16 Facts About Sage Canaday

Sage Clifton Read Canaday was born on November 14,1985 and is an American long-distance runner and ultramarathoner.

Sage Canaday then went on to run for Cornell University in Ithaca, New York, and at 21 was the youngest qualifier and runner at the 2008 US Olympic Trials marathon, held in New York City on the same weekend as the 2007 New York City Marathon, and went on to win the Ivy League 10,000 meter championship in 2008.

Sage Canaday graduated from Cornell in 2009 with a Bachelor of Science in design.

Sage Canaday wrote a book titled Running For The Hansons about his experience with Hansons-Brooks, published in 2011.

Sage Canaday has set 6 Fastest Known Time running records, including the speed record for the 28-mile Maroon Bells 4 Passes Loop in 2013.

In January 2014, Sage Canaday announced a new primary sponsor, Hoka One One, a French running shoe company known for its "maximalist," highly cushioned shoes.

In 2015, Sage Canaday re-focused on the marathon distance with the goal of qualifying for the 2016 Olympic Trials marathon.

Sage Canaday would make two more Olympic Trials marathon qualifying attempts, at the California International Marathon in December and the Houston Marathon in January 2016, but failed to meet the qualifying standard of 2:19:00 before the January 17,2016 deadline, with a season best time of 2:19:12 on a windy day at the Boston Marathon where he was 16th place overall.

Sage Canaday continued his ultra-marathon career in 2016, including his second 100-mile race and first finish at the distance, placing 11th at the Western States Endurance Run, having at one point been second and ahead of record course pace.

Sage Canaday is self-coached and very public with his training, posting most of his workouts on the activity-tracking website Strava.

Sage Canaday is an outspoken opponent of performance-enhancing drug use and has professed support for a zero-tolerance policy for PED users in endurance sports.

Sage Canaday was raised a vegetarian and describes his current diet as "nearly vegan," citing the environmental and health benefits of a plant-based, high-carbohydrate diet.

Sage Canaday admits to regular beer-drinking and is sponsored by the Boulder-based Avery Brewing Company.

In 2021, Sage Canaday suffered from a bi-lateral pulmonary embolism and lost his home and most possessions in a fire that destroyed an entire apartment complex in downtown Boulder, Colorado.

Sage Canaday is the owner of the YouTube channel Vo2maxProductions, where he posts a mix of training videos, running gear reviews, race recaps, and "training talks", all self-produced.

Sage Canaday was the subject of a documentary film, "Starting Over," which highlighted his illness and return to running.