Tim Tollefson Faces His Greatest Challenge Yet October 10th is World Mental Health Day. We’re honored to share a film project featuring professional ultra-runner Tim Tollefson, who opens up about his journey towards self-acceptance and healing as a runner. In Tim’s words, “true strength is vulnerability”. His decision to open up about his lifelong battleContinue reading “WHAT GOES UNSAID”
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Kipchoge’s World Record: Inside The Numbers
Eliud Kipchoge is the greatest marathoner of all time. Having won the past two olympic gold medals, and holding the previous official marathon world record (Berlin 2018: 2:01:39), we have now witnessed another moment that pushes human limits. On Sunday, September 25th 2022, Kipchoge set a new world record in the time of 2:01:09. WithContinue reading “Kipchoge’s World Record: Inside The Numbers”
Ultra-Running with The Speed Project Champ
The Speed Project starts at the Santa Monica Pier, and finishes at the famous Las Vegas sign. The premise of this race is simple. There is no route, there are no rules, the fastest person/team wins. Having had this ultra-running race on her bucket list for some time, Shelby Farrell wanted to maximize her performanceContinue reading “Ultra-Running with The Speed Project Champ”
From Message to Mountain and Beyond
How Lewis Wu and Kilian Jornet began a new chapter. It started with a direct message, and ended in a partnership. When Lewis Wu, COROS Co-Founder and a long-time fan of Kilian, sent him an Instagram DM, he did not expect it would lead to planning a trip to Norway only a few weeks later.Continue reading “From Message to Mountain and Beyond “
100 Miles for 100 Years of Insulin: Quad Boston Marathon
Having dealt with Diabetes since the age of 14, he wanted to do something special to celebrate the discovery of Insulin 100 years ago. With that in mind, Stephen set out for the quad. Running Boston 4x back-to-back to run 100 miles for 100 years. This is the story of Stephen England and a breakdownContinue reading “100 Miles for 100 Years of Insulin: Quad Boston Marathon”
Marathon Majors: Running Through Adversity
What does running mean to you? Such a simple question on the surface, but far deeper if you sit for 30 seconds and think about it. Go ahead, pause reading and think for 30 seconds about what running means to you. It was an overcast day in Pasadena California. I had arranged to meet withContinue reading “Marathon Majors: Running Through Adversity”
Luke Smithwick: Performance at Altitude
Luke Smithwick is an adventure skier who also summits the tallest mountains in the world. Having topped Everest many times, we were eager to sit down with him and talk altitude. As athletes prepare for altitude, there are many questions that begin to emerge. How long will it take me to acclimate? How do I limitContinue reading “Luke Smithwick: Performance at Altitude”
Explore Perfection with Tommy Caldwell
Tommy Caldwell’s first summit was quite possibly at the age of three when his parents took him to the top of Twin Owls outside of their hometown of Estes Park, CO. It was all “uphill” from there. Growing up, Tommy’s family took annual trips to Yosemite where he was introduced to the huge granite wallsContinue reading “Explore Perfection with Tommy Caldwell”
Camille Heron
This week’s COROS Athlete Paving The Way is Camille Herron. On top of being a world class runner, Camille is an entrepreneur and coach. It’s no secret that Camille has quite an impressive resume. Some notable finishes include; Comrades Marathon Champion, 50K/100K/24Hr World Champion, JFK 50 Mile Champion, World Bests for 50 miles (5:38:41, 6:46Continue reading “Camille Heron”
Emily Infeld
This weeks COROS Pro Athlete highlight is Emily Infeld. We caught up with Emily while she was training at altitude in Park City, Utah. Emily is an NCAA Champion, 11 time All- American, and led the Georgetown University Women to their first ever NCAA XC Championship win in 2011. In 2015, she was the WorldContinue reading “Emily Infeld”