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Summer 2025 was full of so many fun celebrations that made my heart whole🥂💗

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sunny spring morning runs and easter egg manis made it out of the girls' chat 🐣🌷👟

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"That's gonna be us someday!" - A group of high school cross country girls as we passed them on the trail today. The youngins are watching us, ladies. We have a responsibility to inspire and encourage the future generation of baddies.💪 💅👟

#girlhood #runnergirls #girlpower #womensupportingwomen #womeninsport #takeupspace #running #runners #confidence #runningchangeseverything #marathonrunner #marathontraining #runhappy #6run4 #empoweredwomenempowerwomen

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peace out, June ✌️ (p.s., did I or did I not fall out of the kayak? ➡️)

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My actual business anniversary was January 11, but I was out of town and didn’t plan a post accordingly.

2023 was a great year of working behind-the-scenes for events, working at events, and getting to know so many great people!

Can’t wait to see what 2024 holds!!

#smallbusinessowner #businessanniversary #socialmediamanagement #operationsteam #eventmanagement

(Some photos are from @misty.dawns and @ginoviper98 + @scenebyme_cle)

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2023 RETROSPECTIVE PT 1: SPORT

2023 was an astounding year for my fitness, going from being what I would consider overweight and out of shape at the beginning of the year to finishing the hardest ultra of my life. I’m so thankful for the incredible summits and valleys I traversed, and all the people who shared miles and slopes with me.

JAN: The year started with a last-minute decision to race the H9 “Fierce Dragon” 100km in Georgia, with a mere 18,000’ of vertical ascent. Despite poor training and frigid conditions, I finished.
FEB: On the penultimate day of our Costa Rica trip, I summited Cerro Chirripó, at 12,536’. It was a long, difficult day in the jungle, but absolutely worth it.
MAY: Desperate for altitude, I flew to California to attempt a Mount Shasta summit with a guided trip. Despite not summiting due to avalanche conditions, I still had an amazing experience.
JUN: I had the great privilege of traveling to Australia to support @harveylewisultrarunner on his bid to win a prestigious Backyard race, but found time to complete a massive trail run on the last day, pictured here in Blue Mountains National Park.
JUL: July was all about the VERT. I racked up over 80,000’ of vert in 6 weeks with copious loops of Sugarloaf and Alley Park. The pinnacle workout was 30 miles w/ 10,000’ of gain, and I started that run with several incredible trail sisters.
AUG: Sur les Traces des Ducs de Savoie (TDS), often presented as the “hardest” UTMB race. Despite incredible pain, sleep deprivation, blizzard-like conditions in the mountains, and 30,000’ of vertical ascent, I finished the 100 mile race in 38 hours and 30 minutes.
OCT: @arcentoni and I had been planning Cactus to Clouds to Cactus for over a year, and we finally did. From the floor of Palm Springs to the summit of San Jacinto (10,834’) and back down in one shot.
NOV: Training took a backseat in November as I wrestled with COVID and a sprained ankle. But hosting the annual @tinarraceseries Alley Trail Marathon was a bright spot.
DEC: Feeling back up to speed, I logged some miles with my new vert friend Amanda at Clear Creek Metro Park. The hills there seemed a bit smaller this time.

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Wow! Supporting participants at the @tinarraceseries Alley Trail Marathon was so much fun!!

I had several tasks/roles on race day - but being at the aid station is really something special - seeing the highs + lows as each participant comes through to make sure that they can tackle the next lap.

Really thankful for the connections I am making with the other Operations Team members + participants ➡️ it’s really hard to put into words what this really means.

#tinnarraceseries #alleytrailmarathon #racelocal #trailmarathon #alleyparklancaster #alleypark

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run, eat, lift, sleep, repeat
time to grind — 2 months till Broken Toe 50k 🌲👣
the miles are getting longer and the days are getting colder & shorter. just my cup of tea ☕️

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the most epic weekend ever with the best friends a gal could ask for 🤍 camp keen will forever hold a huge part in my heart with you ladies.

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There is a past version of me that centered what my body looked like as evidence of my success in training instead of what it could do.

There is a past version of me that became obsessed with researching surgeries to modify my breasts because I heard, "You ran that time?!?! That's wild. You don't have the typical runner look!" more times than I can count.

There's a past version of me that wore all black running fits most of the time. I would have rather upheld the illusion of taking up less space than express my truest self by taking up more.

There is a past version of me that controlled, counted, tracked, and judged every. single. morsel. that entered my body. Willing it to be different than what it was. Willing it to be different than it could medically handle.

Then there is a past version of me who said enough was enough.

The one that chose recovery.

The one that counted the quality of runs by the number of laughs my girlfriends and I shared than calories I burned.

The one that challenged everything society taught me about what a female athlete should look like and neutralized the formula: Having a body + Running with it = Having a runner's body.

So this #internationalwomensday I'm celebrating the woman I've become and the women who have inspired me and invited me to choose joy over shame. ✨️
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#altraruncrew #altrarunning #runwithoutrules #thisisarunnersbody #ihavearunnersbody #iwd #womenshistorymonth #runnergirl #runnerlife

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My 2022 running season recapped by some of my favorite photos with my favorite people

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Cash prizes and swag. Just another reason to do the Pike Lake Ultramarathon. @sam_metal also gave away 100 extra bucks to the top male and female racers who made it to the 3k sprint point the fastest. That was exciting to watch!
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#pikelakepark #tinarraceseries #pikelakeultramarathon #100miler #100milerace #ultrarunners #trailrunning #optoutside #getoutstayout #ultrarunning #neverstopgrinding #runningphotography #trailrunningphotography #trailrunningphotographer #nikonz6ii #ultrarunningmagazine #neverstopexploring #rei1440project #optoutside #athleteportrait #sportsphotography #trailrunnermag #ultrarunningmagazine

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