On, the Swiss running shoe brand, announced a new sponsorship partner with run club ZAP Endurance, formally known as ZAP Fitness, through 2021.
Founded in 2001, ZAP Endurance is a non-profit training center for post-collegiate, Olympic hopeful distance runners. ZAP athletes live and train together in Boone, a small town in North Carolina’s Blue Ridge Mountains, perfect for endurance athletes looking to train at high altitude year-round. Most notably, ZAP brought five athletes to the USATF Marathon Championships in December 2018 with all five qualifying for the 2020 Olympic Trials and two of them finishing in 3rd and 4th place.
Formally sponsored by Reebok since 2005, ZAP Fitness will be rebranded to ZAP Endurance with the support of their new sponsor, On. As a brand, On has been founded around athletes, optimism and a healthy competitive spirit. Created by athletes for athletes, On is always striving to power the human spirit through athleticism, outdoor exploration and healthy-living both on and off the track.
“The team here at On is beyond thrilled to be the new sponsor of ZAP Endurance,” said On Co-Founder and former World Duathlon Champion Olivier Bernhard, “We’re so excited to have a whole team of On athletes on the starting line at the 2020 US Olympic Marathon Trials. With our recent sponsorship of the Mammoth Track Club as well, we’ll have two solid, young teams with enormous potential on both U.S. coasts.”
“All of us here in Blowing Rock are excited and grateful for this unique partnership between ZAP and On,” said ZAP Endurance Head Coach Pete Rea, “As we begin our 18th year supporting both our resident professional team as well as running education for all ages, we do so with the fastest growing brand in global running. On has a passion for all runners and a vision for the performance side which made this a great fit for ZAP.”
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