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Ultra runner & Coach
@getsaltybritches @untappedmaple
2024 Grand Slammer 🦅
Next up:
The Cure 100 🎆
Run Rabbit Run 100 🐰

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🤠 1 DIMANCHE, 2 PERFS, 100 % FLYTEX 🏃‍♂️🔥

Quand le dimanche commence en mode country avec Beyoncé… 🤠🎶
et finit avec les jambes qui se demandent ce qui leur est arrivé. 😂

🥇 1ère perf : 17,23 km • 344 m D+ • 2h05
🥈 2ème perf : 15,68 km • 4’35/km • 26’04

Le tout en 100 % FLYTEX, de la tête aux pieds. 💨

Un peu de danse, beaucoup de running et surtout… un dimanche bien rempli ! 🤠🏃‍♂️

👇 Et toi, tu as fait quoi ce dimanche ?

#Running #beyonce #country #CourseAPied #trailrunning

@beyonce @flytex.fr @hugohuille @getflytex @laboucle.co @irp.run

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my hermione moment

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🎽 One Vest. Every Run.
Why juggle phone, keys, water, and safety gear separately when LUMEFIT puts it all in one? 🏃‍♀️✨

Lightweight. Reflective. Hands-free.
It’s not just a vest — it’s your running freedom. 🚀

#LumeFitLife #RunConfident #AllInOneGear #RunningMadeSimple #StayVisibleStaySafe

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IT’S LEADVILLE 100 week! This is a flashback from last year, our first year as the Anti-Chafe for Leadville. If you are going to do hard things and you have body parts you’d like to keep intact, well, that’s a job for Salty Britches. Come see us this year as we are delighted to have @tonyakolsondpt in our tent. She’s the foot care expert! Leadville is near and dear to us and we are thrilled to see all of your beautiful, smiling faces. 🫶

See you in Leadville!

#saltybritches #leadville #leadville100 #nochafing #blisterprevention #ultrarunning

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Woefully behind on sharing our latest episode with @thelowcountryrunner , a tremendous conversation about her life experiences, ultrarunning hurdles and incredible feats of overcoming physical and emotional challenges. Avery is a gem and a positive and humble light and I really hope everyone enjoys this fantastic conversation.

#podcast #ultramarathon #dohardthings #runningpodcast #ultrarunner #dnf #letsrunthatagain

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It takes a village to follow our dreams.
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I can’t thank all of the amazing humans who helped me on my Grand Slam journey enough. First my husband and kiddos for their unwavering support and love- regardless of my outcome. My pacers and crew, the kind family members that watched my kiddos while I was out of town, to all of my friends who got up to train with me at unreasonable hours or up wild mountains for far too many miles - you are my people. Also big thanks to the brands that support, sponsor and believe me- it makes a massive difference and I am grateful.

Special shout out to my new trail sister @thelowcountryrunner . We met unexpectedly during Old Dominion 100 and bonded over our Grand Slam goal and we ended up running many miles together. Through the next few races- both Vermont and Leadville, we somehow always ended up sharing lots of miles together. Avery always seemed to pop up when I needed her most. My tiny trail Angel. Our husbands became friends as they crewed us, we just somehow kept ending up together . Then when I was suddenly out of the Grand Slam, instead of me running Wastach, it became about helping Avery run Wasatch 100. We hosted her family last week and they are amazing people. Selfishly, it was super healing being out there with her, supporting her, supporting other runners. If not I just would have been at home feeling sorry for myself and I am so grateful that our paths crossed. Avery was the only female to finish the Grand Slam this year. Truly an incredible feat- go show her some love if you have a chance.
As for me, it has been about so much more than 4 races. In the process I have grown as an athlete, coach and human. While I am rightfully disappointed in my outcome, I am looking at this not as a failure but rather a sizable bump in my road and I’ll circle back when the time is right.

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Here’s Avery Matthews - @thelowcountryrunner of North Carolina at Lamb’s Underpass Mile 47 in the midst of the final race of the 2024 Grand Slam of Ultrarunning - the @wasatch100.

After a busy summer with finishes at the other historic 100 mile races, she’s the only woman left with a chance to complete the slam this year. Will she get it done?

@od100run - 22:06:22 ✅
@vermont100mile - 22:52:49 ✅
@ltraceseries - 26:19:31 ✅
@wasatch100 - 😤

📸: @ethanjsphotography

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@thelowcountryrunner is on the cusp of becoming the only woman to complete the 2024 Grand Slam of Ultrarunning!

Actually, the only woman since 2022 - and one of only 60 female finishers since the challenge began in 1986.

Yet only a few years ago, she turned down a friend's invitation to run a local 5k because she thought it was too far!

In this episode, Lauren and Avery talk about her rapid progression from 5k to the challenge of running four of the country's oldest 100 mile races in a single summer - including the training, the recovery, the fueling, the unexpected obstacles, the importance of family, the growth of community, and the significance of setting the example that "girls can play too".

Avery takes on the final race of the Grand Slam this week - @wasatch100 begins on Friday, September 6!

*Episode 8 is available now on your favorite listening platform!

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Leadville 100 & Grand Slam race number 3 of the summer going down tomorrow morning at 4am
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Super grateful for a healthy body and mind and for the best support system this crazy mother runner could ask for.
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Wonderful to see so many friends out there today- esp Willy my fellow grand slammers - wishing everyone the best of luck tomorrow. You can track me by scanning the QR code in my bib. There’s a close up of it in my stories. #dreamreallyfreakingbig

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What a day!!! Leadville, you were so good to us! We got to meet several of our Ambassadors in person which was a sweet surprise! We loved meeting you all and are thrilled to cheer you maniacs on tomorrow at the aid stations! Go get that record @amglaze !

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Meet Avery! Avery is competing in the Leadville 100 Run as a Foundation Athlete. She chose to become a Foundation Athlete because of the Life Time Foundation’s commitment to the health of our young people. Avery especially connects to the movement aspect of our mission. “Raising healthy and strong youth can change the world – movement is medicine. It’s one thing to tell a child to exercise but it’s a whole different ballgame to teach children why they should move and give them creative outlets to do so.”

The Life Time Foundation is grateful for individuals like Avery, whose passion for our mission of Healthy People, a Healthy Planet, and a Healthy Way of Life drives them to compete and make an impact in our children’s lives.

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Want to run the Hydra with us on April 20th? Here is some advice from those who have experienced it.

Our advice? Just Show Up.

Link to register is in the bio and below. See you in April!

https://ultrasignup.com/register.aspx?did=105484

#TheUltraRunningGuys #ultrarunning #trailrunning #thehydra50k #run #runfamily

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