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Introducing our 2014 Ambassadors!
Our 2014 Elite Amateur Team
The Coeur Extended Family
Ok…we’re taking a breather today from the sponsorship announcements. We’re going to take one last look through the hundreds of applications and then finish the week with the announcement of our Elite Team on Thursday and for the grand finale, the Ambassadors on Friday.
So today, we’re going to go off on a bit of a tangent. Since we’ll be posting and blogging all year, I think it makes sense to introduce some of the extended members of the Coeur family.
Please meet:
Beaumont (“Beau”)
Beau is a little over a year old now and he is pretty confident that 1. everything in the world is awesome and 2. the aforementioned world, revolves around him. He likes to sleep on his back, which is adorable and he likes to get right between his mom and dad, which is also adorable. Unfortunately, he likes to turn and sleep “east/west” on the bed. Which isn’t quite as adorable. And he snores. Which, becomes much less adorable after about 2:00 a.m. But, to know Beau is to love Beau.
Inspired beyond words. Meet Amy Gluck
They say one of the roles of a teacher is to prepare students for the future. In that regard, endurance sports is one hell of a teacher. It compels us to work hard. It teaches us humility. It teaches us how to set goals and the thrill of meeting them.
But maybe most of all, it teaches us to endure hardship.
If that is the case, then our next athlete is definitely a straight A student.
It is with sincere admiration, a dose of awe, and great pleasure that we announce our Heart and Courage Ambassador, Amy Gluck!
In September of 2012, Amy was in Michigan putting the final touches on her annual Kona prep when she nearly lost her life. While on her last long training ride, Amy, who had the right of way, was hit by a gravel hauler truck. Her injuries were devastating and many thought she would not survive. In fact, most thought she wouldn't. She was a beloved member of the triathlon community and that community was in shock.
But those who know Amy know that she was a fighter and she never gives up. In an awe-inspiring display of courage, tenacity and toughness, Amy endured a medically induced coma and multiple surgeries.
Meet The Duffield Twins
Day 6: Let’s go international today to the hotbed of triathlon that is Australia. We are more than pumped to welcome twin sisters Katy and Michelle Duffield to our 2014 lineup! Dubbed the “Darlings of Kona” this past October, you know there is some genetic gifts and hard work going on when both sisters make it to the Ironman World Championships together…Mim finishing a smokin’ 2nd place in the 25-29 AG with a 9:48 and Katy not far behind. Whoo!
Meet Coeur Sponsored Athlete Kelsey Withrow
Training in Park City, Utah has a ton of advantages….gorgeous views, hill repeats galore, altitude training….and the chance to hop on a ride with pro triathlete and mountain biker, Kelsey Withrow. Racing mostly Olympic distance and ITU events, Kelsey attained her pro card at the young age of 18, an age where a lot of us were still drinking illegally at frat parties. She then spent five years at the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs as part of the National Team with sights set of a spot in the Olympics.
We're so excited to have Kelsey on the team!
Meet Coeur ProTriathlete Kim Schwabenbauer
Driven by Dreams
At Penn State, she attended a home track meet and dreamt about what it would be like to be on the team. The next year, she was wearing those Division I colors and lining up next to some of the best runners in the country in both track and cross-country.
In 2005, she was introduced to the sport of triathlon at a local YMCA race and dreamt of “going long”. By 2011, she had two Ironman amateur championships under her belt.
Meet Coeur Athlete Katie Zaferes
It is our distinct pleasure and high honor to introduce you to rising ITU star Katie Hursey! After graduating from Syracuse in 2012 where she ran track and steeplechase, Katie decided to give triathlon a shot. Only six months after graduation, she was spotted by the head of the Under 23 Olympic Development team and invited to live at the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs.
Meet One of Our First Pro Athletes - Beth Shutt
Coeur is thrilled to reveal our first professional in our announcement series: Beth Shutt!
Beth hails from the chilly climes of Pittsburgh and will be competing in her third year as a pro triathlete. Coming off a recent 2nd place finish at Ironman Wisconsin and a SMOKING fast 3:06 marathon at Ironman Arizona, we are so excited to watch Beth come into her own in 2014!
At Coeur, We Like to Dream Big
We like to dream at Coeur. Pretty big actually. Now it might take a few glass of wine before we share the biggest of our dreams because they may sound…how shall we say it? A bit too aspirational. Especially for a small endurance sports clothing company. But trust us…they’re big. And believe it or not, they have nothing to do with profit margins or sales. Now, as we mentioned in our post on Conscious Capitalism, sales and profits are vital. They’re just not our raison d'être.
So, for now, we’ll hold off prattling on about why we think putting others first can start a chain reaction of kindness, how compassion can trump greed and how sport can be a vehicle to change lives. Instead, we’ll just say that, in our opinion, it all starts with community.
And at Coeur, our community starts with our Ambassadors, our Elite Team and our Sponsored Professionals. These are the individuals who give form to and exemplify our (pardon the pun) Coeur Values.