Love is a superfuel. It inspires us to show up at start lines, elevates our performance, and takes us to places we never would have trekked.

Ultrarunning is a sport that thrives in community -- yet, depends on the solo runner to cover the miles. 

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What happens when we love ourselves through the process of training and pushing through a challenging effort -- and what happens when we tap into the well of resources that the ultrarunning community has in place for us? And what happens when we realize that it can be... fun?

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My name is Barbara Powell and I am an ultrarunner. I'm also a board-certified Integrative Health Coach with an MA from the University of Minnesota. I'm the middle child of 12 from Western Massachusetts and to this day I appreciate the solitude of the trees. 

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Loving my body has not come easy to me. Still doesn't at times. Yet, the attention to heal and invigorate my spirit has positively contributed to my ability to show up on the trail and run races that I am proud of. 

Here, I get to celebrate the human spirit. I get to share personal stories as they relate to training and race day and all the life that happens in between. And my hope is that I get to celebrate YOU, the runner, as you take on your own journey of doing hard things. And somehow building -- again and again -- LOVE in the process. 

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Thank you for being here. Let's celebrate.