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Osprey Packs Invests in Run Category with Expanded Athlete Roster, Content and Product
Four elite runners to join the team, three Osprey-backed athletes competing at 2024 Western States CORTEZ, Colo., June 25, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Osprey Packs,
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[{"type":"text","content":"Four elite runners to join the team, three Osprey-backed athletes competing at 2024 Western States\nCORTEZ, Colo., June 25, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Osprey Packs, a leader in creating top-quality, high-performance innovative carry solutions, is deepening its focus in the run category with the addition of four elite athletes to its team, the debut of a short documentary, \"Training For Western States,\" continuing its partnership with leading trail running podcast Freetrail, and the broadening of its run product assortment. The investments come as some Osprey athletes are preparing to compete in the prestigious 2024 Western States Endurance Run on June 29 - 30 in Olympic Valley, California.\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n\"Training for Western States\" was shot and produced by Ryan Thrower for Freetail. In the film, Osprey offers fans a behind-the-scenes look at how its long-time athlete ambassadors, Rachel Drake and Tyler Green, have been training for the 100-mile endurance trail race. Drake and Green are ultramarathon runners with a special bond – they are a married couple and both are renowned competitors with several accolades under their belts. The short film follows Drake and Green through their peak race training, while also providing viewers a peek at how they come together to support one another in their shared passions for running and parenting.\nLooking ahead to the undisputed crown jewel of trail races, Leah Yingling, a new member of Osprey's run team, will compete alongside Drake and Green. No stranger to the Western States 100, Leah Yingling has finished in the top 10 there twice in her career. Yingling has also represented Team USA at the World Mountain and Trail Running Championships, competing in the 80K Long Trail race. When she is not running, Yingling works as a full-time biomedical engineer.\nOsprey also just announced the addition of three more elite athletes to its run team: Mike McMonagle, Katie Asmuth, and Grayson Murphy.\nMike McMonagle, an ultramarathon runner and Yingling's husband, is joining the Osprey roster, bringing nearly 15 years of experience running ultramarathons to the team. He is also passionate about photography and can be seen sprinting around during races to capture one-of-a-kind athlete images. \nKatie Asmuth joins the Osprey run team with over a decade of experience as an ultrarunner. Asmuth ha...