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Background:

Lisa Smith is an elite ultra-runner and multi-sport adventure racer who is considered by many to be one of the world’s top endurance athletes.  Holding a Masters Degree in Health Education and Fitness, Lisa has been a personal trainer, coach and massage therapist for over 15 years.  She is a proven motivator and an expert in the health, fitness & nutrition world; her knowledge of sports training and how to achieve consistent, positive results is among the best in the industry.  Her incredible energy and winning attitude are contagious – this is most evident in one of her favorite endeavors: motivational speaking.

Her motto: “Find a dream & chase it down” has those she touches truly believe that any goal is obtainable.  “Your body can achieve what your mind will permit” and “If you can dream it, you can do it” are words she uses often.  Whether it’s shaving five minutes off a PR or running a marathon simply to finish, her commitment and dedication are the same: to see that each client’s aspiration is realized.  One of Lisa’s greatest accomplishments is watching a client successfully complete a Triathlon…after helping her lose more than 90 pounds.

Stories about her incredible athletic achievements have appeared on the covers of The NY Times, The LA Times, The Washington Post and Winning Magazine; she has also appeared in Runner’s World, ESPN Magazine, Outside Magazine and numerous other international publications.  Television coverage includes featured segments on ESPN, Discovery Channel, ABC’s Wide World of Sports, Good Morning America, NBC’s Nightly News with Tom Brokaw, Outdoor Life Network and The Carol Martin Talk Show, among others.  Lisa is also the main focus of an upcoming Discovery Channel production on “humans challenging the desert” and a feature length film entitled Running Under the Sun.  Both will appear in 2000.

Career highlights:

·        5 Badwater 135 Ultramarathons: (Death Valley to Mt. Whitney)

            -Holds women’s 6 a.m. record

·        2 Marathon des Sables Ultamarathons: 145 mile, self-sufficient desert run (Moroccan Sahara)

            -First American, male or female, to win the event in its 14 year history (1999)

·        Team USA 1999 World 100km Championship Team (France)

·        7 Hawaiian Ironman Championships

·        World Duathalon and Triathlon Championships

·        3 Eco-Challenge Multi-Sport Adventure Races

·        2 Raid-Galoises Multi-Sport Adventure Races

·        2 ESPN X-Games Multi-Sport Adventure Races

·        15 Ultra-marathons (50 miles or more)

·        Over 90 marathons

·        Numerous other Ironmans, Triathlons, Duathlons and outdoor activities such as kayaking, snowshoeing, rock climbing, mountaineering, rafting, x-c skiing and mountain biking.

·       15 years of coaching experience