Partnerships
Protect Our Winters
I'm extremely proud to be a member of the Protect Our Winters Alliance Trail Team. I love marrying my passion for climate action with my love for experiences in wild places. POW gives me an amazing platform to amplify my positive impact, connect with great people, and level up my skills.
Arc'Teryx
Not a full partnership (I wish!), but I have been helping with their shoe testing program since 2019. I've been thoroughly impressed with their shoes and use them for everything from daily training to adventure "running" up high in the mountains.
Gauge 20 Running
G20 is a running coaching service and the brainchild of Paul Lind and his son Cody, who have deep roots in the ultrarunning world (Paul's late father Bob was the longtime Western States medical director). I've been working with Paul since 2017 and he's helped shape me into the athlete I am today. I call him my redneck life coach. Paul and Cody have also done just an incredible job of fostering a team atmosphere among the athletes working with both of them; even though we're all in different areas across the US and internationally there's a real sense of camaraderie and support that's invaluable. I've created some of my best friendships through this extended family of runners. It's pretty special.
Idaho Afoot
I started working with Pat McCurry for my strength training in early 2021 in an effort to get over lingering low back issues and generally increase my durability. Pat has over two decades' worth of experience coaching collegiate track and field runners with the College of Idaho and the University of San Francisco, and is a wealth of knowledge for getting strong and staying injury-free. In late 2020 he transitioned away from collegiate coaching to working individually with post-collegiate and trail runners and I jumped at the chance to work with someone so knowledgeable who could steer me towards more durability and help me iron out my weaknesses and imbalances.
