Come join us at Arc'teryx Soho to get you geared up for a season of winter running. Experienced distance runner and adventure racer Stefanie will be joined by Dr. Andrew Eisen to give you the knowledge, tools, tips, and mental game necessary to tackle your first cold weather run. The two of them will bring their expertise and personal experiences to discuss important topics such as layering, running techniques, warm up routines, nutrition and more.
A native New Yorker and the embodiment of adventure seeker, Stefanie competes, explores, and trains all over the globe. She embraces her passions for adventure, ultra-endurance racing and training with a massive smile and all of her heart.
Stefanie has a diverse athletic background, competing and excelling in various athletics from a very young age, ranging from soccer to fencing and lacrosse. She thrives on being challenged, which led her triathlon in 2005. Stefanie spent many years competing in triathlons, ranging from sprint to Ironman distances, and even competed at the Long Course Age Group World Championship.
One of her her more notable achievements was winning the World's Toughest Mudder (WTM) in 2016 in Lake Las Vegas, Nevada. The WTM is a 24-hour obstacle course race, where competitors complete as many rounds of the 5-mile, 20 obstacle course within the time limit. Stefanie dominated the women's field, completing 17 laps/85 miles and over 300 obstacles.
Andrew is a manual physical therapist currently practicing out of Symbio Physiotherapy in the financial district (160 Broadway). He has been practicing since 2007 focusing on treatment of runners, cyclists and triathletes. As an athlete himself, Andrew has experience as a competitive cyclist, is a multiple time Ironman finisher and more recently has been focusing on ultra-distance trail races.
Andrew holds a board certification as an Orthopedic Clinical Specialist (OCS) and as a Certified Manual Physical Therapist (CMPT). He is currently pursuing a fellowship with North American Institute of Manual Therapy (NAIOMT).
Andrew enjoys treating a diverse patient population and of active people who are motivated to overcome injuries and surpass their prior levels of activity.
“My goal as a therapist is to provide my patients with the tools and empowerment to manage their own symptoms. I combine manual techniques with practical, movement-based exercise to allow people to get back to active, healthy lifestyles.”