Coffee and a Mike

Lindsay Nelson is an elite runner that recently finished 81st female in the 2020 Olympic Marathon Trials.  Living in Flagstaff, Arizona and growing up in Phoenix Lindsay competed at Arizona State University, is a mother of 2 young children and is coached by James McKirdy at McKirdy Trained. 

Charlie Ware is an ultra runner running from Tucson, AZ. He recently took second place at the Black Canyon 100K receiving a golden ticket in the Western States 100 mile endurance run this summer. 

Abdi Abdirahman is an American long-distance runner.  He is a five-time Olympian competing for the United States in the 10,000 meters and the marathon.  Known as the “Black Cactus’ he recently finished 3rd in the 2020 US Olympic Trials in Atlanta at age 43 becoming the oldest American runner ever to make the Olympic Team. 

Colin Schultz is a professional runner and is a recent graduate of Liberty University living in Flagstaff, Arizona.  Originally from Las Vegas, Colin made the move to Flagstaff to pursue professional running and has a passion for the sport and the running community.

Sage Watson is a Canadian athlete sponsored by Nike that specializes in the 400 m hurdles. Competing internationally for Canada, she is the reigning Pan American champion in the 400 m hurdles, having also won Pan American medals in 2015 and 2019 as part of Canada's relay team.

Leah Rosenfeld is a professional runner running for Under Armour and Team Run Flagstaff living in Flagstaff, Arizona.  Originally from Connecticut Leah attended  Penn State University and coaches for both The Run Smart Project and Team Run Flagstaff. 

Rachel Schneider is a professional runner and 2020 Olympic hopeful  living in Flagstaff, Arizona.  Originally from Sanford, Maine Rachel attended Georgetown University and was a 9x All-American, Big East Champion, and school record holder.  She now runs for Under Armour and is being coached by Mike Smith. 

Brock Locnikar from Scottsdale, AZ is a senior at Notre Dame Preparatory . He will be playing football this fall at Harvard and recently won the Arizona State Championship in wrestling going undefeated.  Brock has grown up boxing, competing in jiu-jitsu,  mma and his father was the fight doctor for Mike Tyson.

Jack Polerecky is an elite runner training up in Flagstaff, AZ. He is getting ready for the Olympic trials in Atlanta this weekend and is currently coaching for McKirdy Trained. He is a graduate of Loyola Marymount with a degree in biochemistry.

Sara Slattery is a former professional runner and two-time NCAA champion in the indoor 5000 meters in 2003 and 10,000 meters while competing for the Colorado Buffaloes in 2005. She won the 10,000 meters at the Pan American Games in 2007 and is the current head cross country and distance coach at Grand Canyon University in Phoenix, Arizona.