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Anna Plotnik

@annaplotnikk88

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fueled by faith | always movin’ & groovin’ | endurance enthusiast & mental health advocate
Leadville 100 MTB x LTF 👇🏼

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3 Races. 3 PRs. and nothing short of grateful. for friends that continue to inspire me to move my legs faster & believing in me even when I don’t. for the ability to grow through discomfort and trusting God through it all. for the blessing it is to be able to move my body the way I do, and find a space where I can’t stop smiling.

what a weekend. and I’m so so dang proud of all my friends who ran. you all inspire me.

TC Loony ✅ (10k,5k, and 10 mile)… ultra loony next year? by @annaplotnikk88

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13 days ago

Cheq 40 wknd ended with a big PR, but next Up: a dream race, Leadville 100 MTB. (Read below)

I finished the 99er qualification eligible but opted out as Leadville was less than a month away and It would have been a tight turnaround and I thought that was the end of it. Last week I was given the opportunity of competing in the Leadville 100 MTB in 2027 — over 10,000 feet of elevation, one of the toughest bike races in the U.S, and a race I once thought would be so far out of my reach. However, opportunities come as you are ready for them!

Endurance sports started as a way for me to force myself to keep going through a goal, but through them I’ve realized they’ve have given me healing, friendship, a space to escape to, strength, and community. Now I’m giving back.

I’m partnering my race entry with the Life Time Foundation’s Youth Movement and Nutrition programs to provide kids what saved me—access to movement & the right nutrition.

Every donation gives another kid the chance to discover that movement isn’t just exercise—it’s medicine, it’s strength, it’s a way home to yourself. That’s worth far more than 100 miles.

Cheers to many more miles ahead,

Anna ☺️

*Donation link in bio as well as my own personal story* by @annaplotnikk88

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24 days ago

370 miles the past 3 months, and I don’t think I’ll stop anytime soon.

@chickadee_photo with the 📸 and making me feel like the lil’ athlete I never saw myself as - but that I am 🫶🏼

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@lskd with the fit
@nikerunning with the shoes by @annaplotnikk88

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a month ago

Spontaneous 26.2 long run with my girls!!💖
All pink of course 🎀💕🌸 @lskd.usa by @annaplotnikk88

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a month ago

summer recap: many, many side quests & a lot of running. grateful is an understatement, and my lack of photos taken not do it justice. by @annaplotnikk88

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a month ago

Come on a fun 12 mile run with us!! 🤩 by @annaplotnikk88

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2 months ago

about that last minute race… see you @ nationals!

blessed & grateful.

Proverbs 14:23. by @annaplotnikk88

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2 months ago

I was asked why I enjoy running, and though it’s a little vulnerable, I thought I’d share why:

Some runs are about speed. Some are about distance. But the best runs? They’re about the space they create — in your mind, in your heart, in your life.

Every single step is a chance to clear the noise, breathe deeper, and remind yourself you are part of something bigger.

and most of all? It’s a reminder that even when you feel like you want to stop - you can keep going.

it’s not a secret I’ve struggled with anxiety & depression over half my life, and sophomore year of college I hit rock bottom. I have learned that having spaces and healthy outlets have made all the difference in understanding that not every thought deserves focus. Not every fear deserves attention, and I’m not alone through any battle I face.

at the end of the day I can choose to sit in the dark, or I can put one foot in front of the other, as a run reminds me to do - and power forward.

a reminder that Life is worth putting one foot in front of the other even if, at times, the route is a hard one.

and just as running (or something else) may be in your corner, know I always am too. 🫶🏼

@chickadee_photo with the beautiful 📸

#running #mentalhealth #fyp by @annaplotnikk88

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2 months ago

lately with @endurance_dept. 🐎 🔋

1% better week over week with the most supportive group of people I’ve ever met. Words cannot describe the appreciation I have for Tuesday’s.

📸 @dudethatsruff & @chickadee_photo by @annaplotnikk88

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2 months ago

100miles. It’s taken me a few moments to put this race into words—not because it went exactly how I hoped, but because it didn’t. Around mile 82, a crash caused by something completely out of my control left me with a bloody/bruised knee, a sprained ankle, and the realization that the goal time I was on track for was no longer possible, and that hit hard.

Though I first saw it as a failure, this race is a reminder that success isn’t always measured by the finish time. God gave me the strength & spirit to keep going and finish when it would’ve been easier to stop - I’m blessed to have a body capable of doing hard things, and even more grateful for the opportunity to keep showing up and proving to myself I’m capable of more than I think.

Lutsen 99er ✅. taken in Lutsen, Minnesota by @annaplotnikk88

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4 months ago

Sometimes it isn’t about the finish time, but the fact you made it to the starting line.

12 min PR from my first pro Solo. Hyrox is full of sub 70 and sub 60 times it almost feels like that’s the norm, it’s not. Sometimes each race you do is to prove to yourself you can absolutely keep going when it gets tough - that the pain cave isn’t permanent.

After my first solo (open) race I wrote down 3 goals that I wanted to accomplish that I knew would be difficult for me to knock out - but this past weekend I crossed all three off the list with the most memorable solo (pro) race I’ve ran to date.

- do 20 unbroken Wall Balls at race weight
- do my sled pull under 5 minutes at race Weight
- get run splits to 5 min/km or below.

this weekend in NYC was for younger me. The one who thought she couldn’t, and the older me (now) that absolutely has.

@lhea.terzaki - the mindset shift that you’ve instilled in me, that I am powerful, strong, capable, and unstoppable on that race course (even if the burpee carpet feels like a hot damp swamp) is one I am forever grateful for. Forever grateful I choose to take the step and invest in a coach like you.

99er MTB you’re up next!

Fueled by: @thefeed
Outfit: @lskd.usa / @lskd
Personal Best: by Me

#hyrox #mentalhealth #nyc #fitnessjourney #motivational taken in Manhattan, New York by @annaplotnikk88

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4 months ago

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where strangers speak as friends, and the most valuable transaction is the time spent with others. Time slows down and the conversation lasts hours after dinner ends. What an incredible place to ring in 27.

hasta que te vuelva a ver, España
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• No hay prisa, sobra tiempo
• beers come with tapas, not a bill
• Sin prisas, pero sin pausas
• eat, drink, connect - life is short.
• Lo bueno, si breve, dos veces bueno
• tinto de verano 4L

and yes, I did play padel while I was here. had to be done.

#spain #tapas #travel #hostel #europe taken in España by @annaplotnikk88

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