HEP BIOS

About Craig Howie - Colorado Triathlete Coach
Revise Bio to read - Craig grew up in Wyoming where he competed as a wrestler. In 1995 after a devastating knee injury, he was introduced to the amazing world of endurance athletics, and by 1996 had run his first marathon. In 1998 while earning his secondary teaching degree, he began coaching endurance athletes in many different areas including triathlon, duathlon, running, cycling, cyclocross, and swimming. In 2001 Craig moved to Longmont and began working closely with the Boulder Center for Sports Medicine. He became “a fly on the wall” and soaked up all of the knowledge of endurance sports coaching he could. These opportunities opened his eyes to amazing training methods and motivated him to become a professional multisport coach. In 2004, Craig left the teaching world and began the Howie Endurance Project. Craig and Jennifer met while in college at the University of Northern Colorado, were married in 2001 and have two young boys. Managing family, work and training has given Craig great insight into how to balance sports with the rest of life. In 2009, Craig qualified for his professional license in triathlon and raced for two years as a pro triathlete. Due to injuries sustained during a bike accident Craig was forced to stop his pro career and made the transition into Ultra Running.

About Jennifer Howie- Business Manager of the Howie Endurance Project (HEP)
Jennifer grew up Westminster, CO. As a native of Colorado, Jennifer has long been active in the Colorado outdoors. Jennifer was introduced to the world of endurance athletics when she met Craig while attending the University of Northern Colorado. Jennifer fell in love with the endurance world and began to compete recreationally in running races and shorter distance triathlons. In 2010 Jennifer finished her first marathon, and is now hooked longer distance running. In 2003, Jennifer and Craig’s son Grable was born in Boulder, Colorado. The birth of their son lead Jennifer down her own business path when she founded the successful baby food business Little Potatoes Baby Food. After a successful two year run which included highlights such as becoming a vendor at Colorado Whole Foods and Wild Oats stores and being featured in high profile media such as, The Wall Street Journal, Cookie Magazine, ABC News Now, 9 News, Fox 31 News and the Boulder Daily Camera. At the end of 2006, Jennifer made the difficult decision to stop producing and selling Little Potatoes, as the time commitments were far too demanding. Although Jennifer has been involved in HEP since its inception, she is now focusing her time on managing the business aspect of the Howie Endurance Project and caring for her two son’s Grable and Griffin.