Bio
Tireless, independent and seemingly without limits Danelle optimizes on the free-spirited strength of the Colorado Rockies and the Utah Canyonlands, where she calls home. The outdoors are literally her playground. She draws strength from its awesome power and welcomes its challenges. She is a woman who pursues her dreams passionately with skill, endurance and spiritual balance.
A kinesiology/biology graduate from the University of Colorado-Boulder, Danelle daily sets her mind to "doing things most people cannot". In her 11 years as a professional athlete, Danelle has earned six "US Athlete of the Year"titles in four different endurance sports: Adventure racing, Duathlon, Mountain Running, and Multisport. She has conquered many of the world’s better-known mountains as a competitor in numerous high altitude marathons and has distinguished herself as a professional duathlete and triathlete. Currently a member of Team Spyder; Danelle, along with her teammates have dominated the adventure racing competition the last few years by winning the Adventure Racing World Championships, the Balance Bar Adventure race series, the Raid World Championships, the Primal Quest Expedition Adventure Race, and several other competitions. These events, along with others have produced over 200 hours of television time throughout 20 countries. In the year 2000, Danelle set the Colorado 14er’s Female Speed Record by climbing all 54 of Colorado’s 14,000 ft peaks in under 15 days. She also dominates in snowshoe racing, having won over 100 snowshoe races including 11 North American Snowshoe Championship titles.
This year already, Danelle has won three National Championship Titles: the Winter Triathlon National Championships in Breckenridge, the North American Snowshoe Championship in Beaver Creek, and the US Rogaine Championship in Antelope, Oregon with Team Spyder teammate Rebecca Rush. She also won the Costa Rica Solo Adventure Race, the Breckenridge Adventure Extreme Solo Race, and the Jay Mountain Marathon. She was second at the US trail Running Championship, the Mt Taylor Winter Quadrathlon, and the Canyonlands 1?2 Marathon. In March she was inducted into the Sportswoman Hall of Fame as this was her third title. (In ’93 and ’94 for triathlon, and 2006 for adventure racing.)
Danelle's website:
www.trainingrx.com