Stephanie Artis
Stephanie Artis is the co-founder and editor of Freeplay magazine, a women’s endurance sport publication that was found in 2011. Stephanie has been competing in endurance sports in the Sacramento region for over 25 years. She grew up in El Dorado Hills, California where she competed in cross country and track and field at Oak Ridge High School. While at Oak Ridge Stephanie qualified for the California State Track and Field Championships in the mile and was name Athlete of the Year for her high school. Stephanie went on to receive a Division 1 athletic scholarship at Sacramento State University where she participated in cross country and track and field. After graduation in 1999, she began her career in teaching while continuing to compete as a post-collegiate athlete. After suffering from several running injuries Stephanie was forced to head to the pool for some cross training. Upon recovery she decided to dabble in triathlons. Since her first race in 2004 she has competed in numerous triathlons from sprint to Ironman distance events. After several successful amateur seasons Stephanie went on to compete at the professional level for three years before deciding to take a break from the sport to earn a Master’s degree in Educational Leadership and Policy Studies and to launch Freeplay Magazine. During this time Stephanie raced in cross country and in road races for the SRA Elite running team. In late fall of 2015 Stephanie returned to triathlon and competed in her first Ironman – Ironman Lake Tahoe.
Quick Facts
- Resides in Roseville, California with Sean Dulany and their 3 rescue greyhounds – Smyth, Elise and Slevin.
- Co-founder and Editor of Freeplay Magazine.
- 3 X Ironman 70.3 World Championship Qualifier AG
- Convinced that she could live on lattes and scones alone.
- Started running consistently at 5am so… she now believes anything is possible!
2017 Schedule
February 5 – Super Sunday 5k; 1st Overall
February 25 – Lost Trail Half Marathon; 2nd Overall; 1st AG
March 18 – Excuses Short Track MTB Race #1; 3rd Overall
April 1 – Excuses Short Track MTB Race #2
April 2 – Sac10 Homemade Half
April 15- Excuses Short Track MTB Race #3
April 23, May 7, May 21 – Race Behind Bars
June 3 – Rock and Roll San Diego (tenative)
June 11 – Gold Country Half
August 5 – Spartan Ultra Beast Hawaii (Tentative)
November 4 – Run the Parkway
November 11 – Spartan Super Sacramento
November 12 – Spartan Sprint Sacramento
2016 Race Results
Super Sunday 5k; 10th Overall; 1st AG
Lost Trail Half Marathon; 2nd Overall; 1st AG
TBF Chanoko 30k; 1st Overall
Knickerbocker 35k Trail Run; 3rd Overall
Gold Rush 50k; 6th Overall
Run the Parkway; 5th Overall, 2nd Masters
MandaRun Half Marathon; 1st Overall
Stephanie’s Team Freeplay Blog
Read Stephanie’s “From the Editor” blogs here.
Spartan Sacramento
Just after Ironman Lake Tahoe I started tinkering with the idea of doing the Spartan Super Race in Sacramento but I quickly realized that what I actually wanted was a break. After spending well over a year in triathlon training with no real break I was more than ready...
Ironman Lake Tahoe
This is now my 3rd attempt at writing a race report for Ironman Lake Tahoe. On attempt #1 I wrote a detailed account of how I injured my calf pretty bad 9 days out from the race only to make it worse because I was too stubborn to skip my long run two days after the...
How I Got My Money’s Worth at the Donner Half
The Donner Half was like shopping at Cost-Co…I got more product for my money – more minutes on the race course that is! Based on my average time for this distance I usually pay roughly $0.83/minute but at the Donner Half it was just a mere $0.70/minute! I wish I could...
Reflecting on Boise
When my alarm clock sounded the morning of the race the usual nerves that kick in were absent and a general since of dread and anger filled the space. As I gathered my race gear my feelings did not fade. In fact they only intensified as I marched down the...
The Dailey Method: Getting Healthy One Class at a Time
For what seems to be “for as long as I can remember” I have struggled with tight hamstrings and hip flexors (as well as keeping my pelvis from rotating and slipping). Over the past 10 years I have spend a large chunk of change diagnosing the problem and treating it....
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