Stephanie Bruce

Stephanie Bruce (née Rothstein) is an American long-distance runner and co-founder of Picky Bars.[1][2]

Running career

NCAA

Stephanie Rothstein smashed Katie Appenrodt's 10,000 meter UCSB school record by over a minute and a half in 2006 with her ever-shrinking 10 km PR of 33:27.85. Stephanie is a NCAA Division 1 All-American, Big West Conference cross country champion, and league title-holder in the 5k and the 10k. She is also the 2006 Big West Conference Athlete of the Year, and 2006 NACAC Under-23 10,000 meters champion.[3]

International career

She finished 19th at the 2010 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships.[4] She won 2012 Big Sur Half Marathon.[5]

She competed at the 2017 IAAF World Cross Country Championships, where she finished 22nd - the highest place for a non-African born runner.[6]

Internet fame

Bruce gained fame for posting a photograph of her post-pregnancy stomach that went viral.[7][8]

Sponsorship

She is sponsored by Oiselle and Hoka One One while running for Northern Arizona Elite.[9]

References

  1. Dutch, Taylor. "Stephanie Bruce Joins Oiselle". FloTrack. Retrieved 2017-02-24.
  2. "Picky Bars". Twitter. Retrieved 2017-02-24.
  3. Lorge, Sarah (2006-06-09). "UC Santa Barbara WOMEN'S TRACK & FIELD". University of California, Santa Barbara. Retrieved 2017-02-24.
  4. "A Brief Chat With Stephanie Rothstein | Runner's World". Runnersworld.com. 2011-11-29. Retrieved 2017-02-24.
  5. "Ben and Steph Bruce". stephandbenbruce.com. 2013-11-29. Retrieved 2017-02-24.
  6. "Perfection: The Kenyan Women Perfect Score The World And Go 1-2-3-4-5-6 at 2017 World XC Champs". LetsRun.com. Retrieved 2017-04-12.
  7. Rheana Murray (2016-03-22). "Olympic hopeful Stephanie Bruce inspires with 'real' post-pregnancy belly pics". TODAY.com. Retrieved 2017-02-24.
  8. Haslett, Sophie (2016-03-22). "Stephanie Rothstein Bruce shows the real effects of having a baby on your tummy | Daily Mail Online". Dailymail.co.uk. Retrieved 2017-02-24.
  9. Lorge, Sarah (2015-04-09). "An Olympic Hopeful Is Pregnant and the Timing Could Be Better | Runner's World". Runnersworld.com. Retrieved 2017-02-24.
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