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Melanie Decker Koehl

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Lover of rocks, roots, and hills 🌴🌺 Mom x 3 / Wife / Trail Runner / Cyclist / Designer / HURT Mango Madness RD / HURT Ohana / Tanri Outdoors

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9 years of Uloha 🥹⛰️

Mahalo to everyone who came by to celebrate with us yesterday, and to everyone who has supported Uloha, shopped with us, adventured with us and cheered us on over the last nine years.

We wouldn’t be here without you ❤️

Here’s to more years of getting in here to get out there 🤙🏽

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Surround yourself with Sunshine.☀️
#hawaiilife #optoutside #takeahike #trailrunning #fitfriends

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A little pre-storm saunter through Tantalus, since the Maunawili race was canceled. It was an adventure and the wind/rain was actually not bad, if refreshingly cool— but we knew it was time to turn around go home when we came across a downed tree on the 2nd loop 😅. 18 miles of frolic in the books. Thanks to Melissa and Mark for the video footage!

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The BEST slip n’ slide kinda day w/ @maukamel 💦🌿⛰️😂
Sweating & Smiling our way through another beautiful trail day.
#vertjunkies #hawaiilife #optoutside #adventure #alohavibes

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Alpenglow 100k!
What a wild, humbling, painful, beautiful experience.. My first real mountain race had everything and more - thunderstorms on a ridge in the dark (terrifying), smooth flowy trails, the steepest steeps you’ve ever steeped, epic views, snow, mud, rain, sunset, sunrise, and the best people!

There was a point early in the race where I questioned if I actually still like doing these? My hands were freezing, every layer I had on was soaking wet, and I could barely see 4 ft in front of me due to thick fog and rain reflecting off my headlamp. I was alone, singing to myself, fearful of the possibility of stumbling upon an angry grizzly or big cat in the middle of the night. I had just gotten over the panic of being on a ridge near a thunderstorm..
Barely into double-digit miles, I thought what the f am I doing out here?
But then I made a friend and got on some cruiseyyy flowy mountain bike trails. I made sound effects as I cut high on the berms and dropped into the switchbacks with my arms out to my sides. I was flowing to my new playlist and remembered running brings me so much joy!! and tried to hold onto that feeling for the next 40 miles / 10k+ feet of climbing.. ha!

I also remembered how special it is to do hard things with others. Even if we didn’t speak, at times it felt like we were working as a team to get through the climb, the dark, the downhill. Everyone encourages each other as they pass, with a deep understanding of what each other are going through.. and I think that’s a beautiful part of ultras.

So thankful for my parents ❤️ Pargol + Dave, Steve, Jackie D, Dave + Tracy, all the amazing runners and volunteers,
My coach @jadebelzberg !!!

I left with even more stoke and love for the sport, the people, and life than I arrived with.
That was so hard!! Thank you Gary & @coastmtntrail !!
Can’t wait to be back in Valemount again for more !

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Mango madness first loser 🥈
@siskiyououtbacktrailruns 100k- 3 weeks out
@kodiak_ultramarathons 100M- 16 weeks out
Victory and course record always the goal 🔨

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Haleakala field trip 🌞

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The full moon, the Grand Canyon, 13 hours and 37 miles on foot, and a group of girls living like their lives depend on it.

I love these adventures. I love scheming them up in my brain & with friends, training for them, and then watching them come to life.
It’s so inspiring to be surrounded by others—especially women—who dream big, push their limits, and want to experience everything life has to offer.

Life is a dance! The ups and downs, the push and pull… we learn from each other and carry one another through the valleys so we can stand in awe together at the peaks.

Thank you for saying YES @maukamel @rosiejean808 @emoneeeey and especially @ddcote and @kendrabeanie , who were eager to go farther than they ever have before.

I’ll never forget this weekend, the moon, the elk, the way the sun lit up the canyon in the early morning, the feeling of insignificance in a place so vast, and the reminder of how special it is to have a group of women willing and able to take on something like this.
Thank you ❤️❤️❤️❤️

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My first race since September and @mitchbrownphoto ’s first ever trail race!!! Stoked for the @hurthawaii trail series - come join the party 🥳

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Just out here marshaling the course and handing out high-fives 🖐🏽✨

Feels so good being on Tantalus again.

Congrats to everyone who took on Vi’s Top of Tantalus race this morning.

You were unstoppable out there 🙌🏽

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Your body remembers what nature feels like. 🌿

First flight in. Last flight out. ✈️
Kalalau Trail on the Nā Pali Coast, where the mountains meet the sea. ⛰️🌊
Sunlight. ☀️Salt air. 🌬️Miles on the trail. 🥾
Good friends + Loads of Laughter. My Favorite Part!

Sometimes the reset is simple:
Go outside. 🌿
Move your body. 🏃‍♀️
Breathe. 🌬️

Nā Pali Coast Magic. ✨

#napalicoast #kalalautrail #kauaihiking #naturereset #outdoorwellness

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Felt super awesome being back in the mountains this morning! 1st run of the month as a bring my Meniscus and MCL back up to speed, and although the pace was slow I’m just truly blessed to be out running! I spent 4 hours without seeing anyone else on trail. And look at these Mākua Valley shots! I really love feeling the mana that comes from this Valley! I have seen this valley from the top before but, I never saw it from this perspective today. This is my favorite angle so far! Oh, and I finally got to rock my #VertJunkie Hat! Mahalos again! @maukamel

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