Growing up, Sean never that about cycling. He spent his youth playing soccer and lacrosse. Cycling didn’t enter his mind until 2007.
After many years of playing soccer, he was plagued by constant hip pain during physical activity. Growing frustrated, he finally went to see an orthopedist and was diagnosed with a torn labrum in the hip, requiring surgery to repair it. The rehab was intense. One month off your feet, another month on crutches, and no impact exercising for 6 months can cause significant weight gain! The doctor told him that high-impact exercise would cause greater damage. So he bought a bike, a Trek mountain bike. After riding it on the roads he decided to hit the trails. Two minutes into the ride he fell in a creek – the next day he bought a road bike.
After a year or so of recreation riding, he went to watch a cyclocross race in the fall of 09. He was so intrigued that he borrowed a mountain bike to race the remainder of the races. During these races he ran into an old high school friend who was on a racing team. He joined Propeller Racing in the summer of 2010 for the road season, GetawayCycleCenter for cyclocross.
Today Sean races for Elite Endurance Training Systems and is one of the top ‘cross racers in New Jersey.
Height: 5’10”
December Weight: 160
Race Weight: 152 lbs.
Birthdate: April 23, 1981
Childhood Heroes: “G.I. Joe”
Hobbies and Interests: “Photography, skiing, cross-country skiing, golf.”
Favorite Movies: “Caddyshack, Slapshot.”
Musical Tastes: “I’ll listen to almost anything, but country music is my favorite.”
Favorite TV Shows: “Lost, The Office, Family Guy.”
Favorite Meal: “Filet Mignon with mashed potatoes.”
Favorite Breakfast Cereal: “Muesli Chocolate Banana.”
Favorite Pre-Race Meal: “Oatmeal, banana, cup of coffee.”

Favorite Ice Cream Flavor: “Mint Chocolate Chip.”
Childhood Dream: “Ummmmm…………”
First Car: “1989 Dodge Daytona Shelby that used a golf club to prop the rear hatch open and stalled making right-hand turns!”
First Job: “Data Entry for an insurance company. BORING!”
Favorite Vacation Spot: “Lake George.”
Pre-Race Feeling: “I gotta pee.”
Early Racing Memory: “Getting blown off the back at my first race. I was sitting about 10 wheels off the leader and the next thing I knew I was by myself. Never made it back to the field.”
Funny Racing Memory: “Tripping on the barriers at Horseshoe while 10 seconds ahead of everyone else on the opening lap.”
Greatest Racing Moment: “Winning the Evesham-Marlton-Evesham Crit. Before the race, two of my teammates took a moment to discuss race strategy with me. It was a simple plan that worked to perfection and led to me winning a sprint for the line. The best part of the day was a picture, but not of me. It was a picture of the 4th place rider, but in the background you could see my two teammates jumping with their arms in the air, high-fiving each other.”
Most Painful Moment In Life: “Hearing my twin had cancer. She beat it.”
Worst Injury from Racing: “Tearing a huge blister in my palm during the Whirlybird cyclocross race.”
Closest Racing Friends: “Bryan Carbone, Anthony Carlisi, Kenneth Lundgren.”
Funniest Racer: “Sean Runnette.”
Favorite Race: “Any ‘cross race.”
Toughest Competitors: “Everyone.”
Favorite Athletes to Watch: “NHL players. To be able to play that fast in those circumstances is amazing.”
Qualities You Most Admire in People: “Confidence, kindess, and the willingness to help others.”
What You Love Most About Riding Your Bicycle: “The meditative calming effects. All of my focus put into the ride and the mind thinks of nothing else.”
PALMARES
2013
1st Paolo Zenoni Memorial Cyclocross
2nd NJ State Cyclocross Championships
2nd Overall in MAC Series Standings
2nd Horseshoe Scramble
3rd Sussex County Cyclocross
3rd SCCX
4th Nittany Cross
4th Whirlybird Cross
4th Bubblecross
4th Kutztown Cyclocross
5th Fair Hill Cyclocross
6th Limestone Cross at the Kiln
9th HPCX
14th Charm City Cross
2012
1st Wawayanda MTB
4th Rumble in the Jungle MTB
5th NJ State MTB Championships
5th NJ State TT Championships
8th Zeppelin Criterium
8th NJBA Team Challenge
9th Readington TT
2011
1st Westwood Velo Cyclocross
2nd Supercross Cup
3rd Morris County Cyclocross
3rd Sussex Cyclocross
4th Tour of Flanders
6th Branch Brook Park Circuit Race
6th Whirlybird Cyclocross
7th Granogue Cyclocross
7th Horseshoe Scramble
8th Hidden Valley Cyclocross
2010
1st Evesham-Marlton-Evesham
3rd Rt. 29 35k Time Trial
6th Seven Lakes Time Trial
6th NJ State Criterium
7th Kingwood 18k Time Trial
9th Upper Freehold Time Trial
10th Long Meadow Time Trial
