Endurancefactor coach and athlete, Drew Edsall, finished 25th out of 153 in XC Pro Division at the 2009 Sea Otter Classic in Monterrey CA over the weekend.  A great early start to the 2009 season for Drew in very hot conditions against a strong field.

Way to go Drew!

Here is Drew at Sea Otter following Erik Tonkin up a climb.

The Endurance Factor Team, including clients Jamie Knight and Martin Cox, finished first in this years Florida State Championship series. The team kept their lead throughout the entire series(consisting of 8 races) and finished strong in the last race with 1st place finishes by both Martin Cox(Semi-Pro/Pro) and Jamie Knight (Single Speed).

In addition to the Team win, Martin Cox finished 2nd overall in the Semi-Pro/Pro category and Jamie Knight won the Single Speed Category.

Excellent job to everyone on the Endurance Factor Team! (for details on the series go to goneriding.com)

Congratulations to Endurance Factor racers Martin Cox and Jamie Knight for their wins in cyclo cross this past weekend in Orlando and Clermont, Florida.

Martin dominated the A Category(Cat 1,2,3) on both Saturday and Sunday winning both races while Jamie won by a large margin in the Junior category on Saturday and placed 2nd place in the B Category(Cat 4,5) on the second day of racing.

Great job and good luck in the races this next weekend in Ocala, Florida(see goneriding.com)

Jamie Knight hopping the barrier in Saturday’s Junior race

Congratulations to Mike Alessio (3:22) and Charlotte Walsh (3:39) who both qualified for the Boston Marathon at Philadelphia last weekend.  Despite the cold conditions of 26 degrees at the start, both had great races.

To make things more interesting Charlotte (pictured on the left with her friend Youlin) decided to run the entire race in a tutu and tiara.  Youlin must have had a slightly more aerodynamic tutu as she ran a 3:35.  Both Charlotte and Youlin ran in support of Girls On The Run, an organization that encourages preteen girls to develop self-respect and healthy lifestyles through running.

Congrats to all.

Congratulations to Endurance Factor client, Martin Cox, for an outstanding showing at the 5th Florida State Championship Series race in Miami, Florida. Martin led most of the race and brought home his first win in the 2008 Florida State Series. He now sits in second place overall for the series in the Semi-Pro / Pro category.

Martin Cox of Team Endurance Factor

The Endurance Factor team also extended their Team lead with wins from both Martin Cox and Jamie Knight. Jamie, also a client of Endurance Factor, has yet to loose a race in the single speed class and hopes to have an undefeated season(at the age of 17!).

Keep up the great work and good luck to everyone at the next FSC in Fort Myers, FL.