Happy Memorial Day Weekend. It’s a very rainy one here in Charlotte and while I am a little bummed not to be spending the weekend in Florida with the fam or by the pool at our swim club (just opened for the season!), I’m also welcoming a slower pace and time at home. It’s been [...]
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Moab Run The Rocks Race Recap (3 Day Stage Race)
April 6, 2026 { 2 comments }I cannot believe it’s been nearly a month since I completed Moab Run The Rocks! It’s a three-day stage race in Moab, Utah that’s put on by the same race organization, TransRockies Rockies Race Series, that I did my six-day Colorado race with back in August. TransRockies truly excels when it comes to planning and [...]
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Moab, Utah Trip Recap (put this on your bucket list)
March 18, 2026 { 10 comments }I recently spent four nights in Moab, Utah for a three-day stage trail race called Moab Run The Rocks. Since returning home, I’ve been telling everyone I talk to about my trip that they must put Moab on their travel bucket list (43 miles of running not required to have an amazing visit to Moab [...]
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TransRockies Run Stage 6 Recap – Vail to Beaver Creek
November 8, 2025 { 3 comments }It’s been three months since I crossed the final finish line of the 2025 TransRockies Run and today I am sharing the full recap of Stage 6. If you’d like to catch up…here are my previous TransRockies Run posts: TransRockies Run Prep + Arrival in Denver TransRockies Run Day 0 and Stage 1 Recap TransRockies [...]
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Sams Gap to Big Bald Hike on the Appalachian Trail
October 7, 2025 { 1 comment }I spent last weekend visiting Johnson City, Tennessee where I was a guest instructor at Real Hot Yoga. I taught two power flow classes, a flow + lift class, a power flow and yin class, an advanced postures workshop and a slow flow into yoga nidra class. This was my first visit to Real Hot [...]
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TransRockies Run Stage 5 Recap: Red Cliff to Vail
September 27, 2025 { 2 comments }I’m so excited to sit down and recap stage 5 of the 2025 TransRockies Run because it was by far my favorite stage of them all! The whole experience TRR was magical but there was something special about stage 5 for me. We started the day in Red Cliff and ended in Vail. The course [...]
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TransRockies Run Stage 4 Recap: Nova Guides to Red Cliff
September 16, 2025 { 0 comments }Stage 4 of the TransRockies Run was an absolute dream! It took us from our camp at Nova Guides to Red Cliff, Colorado with a shorter distance of 14 miles and incredible views throughout. And bonus – we didn’t have to pack up camp before the start because we had two nights at Nova Guides. [...]
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TransRockies Run: Stage 3 Recap – Leadville to Nova Guides
August 21, 2025 { 7 comments }Stage 3 of the TransRockies Run brought our longest stage, a contrast to our shortest and steepest stage at Hope Pass the day before. We started the day in Leadville and ended at Nova Guides. Here’s how it all went down! MORNING AT CAMP I was up before dawn and made my way to Chillville [...]
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TransRockies Run: Stage 2 Recap – Hope Pass!
August 17, 2025 { 5 comments }It’s time for my recap of Stage 2 of the 2025 TransRockies Run. This stage took us from across Hope Pass to Twin Lakes. We started the day in Buena Vista and ended it in Leadville. MORNING AT CAMP We were up around 4:45a to start preparing for the day. It was an early start [...]
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TransRockies Run: Day 0, Stage 1 Recap
August 14, 2025 { 1 comment }On Saturday, August 9, I completed the 2025 TransRockies Run! I trekked 120 miles across the Colorado Rockies with a total climb of over 20,000 feet. I did this alongside 540 other runners and with the support of over 150 volunteers! It was EPIC – and truly felt like a once in a lifetime kind [...]
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TransRockies Run Prep + Arrival In Denver
August 3, 2025 { 9 comments }After nearly a year of anticipation and preparation – the time has come! I flew to Denver this morning for the TransRockies Run! I have been a bundle of nerves the past few weeks. Mostly questioning my physical preparation and stressing about gear and having everything I needed. I certainly could have run more over [...]
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Weekend In Black Mountain
July 15, 2025 { 7 comments }I’m in the home stretch of preparation for the TransRockies Run in August (I leave in 2.5 weeks!!!) so I spent this past weekend in the North Carolina mountains logging some training miles on the trails. Lucky for me, I was able to make this weekend a little more vaction-esque thanks to a very cute [...]
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Weekend on the AT: Carvers Gap Redemption Hike + Jones Falls Hike
June 2, 2025 { 8 comments }I had the most magical weekend in the North Carolina/Tennessee mountains on the Appalachian Trail. On Saturday I got my redemption hike at Carvers Gap and on Sunday I pushed through sore and tired legs for an awesome out and bak to Jones Falls. And in between I enjoyed the sweetest overnight at Mountain Harbor [...]
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Hughes Gap & Mount Rogers Hiking Weekend
March 28, 2025 { 6 comments }Last weekend I spent two days hiking right at the corner of eastern Tennessee and southern Virginia and it was epic! I’ve got a full recap of my hiking adventures for you in this post. Everything was under three hours from Charlotte, NC! DAY 1: HUGHES GAP TO CARVERS GAP ON THE APPALACHIAN TRAIL On the day [...]
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Summer in Deer Valley – Trip Recap
July 9, 2021 { 16 comments }I spent four nights in Deer Valley, Utah over the Fourth of July holiday weekend and it was a perfect summer getaway! We spent our days hiking in Deer Valley and exploring Park City and our nights eating delicious dinners. Deer Valley is known for its incredible skiing during the winter but it’s a great [...]
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It’s Trail Time: Final What’s Beautiful Challenge Post {Giveaway}
June 12, 2012 { 1 comment }http://oascentral.blogher.org/RealMedia/ads/adstream_jx.ads/ReviewBadge/OID2525_UnderArmour_Badge_003/@x13 It’s time for another update on my progress towards achieving my summer racing goals! As a reminder, I announced last month that I am participating in the Under Armour What’s Beautiful Challenge and running a 5K mud run on my birthday (June 16) and a 15K trail race on July 21. I think I’ve done all [...]
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Preparing For The Mud: Run, Climb, Jump
May 23, 2012 { 1 comment }http://oascentral.blogher.org/RealMedia/ads/adstream_jx.ads/ReviewBadge/OID2525_UnderArmour_Badge_003/@x13 I’m a little less than one month out from my first mud run and I’m doing my best to get prepared for it. I don’t know if you really can prepare for a three-mile run full of unknown obstacles and lots of mud, but I’m doing my best. First, I’ve started talking up the [...]
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Challenges Are Beautiful {Under Armour Competition And Giveaway}
May 10, 2012 { 20 comments }For a long time, “runner” was one of the main ways I identified myself but over the past couple of years my focus has drifted away from running and towards yoga and strength training. While I really enjoy the new mix I have with my workouts, I miss the process of training and the excitement of [...]
