Risen Runner

06/03/2026

I am SO beyond excited for this race, but also - I actually can’t fathom what 35 extra miles is going to feel like. But Alaska seems like as good a place as any to find out! 🏔️ 🫎

Less than 3 weeks to recover my body from both Rabid Raccoon 100 + whatever mix of allergies/bronchitis I’ve got goin’ on 😷 😬 Let’s go 🔥

06/02/2026

I really thought this would be the last year I’d probably run Rabid. Sometimes I feel like I’m getting kind of sick of running that loop over and over again in training and on race day 🤪

But I hate feeling like I could’ve done better - hard days aside.

So Rabid Raccoon 2027 - here I come. Who else is planning to run and what distance? 😁

Use the link below or in my bio to register 🦝 🏃🏼‍♀️

https://runsignup.com/Race/PA/BeaverFalls/RabidRaccoon100?raceRefCode=w10CVBTv

06/01/2026

I’d be remiss not to publicly thank my husband + crew chief for all that he does to support me. He shows up to every event with the mindset that if there’s no aid station, that’s okay. He’s got everything I could possibly need and then some, and he often shares what we have with other runners out on the course. He packs everything, does all the setup, shows up at every aid station and is my biggest supporter. From taking care of my feet to filling my ice hat, he does it all. He even made me custom signs (after getting a pair of Rockets, he now refers to me as that 🤣). I can’t imagine ever doing a race without him. Running 100 miles is hard, but Crewin’ Ain’t Easy either. Thank you for all that you do 🩷

05/31/2026

Well that was miserable 🥴🤣 But I finished + that’s always my number 1 goal 🙌

I’ve run the Rabid Raccoon 100 three times now, and of those three times, there’s been NOT ONE where I have shown up in good health.

Year 1 - my first 100 miler ever. I woke up the morning of with a sore throat, finished with a fever and was sick for a few weeks following.

Year 2 - I was sick with the flu, immediately followed by a cough, for an entire month and half leading into race day. I woke up the morning of still coughing, and had a hard time out there with my stomach and DNF’d at mile 67.

And here we are at year 3. I’ve ran exactly twice in the entire month of May - one of which was Hills Creek 12 hour where I sprained my ankle and later learned I had a small chip fracture as well. Once my ankle was starting to feel good enough to run on again, I got this wicked cough 😷 that comes at least once or twice a year and lasts foreverrr. This time, it was worse though and after a few nights of not sleeping at all, I went to the doctor, who told me it’s allergies. So I’ve been on a bunch of allergy meds, but still nothing has stopped the cough. The whole week leading into Rabid, I got anywhere from 1-4 hours of sleep each night.

I probably should have just not ran it this year, but I’m stubborn and I trained for an entire year for this, you know?

So I ran it, and felt horribleeee the entire day 🤣

I actually was running fine, but I could not stop coughing, and I’d coughed so much that my airway felt restricted and my chest felt bruised. But one foot in front of the other, I kept going and found myself placed amongst the top 5-7 runners overall up until about 80 miles in I think. Then 💩 hit the fan, and I just felt absolutely dreadful all around. I think I didn’t eat enough, and was really struggling to get food in me, leaving me drained and feeling sick. The cough was taking a huge toll. I slowed down on the 6th of 8 loops hoping it would help, but I just kept feeling worse + the race turned into just finishing. I would’ve loved to have a better day, but some days are just like that 🤷‍♀️ I’m grateful for a body capable of doing hard things on hard days.

05/29/2026

7th 100 Miler Loading ⏳

Who’s running Rabid Raccoon tomorrow? 🦝

05/16/2026

So thankful that God blessed us with such beautiful weather today! I haven’t ran since Hills Creek 12 Hour Challenge two weeks ago, where I sprained my ankle. Today felt like such a gift - getting to run and explore some new areas while also being there to cheer on and support Aria in her three events. She had a rough start to the day, but she totally crushed the 800m and PR’d her 1500m. 👏 And I was super pleased with the miles I got in in the midst of it all. Most of all, I’m just insanely grateful for a healthy, fit and capable body. Thank you Jesus 🩷

T-2 weeks until Rabid Raccoon 100. 🦝

05/07/2026

All races teach you something & this one taught me a lesson I’ll be applying both to running + faith 💛

1 Corinthians 9:24

“Don’t you realize that in a race, everyone runs but only one person gets the prize? So run to win!“

As I’m training for my most exciting race yet, I’ve scheduled a bunch of “practice” races leading into it. And I’ve looked at them just like that - as practice. I haven’t shown up with the mindset that I’m there to win + so I’ve found myself feeling like I’ve given less than my best at the finish line. At Hills Creek, I showed up with 0 expectations. I’d ran 100 miles the weekend before and was happy to just get a long run in. I ran well the first half, hit a wall and spent a few hours power hiking until I stopped at 50 miles. While I was hiking, females were passing me and in my mind, I just thought they must be way ahead of me + there’s no point in trying to push to catch them. 50 miles for me on that day would be a huge win + that was enough for me. Then after the finish, I learned I was only one loop off from 2nd place + 2 loops from 1st. Not nearly as far off as I thought. But I didn’t run to win, like Paul says. I ran to finish.

Life + faith are so intertwined with running and I love it. I doubt Paul was thinking about 12 hour endurance challenges when he wrote those words, but they apply all the same and this challenge has helped me understand not only how I can approach running + racing better, but how I can be a better servant to Christ.

When we follow Jesus, it shouldn’t be this half-hearted effort. And we shouldn’t feel thrown off when we see people “passing us” or feel like there’s no point in giving our best. God does have a holy standard for us, and yet He knows we’ll never meet it without his grace. But he doesn’t say, “well just give me your bare minimum.” God wants our best in all that we do, whether it’s in our relationship with Him or a 12 hour race.

So the lesson from Hills Creek: Run to Win! Not because it’s the winning that’s important, but because the effort that we give is. 💛

04/28/2026

Glacial Esker 24 Hour Trail Race ~ 102.95 miles // 2nd female 🥈 Paced & crewed by the world’s best ultra team 🩷

This race was the first in a series of 100 milers I’m doing this year. I was so amped up going into it that I let myself go out wayyy too fast. My first mile was 8:34 and even though I knew that was too fast, I just couldn’t seem to tone it down 😅 I PR’d my 50 mile and then felt like I hit a wall around 70 miles in. 😣 Aria paced me at various points throughout the night & every time we saw people up ahead of us, she’d whisper to me, “Hawk down”, and we’d work to pass them. She kept me motivated and awake when I felt like I was dead 💀 😂 Thanks to her and my incredible husband, who always crews me with all the love in his heart, I completed 29 - 3.55 mile loops, finishing with 102.95 miles.

My goals going into this one were to 1) spend the full 24 hours moving and on my feet and 2) hit 100 miles. I also wanted to challenge myself to hit 120. So 1 of 3 goals were accomplished on this one 🤣

I really believe if you do anything enough times, you get good at it, and that’s the whole reason I chose this race this year. Every race teaches you something, and this one taught me the importance of being patient in your pacing. Practice makes you better & I’m looking forward to getting more practice in at Rabid Raccoon 100 in May!

10/16/2025

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10/10/2025