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 then 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]

USATF

Bruce placed first with a time of 32:21 (her personal best 10k time) winning her first U.S. national title on July 4 at the 2018 AJC Peachtree Road Race which hosted the USATF 10km road championships ahead of runner up Aliphine Tuliamuk, Sara Hall and Allie Kieffer.[4] This victory is two weeks after finishing 3rd at 10,000 meters on the track in 32:05.05 at 2018 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships in Des Moines, Iowa at Drake University.[5]

International career

She finished 19th at the 2010 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships.[6] She won 2012 Big Sur Half Marathon.[7]

Bruce competed at the 2017 IAAF World Cross Country Championships, where she finished 22nd - the highest place for a non-African born runner.[8]

Stephanie started her 2018 season with a 3rd place at the 2018 USA Cross Country Championships, led by Emily Infeld in 33:18.7 (3:19.9/km), Molly Seidel in 33:22.1, Stephanie Bruce in 33:34.1, Infield's teammate Courtney Frerichs in 33:55.1, Emily Durgin in 33:56.9, and Susan Tanui in 34:39.0 and the six qualified for Team USA at 2018 NACAC Cross Country Championships in La Libertad, El Salvador on February 17, 2018. Throughout the entire race Bruce was among leaders and moved into 3rd after 4 km and Bruce maintained a pace of approximately 3:21/km.[9]

Internet fame

Bruce gained fame for posting a photograph of her post-pregnancy stomach that went viral.[10][11]

Sponsorship

She is sponsored by Hoka One One while running for Northern Arizona Elite.[12]

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. ↑ USATF.tv, RunnerSpace (2018-07-04). "USATF Women's 10 km Championship - Official Website July 4th Atlanta, Georgia, United States". USATF. Retrieved 2018-07-05.
  5. ↑ USATF.org, https://results.usatf.org/2018Outdoors/ (2018-06-24). "USATF Women's 10,000 m Championship - Official Website June 24, United States". USATF. Retrieved 2018-07-05.
  6. ↑ "A Brief Chat With Stephanie Rothstein | Runner's World". Runnersworld.com. 2011-11-29. Retrieved 2017-02-24.
  7. ↑ "Ben and Steph Bruce". stephandbenbruce.com. 2013-11-29. Retrieved 2017-02-24.
  8. ↑ "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.
  9. ↑ 2018 USATF Cross Country Championships. USA Track and Field. Feb 3, 2018. Retrieved Feb 3, 2018.
  10. ↑ Rheana Murray (2016-03-22). "Olympic hopeful Stephanie Bruce inspires with 'real' post-pregnancy belly pics". TODAY.com. Retrieved 2017-02-24.
  11. ↑ 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.
  12. ↑ 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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