SPRING ELITE TEAM

Paddy O'Leary is an Irish ultrarunner running for The North Face who lives in San Francisco, California ("The best city in the world."). When Paddy's not in the research laboratory or donating blood, he's out exploring hidden trails, giving city...
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Ruth Croft is an Adidas Terrex athlete who joined the Spring Team in 2023. She grew up in New Zealand with a more traditional track and field, cross country and mountain running background. Ruth never trained on the roads and...
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Vanessa Fraser is based out of San Francisco, California, and joined the Spring Team in 2023. Vanessa fell in love with running in 3rd grade through the Girls on the Run program, which inspired her to pursue the sport to a...
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Rich Lockwood joined the Spring Team in 2023 and is currently based in Seattle, Washington, working as a Radiologic Technologist. Outside of running Rich enjoys bikepacking, skiing, and climbing (among many other outdoor activities). Unlike many elites in the trailrunning...
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Growing up on a farm in rural England, Beth's love for running began at a very young age in the form of chasing cows and sheep around the countryside. Likely as a result of this active start to life she...
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