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Second year ZAP athlete, Alissa McKaig, shattered the ZAP 5k mark last weekend at the Mt. SAC Relays in Walnut, CA. McKaig came into the race with a PR of 15:47, but that mark would survive less than 15 1/2 minutes after the gun went of Saturday night. McKaig finished in 8th place, in a race won by current American 5k record holder Molly Huddle. Her time of 15:28 chopped nearly 20 seconds off her personal best and 18 seconds off the ZAP record held my Ann McGranihan since 2003. Also competing for ZAP in the 5k at Mt. SAC were Chris Clark and Da...

ZAP Fitness is extremely excited to be celebrating our 10th year anniversary next week! We will again be hosting groups from all around the country this year including triathlon, yoga, cycling, corporate retreats, college cross country teams, as well as our own adult running vacations. We will be beginning our 2011 season with 2 triathlon groups arriving in the next couple of weeks to kick off another great year at ZAP. Camps are beginning to fill up for the summer so if you haven't registered yet please take a look at the options, we'd love to...

At yesterday's World Cross Country Championships in Punta Umbria, Spain, ZAP's Alissa McKaig took 28th place. McKaig (photo courtesy of Michael Scott) ran with a pack of her American teammates for the better part of the race, moving up from 34th after the first loop to finish 28th. McKaig covered the 4 loop, 8,000m course, complete with 13 inch logs, in a time of 26:46. When the team results were tallied the US women found themselves on the podium in 3rd accepting bronze medals for the second year in a row. They finished behind the East Africa...

ZAP Resident athlete David Jankowski finished 7th at the US 15k Championships Saturday, in what was arguably the deepest field in history. Jankowski covered the 15k course through Jacksonville in a time of 43:51, passing 5k in 14:24 and 10k in 29:05. Jankowski's time puts him as one of the fastest performers on that course in the last decade despite his 7th place finish. "I ran the race I wanted to run today, and I figured coming in that kind of performance would have placed me in the top 3, but a lot of people ran really well today. I'm happy ...

As part of the ZAP Fitness winter training at Furman University (Greenville, SC), 4 members of the resident team took part in the Carolina First Reedy River Run on Saturday 3/5. In the men's race David Jankowski had a good tune up for next weekend's Gate River Run finishing 4th in 29:53 - teammate Chris clark was 7th grabbing the last podium spot. In the women's race Alissa McKaig picked up a 10k personal best - finishing in 2nd place in 33:34. Teammate (ZAP rookie) Esther Erb took 3rd. McKaig's next race will be the IAAF World Cross Country Ch...

ZAP Resident Athlete Alissa McKaig earned her first senior World Cross Country Team selection on Saturday 2/5 by finishing 6th at the USATF XC Championship 8k (Mission Bay Park - San Diego, CA). McKaig, 24, placed herself in the top 6 immediately and remained there finishing the 8 kilometer course in 27:07. McKaig and the other 5 American qualifiers will take on the world at the IAAF World XC Championships in Punta Umbria, Spain on March 20th. Joining McKaig on the American Squad are 2008 Olympians Shalane Flanagan, Magdalena Boulet & Blake Rus...

Joe Driscoll made his comeback official on Saturday 1/29 with a 10th place 1:04.23 1/2 Marathon performance at the Houston 1/2 Marathon. The sub 1:05 time qualifies Driscoll for the 2012 Olympic Marathon Trials (Driscoll's 2nd), to be run on the same course in January of 2012. Driscoll joins ZAP teammates Esther Erb, Chris Clark, Dave Jankowski, Josh Simpson, Allison Grace-Morgan & Alissa McKaig as 2012 Olympic Trials Marathon Qualifiers. This year's Houston 1/2 Marathon race served as the 2011 USATF 1/2 Marathon Championship. Driscoll departed...

 ZAP resident athlete David Jankowski finished 14th at the B.U.P.A. XC Run Team Challenge on Saturday 1/8 in Scotland. Jankowski covered the ice and snow-laden 8.2 k course in 26:35 as the 5th member of the 9 member US Team. "Dave has set some lofty goals for himself for the next two years," said Elite Athlete Coach Pete Rea, "and this international experience is a good start toward those goals."  On the same day Track & Field News Released its 2010 "End of Year Rankings" and Jankowski finished the year ranked #6 for the year in the m...

 2011 marks the 10th anniversary for the ZAP Fitness adult running vacations and once again the line-up of guest speakers is a presentation of athletes and individuals with a wealth of information and experience in the sport. They include... Women's Mini Camp - Kristy Johnston - Kristy is a winner of both the Houston and Chicago Marathons and has a marathon best of 2:29. She is the owner of Head to Toe Athletics currently coaches runners of all age and ability in Syracuse, NY. Bear Week - Bill Rodgers - Bill is a 4 time winner of the NYC ...

2011 began on a positive note for ZAP Fitness at the Emerald Nuts 4 Mile Midnight Run in Central Park (NYC). Resident athlete David Jankowski finished 2nd in 18:12, one second behind winner Stephen Furst, and tying the previous course record. The race was extremely tight as 3rd place went to Reebok's Bobby Curtis also timed in 18:12 and 4th place to Sean Quigley of Puma in 18:15 Rookie resident athlete Esther Erb was 7th in the women's race in a solid 22:17 and Josh Simpson had his first healthy effort of 2011. Jankowski will be heading overse...