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Pura pura vida
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best venue ever?! 🤯

thank you @winddriftstudios for hosting us and providing a much needed community gathering space in mammoth 🫶

last night we came together to watch @spiritofdylan latest beautiful film The Cutoff and then we’re treated to a chat with @sofa_de_flores about her @themammoth200 experience - people are amazing ❤️

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Backcountry Pulse x SoulTrak Recap 🌿⛰️

This past weekend, we spent time with SoulTrak alongside 7 other DC-based outdoor and environmental organizations, completing CPR + Wilderness First Aid certifications with Backcountry Pulse.

Huge shoutout to @soultrakoutdoors for bringing this group together and continuing to invest in outdoor leadership, safety, and community care. It meant a lot to be in space with so many folks doing powerful work across the DC region.

It was inspiring to witness how deeply everyone showed up; engaging, asking questions, and shifting their perspectives around wilderness medicine. A big takeaway: these skills aren’t just for the backcountry… they’re tools we carry into our everyday lives and communities.

Huge, huge thank you to @legacyhilltop for hosting both the course and the instructors. Y’all were incredible, truly such gems. And the morning breakfasts did not go unnoticed 💛

If you haven’t already, be sure to check out Backcountry Pulse to learn more about bringing a Wilderness First Aid (WFA) or Wilderness First Responder (WFR) course to your organization or outdoor community.

Grateful for spaces like this that continue to build knowledge, confidence, and collective care.

#communitycare #wildernessmedicine

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Two weeks from now, on Friday April 3, join us for an inspiring evening filled with time in community, heartfelt storytelling, giveaway prizes, and more. 🥳

Our keynote speaker, @of.the.andes will be sharing her journey from mountain guide to mountain runner, and the grit, perseverance, and humor that carried her through the inaugural Mammoth 200 as its final finisher. 🏆

Comment HERSTORY or head to womenswilderness.org/programs to RSVP 🎟️

Pictures on first slide by @sarahattar @jasonpetersphoto @themammoth200

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WHAT JUST HAPPENED / 75% sold out in under 15 minutes!

not sure we have the words but THANK YOU. we could not be more humbled by the positivity, stoke, and generosity this community has shared

to our lucky class of ‘26 this is just the beginning 🥹 / a few spots remain if you want to be a bad influence on a friend… 🦣 💃🏽🥳

📷 @sarahattar @jasonpetersphoto #themammoth #runmammoth #visitmammoth #trailrunning ultrarunning

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The sunsets on this island were epic ✌️
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#madeiraisland #portugal #travelphotography #sunset

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@of.the.andes sure knows the best places to serenade 🥰 thanks for always being my travel partner 🖤

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On a cloudy and crisp afternoon, after talking about trail races and community and our respective jobs, @of.the.andes brought up the idea of having a recurring meeting with people from like-hearted organizations ✍🏻

A chance for us to connect and support each other as we discuss what is and isn’t working in our businesses. I looked at her and said, “Let’s do it!” 🤩

And so “Fridays Are For Us: Monthly Collaboration & Co-Working for Value-Driven Orgs” was born. ✨

Join us for a festive start on Halloween, 12-3pm, Friday, October 31. Bring your favorite non-alcoholic beverage and, if you feel like it, spooky treats to share. Costumes encouraged 👻

Details and RSVP form are at the link in my bio 🔗

(shoutout to @rachaelmaddox for the event name inspo)

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Hello to the new human that walked across this line.
Hello to the body that let me move through my first AND second 200-mile races in a two-month span.
Hello to the mind that stayed determined and didn’t give up.
Hello to the heart that carried pain and grief yet showed up with gratitude and love.

I’m still reveling in this experience and still tearing up from the depth of it all.
To think I took a chance on a last-minute registration for a race that wasn’t even planned on my calendar,
and somehow ended with the most meaningful finish of my life.

The way the mountains humbles you, rebuilds you and reminds you.
The way the people you surround yourself with lifts you when your body feels like it can’t keep going.
The way that graciousness becomes the only language that makes sense.

Hello to the version of me that now knows what’s possible.
Hello to capacity and new found resilience.
Hello beautifully, impactful lessons of life.

Last two photos, before >> after ♥︎

@themammoth200 | #ultrarunning

📸 | @sarahattar + @jasonpetersphoto

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Day 1 heading into mile 30, the pain crept in hard.
This shouldn’t be happening so soon.
I questioned. I doubted. I worried.

The PT’s and medical crew assessed it was most likely my IT band.
Excruciating but not causing lasting damage.
It’s okay, it’s okay. Keep going.

My mind was working on overdrive trying to dissociate from pain.
Steep ups and downs sent flashes through my vision.
When tears welled up, I reminded myself, you can exist with both pain and gratitude.
So I kept moving.
One foot forward, one foot forward.

Beautiful conversations with new trail friends lifted my spirit.

Then the storms came.
Cold sleet and hail through the mountains.
Since my pace slowed I sacrificed sleep to stay on track.
Keep eating, keep moving, stay warm.
No time to bunker in the storm.

How bad do you want this?
So many wet, cold miles still to go.
You can be near-hypothermic with a smile, I told myself.
One foot forward, one foot forward.

By Day 4 I couldn’t stand up fully from the compensation my body had done.
I didn’t fight through 180 miles to stop now.
Look at where your mind and body have carried you.
One foot forward, one foot forward.

I glanced at my watch, crumpled and sobbed over my poles, knowing I couldn’t make the cutoff.
Insecurity took over.
No, no you didn’t push through all of this to give up now.
Keep moving with grace and gratitude.

Then bike lights behind me,
“Are you Raquel? We’re rooting for you.
People have been following you and cheering you on. You’re our people’s finisher.”

My heart in my chest.
This community gave me strength.
The words I needed.
Being reminded of your “why” at such a low moment is the gift of this sport.

It felt like eternity but then it was the arch.
The lights.
The finish.

The most meaningful piece of metal I have ever held.
Final official finisher.
Still tearing from this moment, this hug.

This accomplishment would not have been possible without my crew and pacers, Bex and Ben.
What a team sport this is.

Thank you for believing in me, seeing my heart and standing by me.
To feel so enveloped in love and support is beyond healing.
So honored to be a part of this journey.

@themammoth200, you were beyond words.

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The embodiment and beauty of the human spirit was on full display last night around midnight when @of.the.andes crossed the finish line of the inaugural @themammoth200 as the final finisher.

#themammoth200 #themammoth🦣

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Raquel Sapp is the final finisher of the inaugural The Mammoth 200.

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