2023 Belgian Waffle San Diego Champion
Born and raised in Colorado Springs, Russell has long made time to enjoy the mountains. In his youth, Russell was addicted to mixing it up on tarmac and gravel, and wasted little time joining the competitive ranks at a very young age. By 13, he was racing bikes, and since pedaling into the competitive scene, he’s dominated contests at a blistering pace. Among Russell’s ever-growing war chest of multi-discipline biking honors are 5 National Championships (yes, FIVE!), a U23 Pan American Championship, participation on the 2016 U.S. Olympic Long Team, and U.S. representation during no less than 7 World Championships. In fact, he’s ascended the podium more than 40 times in his career. In 2022, Finsterwald grabbed a highly coveted podium spot at the inaugural Life Time Grand Prix. As he rounds out a series of very aggressive traning blocks throughout the winter season and as we look ahead to 2023, Russell will be fully focused on the Life Time Grand Prix and Gravel World Championships.
My fueling plan at Belgian Waffle consisted of a bottle of C90 and a C30 Energy Gel every hour. 120 carbs per hour total. This plan was super efficient and kept me well-fueled and hydrated over the 6 hours.
Russell's Pick
C30 Energy Gel
$42 /
C30+ Energy Gel
$42 /
Whiskey Off-Road Fat Tire Pro Crit
On a late-April night in Prescott Arizona, we had a blast shooting Neversecond athletes Keegan Swenson, Sofia Villafane and Russell Finsterwald throttle around a 1-mile road circuit against a stacked pro field at the Whiskey Off-Road El Yucatero Pro Fat Tire Crit. Shooting and editing by Matt Shapiro.
Our other athletes
Life Time Grand Prix Champion
2022 UTMB Champion
3x Ironman Champion
Multiple Mountain Running World Champion
All-Around Mountain Athlete
Ironman France Nice Champion
2022 Unbound Gravel and Cape Epic Champion
Two-Time Olympian and Top Ironman Athlete
2020 Olympian and World Cup Nordic Skier
2020 Olympian and Top American Men's Nordic Skier
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