I started running as a 12-year-old for my middle school cross country team. From the very beginning I had a passion for the training. I loved the personal accountability that came with successes and failures in running. While I’ve learned a lot since then, I still keep that sentiment at the forefront of my mind.

I competed in cross country and track throughout high school and while I found success I was never a national class runner in those disciplines. It wasn’t until I found trail running that I felt that I had really found my passion. I was drawn to ultra distances run on peaceful trails. I could have never imagined back then that my name would be in the record books at some of the biggest trail races around the world next to runners I admired.

Through all of it, running has truly transformed my life and has been a positive constant in my life when so many other things have changed. I hope to help others have the same experience I've been provided with running.