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The ZAP Fitness Foundation announced on Friday 12/3 that 2010 High Point University (NC) graduate Jesse Cherry has been added to the resident athlete team. Cherry, a multiple Big South Conference Champion, had run 14:02 for 5,000m on the track and 28:44 for 10,000m - both in 2010. Cherry also dabbled in the longer distances as a senior at High Point running 1:05 for the 1/2 marathon. "Jesse has all the tools to be an outstanding young runner," said Elite Athlete Coach Pete Rea. "He handles higher volume well and is incredibly motivated to reali...

Last weekend, the ZAP road racing crew competed in the HCA Virginia 8 kilometer road race. In what has become an annual tradition, team ZAP posted some fast times and high placings at this race. Cole Atkins led the way, finishing 3rd in a 23:18. He was followed across the line by Chris Clark (7th, 23:49) and Cameron Bean (8th, 23:51). Esther Erb finished on the podium in the women's race- completing the nearly 5 mile race in 27:36. Inasmuch as it was just another strength-building, mid-season Autumn race, the ZAP athletes acquitted themselves w...

ZAP Record Falls and Olympic Trials Qualifier Achieved The streets of New York City saw their annual migration last weekend. Each year on the first Sunday of November people from all over the world descend upon the Big Apple to suffer their way from Staten Island to Manhattan. Marathon weekend in all its glory. This year the ING New York City Marathon also served as the USA championship for the distance. ZAP athlete Alissa McKaig made the 600 mile trek from the sleepy mountain town of Boone to the city that never sleeps for her marathon debut. ...

The first crisp Autumn weekend in North Carolina's High Country saw ZAP athletes in action in a couple locations in the region. A strong ZAP contingent was in the hunt at the Blue Ridge Open cross country race, hosted by Appalachian State University. Cameron Bean (2nd, 24:39), Chris Clark (3rd, 24:41), and Cole Atkins (4th, 24:41) put in solid efforts over 8k while battling heavy winds at State Farm fields. Esther Erb backed up the guys' performances with her own top five (4th- 17:38) finish in the women's 5k race. It was a productive Friday af...

Since its inception in 2002 ZAP Fitness has become known nationwide as an institution that produces great distance runners. ZAP-trained athletes have made multiple World Championship teams, won National Titles, and competed internationally against the best in the world. Over the past few years, ZAP has also been quietly making a name for itself in the field of professional coaching. Former ZAP athletes and summer interns alike are now positioned on multiple major coaching staffs around the country. The impressive and ever-growing list includes:...

ZAP's Alissa McKaig ran her one and only marathon preparation race on Sunday 10/3 at the USATF Women's 10 mile Championship at Twin Cities. Rolling through 10k in 33:51 McKaig moved away from the chase pack at mile 8 to finish 3rd in a time of 55:18. It is McKaig's highest finish ever at a US Championship. Her next race will be her debut marathon at the ING NYC Marathon on 11/7 2nd year ZAP resident athlete David Jankowski had a successful marathon debut on Sunday 10/3 at the Medtronic Twin Cities Marathon running 2:16.15 for 4th place. The rac...

ZAP's Alissa McKaig ran her one and only marathon preparation race on Sunday 10/3 at the USATF Women's 10 mile Championship at Twin Cities. Rolling through 10k in 33:51 McKaig moved away from the chase pack at mile 8 to finish 3rd in a time of 55:18. It is McKaig's highest finish ever at a US Championship. Her next race will be her debut marathon at the ING NYC Marathon on 11/7 2nd year ZAP resident athlete David Jankowski had a successful marathon debut on Sunday 10/3 at the Medtronic Twin Cities Marathon running 2:16.15 for 4th place. The rac...

 ZAP Fitness is adding 4 of America's top young post collegiate runners to its resident program. See Below for bios on ZAP's new athletes. Esther Erb - Erb is a 2008 graduate of Case Western Reserve University where she studied Music and Cognitive Science. Erb was the 2008 NCAA Division III 10,000m champion and, while teaching in Vienna, Austria this past year, ran 2:39.47 for the marathon - qualifying her for the 2012 Olympic Trials. Erb hails from Richmond, VA. Josh Simpson - Simpson is a graduate of the University of West Virginia and c...

Coming off 1500m personal bests the week before, ZAP resident athletes Alli Grace and David Jankowski finished their 2010 Belgium trip with successful 5,000m races this past weekend. On Saturday July 10th Jankowski won the National Section 5,000m at the Heusden Athletics Meeting race in a time of 13:41.87 - a mere one second off his personal best. He won the race by 14 seconds. Jankowski will be contesting the Crazy 8s 8k road race in Kingsport, TN this weekend. On Sunday July 11th Grace ran her final track race as a resident ZAP athlete finish...

Resident athletes Allison Grace and David Jankowski began their European track tour at the 2010 Leon Buyle Memorial (Oortigem, Belgium) on Saturday July 3rd and both came away with personal bests over 1500m. Grace began things with a 3.1 second PR of 4:20.34 and Jankowski followed suit less than an hour later with a PR of 3:45.34. Jankowski's race began as a rather pedestrian affair with 400m splits of 63.2 - 2:04.4 at 800m - and 3:03.6 at 1200m. He finished his final 300m in 41.7. "Those 1500m races set the pair up nicely for their 5,000m race...