ZAP Fitness Foundation (ZAP) was founded in 2001, as a non-profit training center for post-collegiate, Olympic hopeful distance runners. Zap located in the western mountains of North Carolina in Blowing Rock. Zika Palmer the co-founder and owner and Head Coach, Pete Rea asked Flotrack to come by and see how their athletes live and train. Zap is a beautiful place with great people and food. Zap supports it's athletes through adult running camps, high school and college team visits and donations. It's a relaxed, fun and great place for US distance running. Check out their website (
zapfitness.com) for more info and here on Flotrack as we give you more videos in the coming weeks from Zap and follow along with some of the Zap runners as they blog here on Flotrack.