Ingrid Marcum

1st Bobsled World Cup 2009-2010 season

I have been selected to race with driver Bree Schaaf in this season's first World Cup race.   The race is this Friday,  November 13th in Park City, Utah and can be watched on Universal Sports.

The USA (women's) sleds are:

USA I: Shauna Rohbock and Valerie Fleming

USA II: Erin Pac and Mickie Rzepka

USA III: Bree Schaaf and Ingrid Marcum

On Ironmind: Update

The Functional Beauty of a Female Bobsledder Named Ingrid Marcum

Rick Osbourne, of Operation Pull Your Own Weight, an organization devoted to fighting childhood obesity has written a very flattering article about me:

Ingrid Marcum triblocal 

I met Rick at a promotional event, and have since become involved as a member of the reference panel in his organization:

Operation Pull Your Own Weight

2009-2010 World Cup Bobsled team

After the final US team trials races this past weekend in Park City, Utah, the US World Cup bobsled team has been named.  I raced with driver Jamia Jackson and earned one of 6 brakeman spots on the team.  The official press release is here:

Bobsled World Team

Ironmind also posted a nice write up about my success:

Ironmind

The team arrived in Whistler, BC yesterday - site of the 2010 Olympics for the sliding sports.  We kick off the season with two weeks of training here before our first World Cup race in Park City.

US World Team Trials

In preparation for the World Cup tour for the 2009-2010 season, the US team is in Park City, UT for the second half of the US Team Trials.  Today was the first day of training on this track and we will continue to slide all week, with the races this Friday and Saturday.  I pushed with driver Jamia Jackson in training today, and you can see our push by clicking on the link below:

Park City Training push, Day 1 

The World Cup team will be named after the races this weekend and will start the World Cup tour in Whistler, BC  for International Training on the 2010 Olympic track.

Ironmind update

Randall Strossen of Ironmind checked in with me about the bobsled selection process.  See the write up here:

Ironmind News

Ironman Magazine August 2009

Ironman printed an article covering the exhibition in which I lifted at the 2009 Arnold Sports Festival in Columbus Ohio with the German Olympians. 

See the article here:

Ironman Magazine

Push Championships video

Push Championships video

2009 Push Championships

See the full press release here:

2009 Push Championships press release

Clip from the press release:  “We knew after last season that we had the most competitive group of push athletes for the women’s team heading into the Olympic year,” said Darrin Steele, U.S. Bobsled and Skeleton Federation CEO.  “We just didn’t realize how much improvement all of the women would make as a group.  This was a highly impressive and aggressive competition.”

.... In fourth was Ingrid Marcum (Elmhurst, Ill.) with a total time of 11.11 seconds.  Marcum is a dual athlete, splitting her time between bobsled and weightlifting, and most recently won the 69k snatch at weightlifting national championships. ....

Results: 1. Elana Meyers 5.40, 5.41 (10.81); 2. Michelle Rzepka 5.44, 5.43 (10.87); 3. Valerie Fleming 5.52, 5.56 (11.08); 4. Ingrid Marcum 5.54, 5.57 (11.11); 5. Emily Azevedo 5.56, 559 (11.15); 6. Jamie Greubel 5.55, 5.61 (11.16); 7. Jazmine Fenlator 5.87, 5.84 (11.71);

Battling Ropes write-ups!

Seen on Frank DiMeo's blog:

Battling ropes DVD

Kriv studios blog post

Kriv studios wrote a very nice blog post about my push to make the Olympic team in bobsled this winter.  See the post here:

Kriv studios 

Thanks for the nice article!