Hi everyone! It’s so nice to read all the intros and see some faces on Zoom. I’m Casey. I’m 33 and work as a corporate event manager during the week, and try to get out to the mountains with my husky pup as often as I can on the weekends. I grew up in New England and have a soft spot for the White Mountains. I spent 6 months living in North Conway at the beginning of the pandemic and renewed my love for the mountains while working to complete the 4,000 footers. In June 2020 I completed the Presidential Traverse in a day and that was really the first goal I reached that gave me any sort of confidence in myself. I spent 8 months in California in 2021 and got to summit Mount Shasta and Mount Whitney, both incredibly beautiful and inspiring! Shortly after that I was relocated to Colorado where I live now. I would love to meet up with anyone that lives around Denver/Boulder to train or just to make new friends!
I’m training for the Silverton Alpine 50K in July. Aside from a lot of hiking and a few half marathons I’ve never closely followed a training plan and am looking forward to doing it the right way. I consider myself a beginner trail runner, so this goal is a stretch but going to give it everything I’ve got! Cheers!