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I’m finding that I have writer’s block with race recaps. Two weekends ago I ran a 100 miler in Eastern Washington. Never have I had such an immediate and profound take away from a race. On the drive home I sat in awe of what had just happened and wished I …
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Beautiful+Powerful

Late last summer I was doing a lot of sunrise summits with my friend George. We’d pack a thermos of coffee and head out at 5 a.m. with headlamps to run up our local peaks. Often we’d reach the top just a few minutes before dawn and wait in quiet …
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Last year on this weekend I paced my friend George at his first 100m race at the Badger Mountain Challenge in Eastern WA. It was also my en-tray into the world of 100′s and I can remember the exact moment I was officially hooked: George & I were walking through the night, …
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When she wakes, mountains will move…. I have always gotten goose-bumpy over this phrase. As a mountain runner who is often up before dawn to catch the sunrise on a local peak, I like to think it’s very literal and personal to me. And as just another lady on a …
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Stacey N

I can’t offer my kid much of a material nature, but I can offer him plenty of inspiration. ~ Stacey, on running 173 miles to fund-raise for Run for Congo Woman. My first impression of Stacey Nievweija was that she is teeny tiny. Just a little waif of a woman, with a huge smile …
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DanceParty

Well, it’s New Years again. We’re setting goals of how many miles we want to run, how many lbs we want to lose, and what P.R.’s we want to set. Vowing to make kale smoothies and drink more water than red wine… I’m absolutely no different. After a few months …
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