USAXC

Pete Julian has brought the USA XC Championships to Boulder and Flotrack has the coverage you want.

Michael Spence Feature

Excellent article by Alison Wade on Michael Spence who finished 5th at the USA XC Championships in Boulder, CO.

USA XC Post Race Interviews

Here are the much awaited USA XC Post-Race Interviews. Rick Koubek did an excellent job with the taping and the interview questions, but it somehow allowed him to escape the actual interview process. We'll have to remedy that next time.

USA XC Championships

Well the USA XC Championships in Boulder lived up to its billing. It was a great day of racing. The Deep Six Racing Post-Race Interviews will be posted soon. Here is a coverage from a variety of sources.

In the Junior Women's 6k race Katherine Ward finished in 39th place to start out our day. Next up was the Junior Men 8k, the Deep Six Racing team finished in third place. We were led by Rick Koubek in 51st, and then followed by Matt Kisenwether in 55th, Alex Krichels in 65th, and Jake Reddington in 66th. Next up was Miesha Marzell who finished an impressive 22nd in the Senior Women's 8k. And lastly in the Senior Men's 12k, James Carney finished in 8th place, while losing his shoe in the last 400m, to qualify for national team to represent the US at the World XC Championships, and Ian McLaren finished in 128th.

Results

ESPN video footage of the Junior Men and the Senior Women
ESPN video footage of the Junior Women and Senior Men
Flocasts coverage of the USA XC Championships, complete with race footage, pre- and post-race interviews.
Photos from the championship on the usatf.org site.

Showdown Trailer and Winter Workouts Video

The upcoming USA XC Championship is Boulder is building up to be a great race. The Men's Senior 12k has just about all the big names running. There is a documentary being made of the race and five athletes (Dathan Ritzenhein, Adam Goucher, Alan Culpepper, Jorge Torres, and Meb Kelflezghi) preparation for the event. It is called "The Showdown."

In preparation of our trek to Boulder. Here is our inspirational video that illustrates some of the work we have been putting in at Dante's.

USA XC

Well the USA XC Championships are almost upon us. One of the sponsors of the event, LetsRun.com has been doing spotlights on several of the favorites for the upcoming race.

LetsRun.com Race Preview

Athlete Spotlights
Dathan Ritzenhein
Adam Goucher
Kara Goucher
Abdi Abdirahman
Shalene Flanagan
Deena Kastor
Shayne Culpepper
Alan Culpepper