Biography

A proud Vermonter, I grew up hiking around the mountains of the Northeast. Five summers on gnarly trails schlepping food to the AMC’s White Mountain Huts in New Hampshire prepared me well for a trail running career after I moved to France in 2010. My husband and adventure partner, Brad and I have lived in the Alps (first Grenoble, now the Chamonix Valley) since then and have loved exploring the nooks and crannies of different ranges here. I started trail running in earnest in 2012 and gravitated toward longer distances (50-120km), but an injury in 2016 led me to shift my ambitions to shorter distances, and that’s when I discovered Skyrunning. I often describe Skyrunning as trail racing where you also have to use your hands…it essentially requires that you run from town to the tops of mountain and back down. I fell in love with the races and the convivial atmosphere, and competed in the Skyrunner World Series from 2017-2019, coming in second in the series in 2018. Now, I still love to race but also like combine the endurance I’ve developed with other mountain skillsets including skiing and alpine climbing. When not running, I’m usually, cooking, reading, listening to podcasts or working at the Research Center for Alpine Ecosystems.

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