Xendurance is proud to announce the sponsorship of Alexander Haas. Alexander Haas of Germany took the overall world title among the amateur age-group competitors. At the XTERRA World Championships. Haas placed an impressive 13th overall, which ties the record for best placing by an amateur at the XTERRA World Championship. In 2003, Robert Latschen also placed 13th overall. Haas finished with a time of 2:33:37, which was 17 seconds behind Olympic gold medalist Jan Frodeno, and 20 seconds ahead of former XTERRA World Champ Nico Lebrun. We are excited to support his continued development and success.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

MASTERS TEAM ANNOUNCES 2012 ROSTER

Xendurance signs as official Sports Nutrition Provider

Thousand Oaks, CA – December 20, 2011 – The 2012 Breakaway from Cancer Masters Team (BfC) looks to continue its winning ways in the New Year, after a successful campaign in 2011. The team had previously announced a shift in focus entering 2011, most notably by scaling back the roster and expanding its’ charitable efforts.  BfC will continue to develop its’ work with sponsors on specific events, corporate awareness programs, and other outreach in 2012, but also welcomes some new additions to the team – sponsors & riders.

The 2012 squad will be called Breakaway from Cancer Masters, to fully align itself with Amgen’s Breakaway from Cancer^® initiative.  Breakaway from Cancer^® was created by Amgen to increase awareness of the important resources available to people fighting cancer – from prevention to education, and from cancer care to advocacy and support ( HYPERLINK “http://www.breakawayfromcancer.com” www.breakawayfromcancer.com)

“Our team is no longer solely focused on racing 24/7 and 2011 has shown that we can continue to race strong while adding value to our sponsor needs and charitable outreach,” said Jerry Jayne, Founder, Amgen Cycling. “The team name just re-emphasizes what we’re about and our sponsors are fully supportive of our racing and charitable activities.”

The team is fortunate to be surrounded by a majority of its existing sponsors, and also welcomes two key new sponsors in 2012.  Returning sponsors include Pacific Meso Center, Hincapie Sportswear, Shimano, Specialized, Panaracer, Sierra Nevada, Pine River Investments, Mazda, Surf City Cyclery and UBS.  Joining the BFC family for 2012 will be Tech Lite Wheels and Xendurance.

“As active members of the endurance-athletic community, Xendurance is proud to expand its support structure to the cycling community in the United States.  In 2012, we will sponsor professional teams, a number of other elite endurance athletes and have a dynamic relationship with all of them,” says Sandy Kellin, Xendurance Founder.  “We’re thrilled to be part of such an accomplished group of masters athletes and look forward to strong relationship in the New Year.”

“This new collaboration with the Breakaway from Cancer Masters allows our Research and Development team to continue to push the limits of endurance performance.

About Amgen Cycling:  A non-profit, charitable organization with over 800 members at 10 chapters worldwide.  Amgen Cycling Club primarily consists of Amgen Inc. employees; however, it is a community based organization that exists to promote cycling fitness and education to both its members and the community at large. For more information on the Breakaway from Cancer Masters, visit us at facebook.com/bfcmasters.

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Sandy and Robyn hanging out with xendurance sponsored athlete Mirjam Weerd at IMAZ. You can follow her here.
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During intense training, don’t just “hit the wall” with muscle burn and pain - BLAST through it with Extreme Endurance, a revolutionary athletic performance formula. It’s clinically proven to reduce lactic acid by 15% and increase aerobic threshold by double digits.

Matthew has been using Extreme Endurance for over a year. He had the 3rd fastest time for Americans at Kona this year. The watts he was holding during his testing were some of the highest they have seen at FASTER in Scottsdale AZ. That’s not surprising to us. When you can buffer the burn of lactic acid you can push harder and produce higher watts for longer durations. You can expect big power gains while using Extreme Endurance. 

Timo Bracht wins Sunsmart Ironman Western Australia

December 04, 2011

Germany’s Timo Bracht who came fifth in Kona eight weeks ago has backed up to win the Sunsmart Ironman Western Australia in 08:12:39 ahead of Australia’s Clayton Fettell who led for the entire swim and bike leg before being passed by Bracht at the 32k mark of the run. Remarkably 41 year old course record holder Jason Shortis was able to run himself up into third.

While 26 year old Fettell will no doubt be dissapointed to have come so close to a major break through in his career, he can none the less be very proud of his efforts, and knows he has time on his side to learn the art of Ironman. The win caps off a great year for 36 year old Bracht how also won Ironman Lanzarote in 2011, and has proven he can win on the flatest and the most mountainous of Ironman courses.

Fettell put in a blisteringly fast 45.11 swim, 2 mins and 20 secs ahead of second placed Luke McKenzie. The main pack, which included Bracht came out in 49 minutes. Fettell looked to stamp his authority onto the race on the bike with a 4:25:25 split, the fastest spli of the day by nearly 3 minutes. The second fastest split of the day went to renowed cyclist Leon Griffin.

On to the run Fettell was being chased by fellow Australian Josh Rix who had ridden himself up into 3rd, but who was still 9 minutes behind Fettell, along with Bracht, Aaron Farlow, Matty White, Leon Griffin, and previous winner Mitch Andersen.

Fettell was able to hold off all but Bracht, who shook his hand when he passed him at the 32k mark, and offered some words of encouragement that Fettell said helped spur him on to the end. Bracht ran a 2:48:42 marathon to Fettell’s 3:04:40. Shortis was only just shy of Bracht with a marathon split of 2:49:58

Recently Extreme Endurance athlete Andy Nelson traveled to Pagosa Springs, Colorado to compete in the Devil Mountain 50k.

The Devil Mountain 50k is one of the most senic 50ks in the United States. This course is very beautiful but it’s also very tough.

In his preparation for the event.  Andy had been using Extreme Endurance everyday for the past 4 months. He was taking 3 tablets am and 3 tablets pm.  This was his first crack at an ultra distance event.

As you can see from the elevation profile he had to deal with a lot of climbing. (5000 feet)  As a result he produced a lot of Lactic Acid.

Just finishing this race is an Epic achievement. Andy came in 6th! Finishing in a time of 5:06:59. He was surprised by how good he felt after so much climbing and punishment out on the course.

We were not surprised. We know that Extreme Endurance is clinically proven to raise your aerobic threshold by double digits and buffer the burn of lactic acid by 15%.

Here are a few of the highlights from the event.

• Spectacular course run through rarely visited forests.
• Breathtaking views.
• Elevation gains  5,000’ feet during the 50k..
• A course comprised of more than 80% single track.

Matthew was the third fastest American at the Ironman World Champs in Kona, HI.  He said, in addition to a very smart training schedule he attributes a lot of  his success this year to taking Extreme Endurance. He was able to recover quicker and stack harder workouts together.