Chris Foster was born on December 24, 1982 in Ann Arbor, MI and grew up near Annapolis, MD. In high school, Chris was a standout middle-distance athlete, excelling in the mile and 800m, as well as being all-state in cross country and competing on his high school’s Varsity swim team. In 2005, Chris graduated
  from Penn State University with a degree in journalism and statistics. During his four years on the Varsity Cross Country and track team, Chris won IC4A XC Championships, was All-Region twice in Outdoor Track and was a member of the school record-breaking Distance Medley Relay (Chris’ mile leg was clocked at 4:01). Chris was also Academic All-Big Ten for two years and was third at Big Ten Championships in the 3000m Steeplechase (8:50).
 


As a college athlete, Chris would train for triathlons in the summer to escape from the severe boredom of distance running. With very little training, Chris found he was quite adept at making up for his swim by running most people down in the third leg. After college, Chris decided to make a serious try at triathlon and moved across the country to California with his girlfriend Karli.

Chris is now living and training in Redondo Beach. He has been coached by Bernard Baski from TriFit Multisport for three years. Chris is also currently being coached by open water guru Gerry Rodrigues. Chris’ current focus is ITU-style racing, but he dabbles from time to time in non-draft and running races. His current sponsors include SAAM Corp., Trifit Club and Studios, Felt Bicycles, Triathlon Lab, NowAirFit, 2XU, Fluid, MotorTabs, Profile Design, and Sidi America. If you are interested in sponsoring Chris, please e-mail him.