Name: Simon Gutierrez

Event: Trail running, road racing, cross country

Hometown: Albuquerque, NM; trains in Alamosa, CO.

Sponsor(s): Teva, 180s, Sporthill

Date of birth: 3/13/66

Height: 5'6”

Weight: 124 lbs

Years running: 24

Running specialty: Currently Mountain races -- primarily ascents , and anything else at altitude.

Career Accomplishments: Three-time member of Teva U.S. Mountain Running Team; Top American Finisher (17th overall) at World Mountain Running Trophy Championships in Italy (2004);  Winner Pikes Peak Ascent in Manitou Springs, CO (2003); Two-time Winner of Mt. Washington Road Race (2002, 2003); Three-time USA World Cross-Country Team member (1984, 1985 junior team, 1989 senior team); 1983 High School Cross-Country All-American (Finished 3rd at nationals); Age 17 road 10K record holder (29.45)

Running achievement I am most proud of: My longevity in the sport and how much I still enjoy each day.

Why I run: Being outdoors, experiencing nature, feeling ALIVE and to see just how fast I can run!

Future Goals: This year is the year I am doing all of the "little things necessary” to race to my potential in all mountain competitions. A top-10 finish at the World Mountain Running Trophy. Turning 40 next year, I plan on setting my PRs at 5K, 10K, and marathon distances.

Favorite quote: “Train don’t Strain.”

Additional comments/thoughts: As a physical therapist and runner, I plan to combine my distance running experiences and clinical knowledge in order to begin coaching at a private or NCAA level.

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Simon  was an automatic qualifier in 2002 for the Teva US Mountain Running Team based on his victory at the Mt Washington road race where he finished fourth in 1999 and third in 1998 and he confirmed his mountain team competitiveness by winning the Vail Hill Climb.  In 2003 he placed fifth overall at the 2003 North American Snowshoe championships and won the 2003 Teva Spring Run Off in Vail, Colorado to earn a berth on the Teva US Mountain Running Team to compete at the World Mountain Trophy race in Girdwood, Alaska in September.  A versatile athlete, Gutierrez has also been a member of the USA National Cross Country team three times and was an Olympic trials qualifier in the marathon.  He is a four-time winner of the La Luz mountain race New Mexico.  In 2000 and 2001 he finished second overall in the Swedish Grand prix circuit.  Gutierrez has PRs of 14:21 for 5K, 29:17 10K, 1:03:47 half marathon, and a 2:18:36 for the Marathon.  Gutierrez is a mountain representative to the USATF Mountain, Ultra, and Trail Running Council.

06/03, Rev 04/05