Current Residence
Steamboat Springs, CO
Current Affiliation
Tracksmith
Profession
Family Nurse Practitioner at Yampa Valley Medical Associates
First Trials qualification
Yes
Number of attempts to qualify
2
College(s)
Middlebury College
Career Highlights
Winner, 2023 GoPro Mountain Games 20K; Winner, 2022 and 2023 Spring Creek Trail Race; 2nd, 2023 Emerald Mountain Epic Half Marathon; 3rd, 2022 Emerald Mountain Epic Marathon; Winner, 2021 Continental Divide Trail Race; 2024 U.S. Olympic Team Trials - Marathon qualifier (with a bunch of friends); 3-time NCAA All-American
Family
My husband, Ben Kurtz, and I have been married since August 2021. While we don't have children (yet), we have two English Setters - Flint (8) and Rip (1) that keep us busy both on trails and while upland bird hunting!
Greatest Accomplishment
I'm proud to have followed my career dreams and work in the medical field full time. I'm equally proud to be able to train as hard as I work!
Favorite Book
To Kill a Mockingbird
Favorite Movie
Rear Window
Favorite TV Show/Series
Most recently - White Lotus
Favorite Song
Anything Bad Bunny
Favorite Post-race Indulgence
Cinco de Mayo breakfast burrito
Favorite Breakfast
'gurt & granola (Beyond the Moon specifically!)
Favorite Motivational Quote
"The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.” - FDR