Zwift Academy Run Team Announced for 2022

Yesterday Zwift announced the six members of the Zwift Academy Run Team 2022.

According to Zwift’s press release, “Over 12,000 runners signed up for Zwift Academy Run. All those that completed the program’s 8 structured workouts and 2 progress runs, graduated with a chance to make the final team selection process. The final six members are runners from a variety of different backgrounds, each with an interesting story to tell.”

From across the globe, here are the members of Zwift Academy Run 2022:

• Kristin Mclane, USA: Kristin runs a computer software company. She is a former professional road cyclist, has run a number of half marathons but this will be Kristin’s first marathon. She is hoping for a time of 3 hours and 45 minutes. 
• Maria Kerres, Germany: Maria is qualifying to become a tax officer. This is her first marathon and she is hoping to run under 2 hours 35 minutes. 
• Stacy Frogley, Australia: Stacy is a history teacher in Australia. She hopes to beat her current best marathon time while also qualifying for the Boston marathon. 
• Kevin Lohner, USA: Kevin lives in California and works with rockets. His goal for ZA is to run his fastest possible race and to learn from the coaches and team to keep improving for many years to come.  
• Andrew Humphries, UK: Andrew is a lawyer, he ran through school but stopped due to a couple niggling injuries, returned to running after meeting his wife. Starting with Parkruns, Andrew has run a few marathons with a current PB of 2.41, he is hoping to run sub 2.30 in Berlin.
• Sunny Lee Yu Kein, Malaysia: Sunny works in a logistics business, finding running at 39 but has since become an integral part of his life. His goal for ZA is to qualify for Boston and run a sub-3 hour marathon.

Berlin Marathon Prep

Team members will receive coaching and mentorship in preparation for running the Berlin Marathon from coaches Terrence Mahon and Jen Rhines.

The full team will meet for the first time at a team camp in California in July. Team members have a wide range of goals, with some trying to run under 2 hours 30 minutes while others are looking to break 4 hours with their first marathon.

Team Sponsors

The team is backed by Zwift, but also a variety of additional sponsors:

• adidas: apparel and footwear
• Woodway: treadmills
• Garmin: GPS smartwatches, heart rate monitors, and cadence sensors
• Goodr: sunglasses
• Maurten: nutrition products