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As I've reflected on my childhood and athletic journey, I've realized something about myself. I think I've always been an endurance athlete without truly knowing it. Growing up, I was constantly playing sports. If someone invited me to join a game or try something new, I was in. In high school, I lettered in football, wrestling, and track and field. I played strong safety on the football team, placed fourth in the West Virginia state wrestling tournament at 152 pounds, and be

“The Hundo MTB race was a success.” Sometimes that’s all that needs to be said. All four of us finished. Nobody got really hurt. We shared a great weekend in the mountains. In endurance sports, that’s a win. The weekend started the way all good mountain bike races should: camping with friends. We set up camp the night before, watched the U.S. Men’s National Team handle Paraguay, and enjoyed the luxury of Brad’s buddy lending us a Starlink. It felt like a strange blend of back

Still trying to process finishing the Quad Rock 50. Fifty trail running miles. Over 11,000 feet of gain. Endless climbs, technical descents, heat, pain, and one of the toughest athletic experiences I’ve taken on in a long time. The timing of getting off the waitlist for Quad Rock honestly worked out perfectly. Just three weeks earlier, I had completed my first official ultra marathon at the Rattler Trail Race 50K. That 30-mile course ended up being exactly the kind of trainin