Captain Awesome: The Winter Athlete

"Most of the Endurance community don't believe he exists. The ones that do call him The Winter Athlete. He's a Ghost... You'll never find him."

Out in the early morning gloom, a shadow whizzes past. Witnesses often describe an occasional whirring, clicking sound, often followed by a "thunk!" and then nought but heavy breathing from the direction of the noises. They also report a light gust of wind as the shadow comes barreling past, and catch a glimpse of red and white stripes on a background of blue before the figure accelerates out of sight.

Some report the figure to be on a bicycle. This always correlates to the sightings where the noises are heard. Other encounters are more silent, and the apparition is usually reported to be either on foot or in a self propelled water craft of some description. In these instances, witnesses have had more of a chance to build an image of the apparition, and report it to be of moderate build, average height and most probably masculine in build.

The are a few things that all these sightings have in common. In all of them the figure is moving very, very fast. He, assuming the figure is a he, is also seen predominantly during the Winter, and often appears at athletic events with some level of casual atmosphere, such as local race series and races with a reputation for killer spot prizes. He has, however, also been sighted at prestigious events such as Regional and National Championships in multiple sports.

No-one knows exactly who The Winter Athlete is, but one thing is for certain; he is training for something, and he definitely looks fast...

Keep an eye out for The Winter Athlete on a trail near you...

A reconstructive artist's precis developed from witness reports of The Winter Soldier.