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During my junior year of college I found this really cool program called Pacific Challenge- an adventure study abroad program.

It was basically 2 months of outdoor adventures and backpacking New Zealand and Australia.  We would study on our own and then meet professors in each city for lectures and tests.  Not a bad deal.  

 

During the 2 months we did endless hiking, rock climbing, canyoneering, kayaking, surfing, mountain biking, you name it.  Every day…

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This is actually a post I submitted to another site over the summer but thought it fit well here too:

 

Over the weekend, I saw several things that greatly inspired me to do more

and complain less.

My husband and I were hiking mount Evens (a local 14,000 foot peak), we

are running the Leadville marathon (crazy, I know) in about 3 weeks and

needed to get some training at altitude.

Our plan was to hike up to the top…

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This is going to be a weekly post on this website from here on out. My reason for doing this? Simple: I want to share the wonderful experiences I have had running around the world. I would say that running and traveling are my two greatest passions in life, and when you combine the two you get some unforgettable experiences.

What better way to see the world than to run through it and experience it on the ground level. You will follow along as I recount my favorite runs in unique… Continue

I did it!

My first marathon and the hardest in the country, the dreaded Leadville marathon and it was amazing!



Leadville is a beautiful place in general- set at almost 11,000 feet it is

surrounded by snow covered peaks and valleys with sparkling lakes.

A little ba ck ground on my training predicament: I sprained my ankle a couple

weeks back and it never fully healed.…

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A couple weeks ago while trail running in Winter Park, I twisted my ankle so badly I was unable to continue running, let alone walk down the trail back to the car. Luckily my husband was with me so we alternated between him carrying me and me hopping on one leg the 3 miles back to the car.

Along the way we found a fresh mountain spring that I decided to soak my ankle in to reduce the swelling. It was late May and there was still snow on the trail. I thought I had…

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