Play icon The triangle icon that indicates to play Little did I know there were a lot more options for trail running and ultra running in general. The environment was so welcoming and friendly that it just made me want to keep trying more. They weren’t gnarly trails by any means, but I was so excited about meandering through the woods for a day and it just seemed so cool. I didn't really run trails ever and it was just a 50K, so five loops or four loops in a local park. I competed in Nordic skiing in college and after that was just looking for my exercise outlet and decided to try some road marathons, which snowballed into discovering ultra marathons, which then has just blown my mind with the types of races that are available and distances that we can cover. Runner's World: How did you get into running?Ĭourtney Dauwalter : I grew up playing sports and then starting in 7th grade, I did cross country and track for my high school.
We talked to her about her training strategy, what goes through her mind while she races, and what in the world could possibly make her stop. That win came alongside impressive finishes in this year's Western States (she won the women's race and came in 12th overall), the 2017 Run Rabbit Run (she battled temporary blindness for the final 12 miles, and again won the women's race and placed sixth), and 2016's Javelina Jundred (she won the race outright and set a new course record).
Last October, the ultrarunner won the Moab 240 Endurance Run outright, with a gap of more than 10 hours to the second-place finisher.
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