It’s time to announce the next #HPendur team – H+P #TeamNick!
Goals:
Rather than put all of our best runners on one team, this year we have split them up to make 4 equally matched teams. #TeamNick is stacked to give the H+P Women’s Team and H+P Men’s Masters Team a run for their money, but it will be close! Not only that, #TeamNick is equally matched up with #TeamGreg (to be announced soon), and the entire competition could come down to the final day: the marathon. Nick and Greg will be facing off against each other in this 42.2K beast of a race, and it should be anybody’s game!
Follow the H+P ENDURrun team challenges starting August 7th!
Here’s how H+P #TeamNick stacks up:
Stage 1: Half Marathon
Name: Kristin Marks
Age: 26 (fun fact: turning 27 the day of the ENDURrun marathon)
Height: 5’6
Proud PBs: 1:44 half marathon, 22:22 5K
Race Day Nutrition Tip: sushi is great for carb loading
Strategy for Conquering Pain: Think of the HP world rankings and who you could pass if you keep going! That’s actually what I do.
Stage 2: 15km TT
Name: Adam Dixon
Age: 31
Height: 6’5
Proud PBs: the only PB needed; 6:41 Pancake Mile record
Race Day Nutrition Tip: no one should listen to my nutrition tips
Strategy for Conquering Pain: Walk, it gives you time to make up excuses!
Stage 3: Bechtel 30km
Name: Martin Chmiel
Age: 35
Height: 5’8
Proud PBs: 38:24 10K Toronto Waterfront
Race Day Nutrition Tip: Keep it simple and familiar; don’t get fancy!
Strategy for Conquering Pain: No Pain, No Gain!
Stage 4: 10-mile Wilmot
Name: Sean Delanghe
Age: 30
Height: 5’8
Proud PBs: 15:58 5K, 33:17 10K
Race Day Nutrition Tip: Donuts and coffee when in a pinch
Strategy for Conquering Pain: View it as a positive sign of effort… more = better.
Stage 5: Chicopee 25.6km Alpine
Name: Dave Haiser
Age: 31
Height: 5’7
Proud PBs: 5:24.54 Muskoka 70.3 Tri
Race Day Nutrition Tip: Marshmallows
Strategy for Conquering Pain: Draft the tallest person you can find.
Stage 6: 10km TT
Name: Mike Piazza
Age: 31
Height: 5’8
Proud PBs: 17:58 5km, 1:26:07 half marathon
Race Day Nutrition Tip: Only having one or two beers the night before the race.
Strategy for Conquering Pain: Thinking about the cold beer after the race!