About Our Athletes
Jul 15, 2025
2025 Badwater 135- I didn’t have the day I had planned, I got the day I had -by Todd Nott
This is Todd Nott. Todd was a really good triathlete before he became a great ultra runner. He has competed in over 200 Ultras around the world, and has finished four previous Badwater135 races with a respectable 6th place overall (29hr 22 min) in 2024 at the age of 61. You see, the more you race, the more you learn about how vulnerable we all are....even great athletes.
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21-Mile Cactus-to-Clouds via Skyline Trail - by Emilio De Soto
THE GREATEST DAY ALONE
On Friday, November 4, 2022 I completed an ascent of San Jacinto Peak via the Skyline Trail....
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Mar 10, 2020
TRACK ATTAQUE – 24 HOUR EVENT
By De Soto Athlete Debbie Vanner
“What!” I said to the instructor. “Up there?”
I pointed up at the 45% percent banki...
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Making The Best Out Of An Injury While Giving Back To The Sport
By De Soto Athlete John Senger
After completing the Dopey Challenge at Disney in early January, I was looking forward...
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Those Who Train Together Stay Together
By David Panjada
"Erma Bombeck once famously said: "One never realizes how different a husband and wife can be until...
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Dec 27, 2018
Fiddy by John Fielding
The best adventures seem to have happened when, in hindsight, you can look back and say, “That was a dumb idea.” A...
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Oct 25, 2018
Atlantic City 70.3 - A First Of Sorts
By Scott Gill
Atlantic City 70.3, my second HIM race in two weeks. My plan was to carryover my fitness from Lake Pla...
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DE SOTO SPORT COMMUNITY OF AMBASSADORS / FEMMEBASSADORS
Our ambassadors are comprised of athletes from around the world. Some are new to the sport while others are long-te...
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Jul 30, 2018
Skin Cooler Contest Winners
First place Male and Female -
David Matheson submitted by Tina Matheson
I’m writing on behalf of my husband, David M...
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Winter and Breakup Snapshots from North Pole, Alaska
Femmebassador Kelly Rose Thomas gives us some insight on what it's like to train at the North Pole.
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Feb 2, 2018
An Alternative to Running
Does running tend you leave you in pain, not the good pain but the HURT pain?
Are you signed up for a race but worried about a DNS (do not start) due to a lingering injury?
Do you want to lose weight but don’t want the impact from running?
Are you struggling with shin splints, a foot-neuroma, or fractures?
Do you want to increase your running speed on land but your body won’t take the impact?
There’s a solution, but I promise – it won’t be easy.
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