriums, have fun, train in a useful way for all fitness-levels, all while cultivating a kind and safe culture.

Congratulations Darrin & Bhushan (they need not know our nicknames 🤣) for not just the physiological development, but for have such a positive impact on the people around, even when you were in the pain cave. Inspiring.

The Endurance Collective is happy to announce we are continuing our sponsorship of the Raleigh Distance Project as the exclusive bodywork provider for the 2023 race season.

RDP is an elite women's running team training together to reach their goals and to use the transformative sport of running as a means of community-building for all people. In 2022, RDP athletes won marathons, set personal and course records, and competed at distances from the 1500 through the marathon (even some trail races). This year the team has eyes on qualifying for Olympic Trials and US Championship races, and continuing to build relationships within the Triangle endurance community.

We love working with RDP because they have all seen the impact of how a positive, inclusive, and enthusiastic mindset can enhance performance. They strive to instill the secret behind their successful running careers in all local runners: joy!
This year's team is represented by:
Lauren Archer
Caity Ashley
Nikki Long
Tavyn Lovitt
Kimberly Maloney
Gabi Sejourne
Emma Spencer
Laura Huning
 
We are looking forward to a successful season working together!

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The EC team is stoked to announce our sponsorship of professional sprinter and Canadian Olympic 4x400m team member, for the 2023 season.

Maddy Price's Olympic dream became a reality in Tokyo, 2021. Her road to Tokyo was filled with uncertainty, as she dealt with coming back from foot surgery, the global pandemic shifting the timeline, and losing her dad to cancer right after missing the 2016 Rio Olympic team. Despite the odds, she made the Canadian 4x400m Olympic team and went on to run her fastest split ever in the final, helping lead her team to a 4th-place finish. Far more important than the accomplishment of becoming an Olympian and running professionally is how she approached the process. With her family as inspiration, Maddy has always prioritized her relationships, staying present, and giving her best to everything she does. Maddy is a mentor to younger girls in sport, giving them guidance on their own journies through the Voice in Sport Platform. She is a speaker for corporations and schools and is a volunteer assistant coach for the Duke Track and Field Team.

Maddy’s running highlights include
· Tokyo 2021 Canadian Olympian - 4th place Women's 4x400m Relay
· 2019 World Championships Finalist and 2019 World Relays 4th place Women's 4x400m Relay
· Captain, Record Breaker, and Multiple-Time All American for Duke University

She is stoked to be a part of the Endurance Collective Team (even if her event is only 49 to 52 seconds long hahaha) .... add what you think here about our values aligning ... YAY

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A great weekend of XCM racing to cap off an excellent season. Words can’t express how proud the EC team is of Kelly and her 4th place finish at Marathon Mountainbike Nationals! 💪🤘🇺🇸

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