Run To The Top Podcast | The Ultimate Guide To Running

It is the end of an elite era.  The beautiful training center in Blowing Rock, NC that has been home to some of the best endurance athletes in the country is for sale.  What does that mean for the elite athletes that live and work there?  And what about the adult and teen running camps that ZAP has hosted for the past 18 years?   Coach Claire talked to head coach and owner, Pete Rea to find out.   Pete Rea, the Elite Athlete coach at ZAP Endurance Team USA, has an impressive resume. He has led 51 athletes to Olympic Trials since the facility’s opening in 2002, and also coached the following: 42 Senior US teams  9 ZAP athletes to spots on Senior World Championship Teams including 6 to the US World XC team 4 USATF Club XC Team Championships (‘06,’07,’09,’14)  1 US marathon champion (Tyler Pennel)  1 Olympian (Pardon Nghlovu - Zimbabwe 2016 Rio Games Marathon)   Pete together with his wife, two-time Olympic trials qualifier Zika Rea, are coaches at the facility, host adult running camps during the summer and r