I came from a large and very close family. Growing up I never took an interest in running and was not involved much in sports. My family traveled all across the country.  A lot of my early life was involved with ministry. We enjoyed singing and sharing, mostly in prisons. I also was working with my brothers doing excavating and construction. When I was around 18yrs old I started doing some running just for the health benefits but soon found it to be very enjoyable. While I had no interest in running competitively, I continued to challenge myself in running further and further distances.  Finally, a friend invited me to a small 10k trail race and I really enjoyed it! I knew at that point I wanted to get more serious about training and running. I had planned on competing in a marathon later that year but soon found myself injured and my marathon goal would have to wait. The following year I ran quite a few small road races and completed my first marathon in the fall of 2015!  I found myself continually wondering what it would be like to run and compete beyond the marathon. The following year I ran my first 50k and it seemed the farther I ran, the better I did, and also the more I enjoyed it. In 2017 I ran my first 50 miler and the following year I ran my first 100 miler- running much faster than I ever thought possible. It took a long time to recover, both mentally and physically from the crazy experience, but at that point, I knew ultramarathons would definitely be my future.

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