Alex Nichols

1) Primary sport(s):
Trail and mountain running

2) Team member since:
2010

3) City/state of residence:
Colorado Springs, CO

4) Occupation:
Sales at the Colorado Running Company


5) Goals for 2010:
Make the US Mountain Running Team, win the Pikes Peak Ascent, and run a successful ultra.

6) Notable achievements/memories/PR’s in your sport:
5k 14:45, 3k steeple 9:10, 8k cross country 24:54. Top five in the Pikes Peak Ascent 2008 and 2009. 2nd place in the 2009 Barr Trail mountain race. Second in the 2009 Vail Hill climb.

7) Favorite inov-8 gear:
F-lite 230, x-talon 212

8) List one thing others may not know about you:
I won two events at the Minnesota State Gymnastics championships in 1997.

9) Favorite energy drink/food:
Gu Roctane

10) Your favorite race and why?
The Leadville Trail Marathon. It has to be one of the hardest trail marathons out there, but it is still runable the whole way and hits some amazing trails outside of town.　

11) Advice to other athletes:
If you run more, you will run faster.