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Ragnar Relay Napa Valley | 2014
Ragnar Relay Napa Valley was my first experience realizing that running could be fun. Being in a van with 5 other people, filled with half-dried sweaty clothes for 24 hours, may not seem appealing at first (well, the sweaty clothes part wasn’t!), but it sure made for a running adventure to remember. And it was…
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Pony Trot 10k | 2014
At first glance, I thought this had to be a joke. A listing on the Montana Running calendars was titled the “Pony Trot.” Oh, that’s a cute name. But It was only $20, and I had yet to explore much south of I-90 and Three Forks, so I thought, why not?! The Pony Trot 10k…
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Don’t Fence Me In Trail Run 5k | 2014
While my running journey may have begun on the roads of Tennessee, my move to Montana quickly led to a greater love for trail running. My first trail race was the Prickly Pear Land Trust’s Don’t Fence Me In Trail Run 5k on May 10, 2014, in Helena, Montana. Helena Montana Trail Systems Helena, Montana…
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Pilot Fireball Moonlight Classic 5k | 2013
Following my first race, a quick 5k in June of 2013, joined a group of fellow graduate students and signed up for the Pilot Fireball Moonlight Classic on July 3, 2013, in Knoxville, Tennessee. It was a fun night run to celebrate Independence Day near the UT campus. A running graduate student As graduate students,…
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Flying Pints 5k | 2013 – My first race
How did you start running? That’s a question I’m frequently asked, and I don’t have an epic story. However, I can identify my first race as the Flying Pints 5k in Knoxville, Tennessee on June 22, 2013. A running graduate student I was attending graduate school at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville. Many of…