Where Olympic Champions Are Made

At the University of Utah our athletic slogan is "Where Champions Are Made".  It might be time for a one word addition to that slogan....

"Where Olympic Champions Are Made"

Athletes training on the University of Utah campus at McCarthey Family Track & Field combined for four Olympic medals including a pair of golds in the men's 5K and 10K by Mo Farah of Great Britain.  Galen Rupp and Leo Manzano of the USA added silvers in the 5K and 1500m, respectively.

All four of these men along with several other Olympic competitors (men and women) trained at MFTF this spring as part of their Olympic preparation.  Their coaches (Alberto Salazar and John Cook) brought their groups of Olympic hopefuls to the University of Utah and Salt Lake City to take advantage of the benefits of altitude training.  That training included running on the trails in nearby Park City and on the newly built MFTF at the University of Utah.

I think the best runners in the world coming to train in SLC and at our track says it all.  Our altitude and our climate combined with the great trails keeps them coming back.  Rupp and Farah came for a eight week stretch last year as well.  This was Manzano's first time coming to SLC and he loved it as well.

Between our track, the Utah Olympic Oval (our indoor track), and all the trails and parks it will be very tough to find a better place to train than the University of Utah and surrounding area.

Pictured is junior Rebekah Winterton with Olympic silver medallist, Galen Rupp.