With immense gratitude and heavy hearts, we share that 2025 will be the final year for the ZAP Endurance Team, Running Vacations, and Foundation.
This decision was not made lightly. The running landscape has shifted dramatically in recent years, bringing exciting new opportunities but also significant challenges. Despite our best efforts, sustaining ZAP financially, particularly through long-term sponsorship, has become increasingly difficult. After much reflection, we’ve concluded that we can no longer continue this work in the way that upholds our standards and honors our mission.
For nearly 25 years, it has been our privilege to support 64 of America’s most talented and dedicated distance runners, remarkable athletes and even more remarkable people, as they chased their post-collegiate dreams. Through training camps, physiotherapy, travel, living stipends, and health insurance, our Foundation provided comprehensive support, helping athletes compete on the world stage.
This mission was only possible because of you. Since 2001, thousands of individuals and groups have carried ZAP forward—college and high school teams, running clubs, corporate retreats, our bustling summer running vacations, generous donors, and the countless former athletes and campers who gave back. Your support turned a dream into reality, and we are profoundly grateful.
While performance and education have always been at the core of ZAP’s mission, the friendships and community built here may be our most lasting legacy. Those bonds will endure long after our final season.
From the bottom of our hearts, thank you for 25 years of belief, support, and unforgettable memories.
See you on the roads,
The ZAP Staff
Ryan, Pete & Zika