Fighting for Fifty

I'm Kirstin, and running is my love. I'm in the middle of a running adventure through Europe and training for my first mountain race. Documenting my adventures here (:

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Good feels after today's snowy six miler (:

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Update

Hello friends! 

I have not been active on the social media front at all recently. My fall semester was something of a whirlwind that I’m still trying to come down from. All in all, however, life is great. 

I took a pretty major break from running this fall, only going out for 3-5 miles runs 3-4 times a week, after feeling utterly exhausted from a summer of high milage and high elevation. By the end of August, I was tanked. 

I used fall to focus on starting a trail running group at my university (success!) and reconnect with the friends I missed so dearly during my time abroad. Lower milage allowed me to enjoy my time on trail with new people through our new club and bond with my housemates. I am pretty freaking excited about the new club. Two professors, both avid runners, invited the club to do a trail running trip in spring and one even asked me if I want to do an independent study on mapping running trails near campus. 

I’m feeling fresh and excited to pick out my next race to train for. And surrounded by wonderful people. 

I’m also racing a 50k cross country ski course this winter? Lolz. 

Happpppppy winnntteerrrr.

[trailflow]

Happy Monday everyone ! 

(Pic Kilian Jornet)

[thegreatnorthwest]

guys, check out what my work did!!! A cool climbing story!

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Well today I did a mini triatholon and got my ass totally kicked by the swimming. Lolz. 

Just sort of signed up for it with zero experience (I’ve never actually swam a lap on my own hahah) and it was pretty freaking hard. But I definitely want to get into these!

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Happy days in the Alps. 

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During my week off of running, I’ve been doing an insane amount of hiking in Norway, including the glorious Troll Tunga hike. 

Happy legs and a happy soul. This is the most beautiful place I’ve ever seen.

[theredhatrunner]

Tromso. Norway. Buenos días!! #goodmorning #getoutside #outdoors #mountain #landscapes #instarunning #instarun #instarunners #igersrunners #runitfast #runbag #run4live #runnerspace #runners #runner #training #workout #sports #exercise #photooftheday #trailrunning #trailrunner #trail #trailrun #run #running #furtherfasterforever #iwentforarun #picoftheday #theredhatrunner

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Finally got my photos from the Tromso Skyrace developed.

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Does anyone have advice for calf pain? 

Starting this summer I’ll go for a run and after a few minutes I’ll have pain running up the back of my calf. It’s not awful but definitely not normal. 

Anyone? 

[life-on-the-run]

Update: Yale has been announced as the first team that will completely outfit their XC women in OISELLE gear YES LETS MAKE THIS A THING

[the-running-girls]

ugh it’s so pretty😍

[lalectora]

UTMB . ULTRA-TRAIL du MONT BLANC

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Sports hernia/groin strain means rest rest rest. I know I needed this but looks like I won’t be running a marathon in September. 

Such is the life of a runner.  

[le-renard-cosmique]

Back on the fjords! ‪#‎norway‬ way to Skåla Opp !

Kilian Jornet

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