Greetings, fellow ultra runners! It’s me, Cat. A runner, a low-key helicopter dog mom to my four-year-old heeler mix, Shirley (but getting better), a writer (but ironically, a terrible speller), former kindergarten teacher, performing arts enthusiast, dreamer, and doer of many, many things. Some days, I feel stressed that I can’t pin myself down. While that seems to be part of my charm, it can also be really difficult to find stability. Sometimes it can feel a little batshit crazy.

I grew up in the sport of ultra trail running, competing in my first 50k at just twenty years old. I found a family in trail running. I found a home when it felt like I had none. It gave me something to work towards and a reason to try hard unabashedly, which takes a huge amount of vulnerability and confidence. I was able to pave a career path for myself in the sport when I didn’t see any already paved paths that suited me. Ultra trail running shaped my adult life.

And I am not done yet. I am here to race big, take risks, and see how far my feet can take me. I want to see my running goals through. But I also want to grow in the sport as more than just an athlete. I want to be a community member the next generation of trail runners can look up to. It may just be running, but running can mean so much when backed by the community. See you on the trail. 

 
 

RESULTS & AWARDS

  • OLYMPIC TRIALS QUALIFIER

  • 2018 TOP TEN AT UTMB AND FIRST AMERICAN

  • 2017 WESTERN STATES 100 CHAMPION

  • FORMER GRAND CANYON RIM-TO-RIM-TO-RIM FKT HOLDER AND
    FIRST WOMAN EVER TO BREAK 8 HOURS

  • JAVELINA JUNDRED - 100K -FOUNTAIN HILLS, AZ | OCTOBER 30, 2021
    Overall: 3 | GP: 1 | 9:45:13 | Rank: 100%


  • SPEEDGOAT 50K - 25K - SNOWBIRD RESORT, UT | JULY 24, 2021
    Overall: 43 | GP: 12 | 4:45:18 | Rank: 75.71%

  • GO BIG 50K - 50K - VOLCANO, HI | APRIL 11, 2021
    Overall: 5 | GP: 1 | 3:32:53 | Rank: 100%

  • MESQUITE CANYON - 30K - WADDELL, AZ | MARCH 6, 2021
    Overall: 9 | GP: 3 | 2:48:58 | Rank: 92.60%

  • SAWMILL 17 & 50K+ - 17 MILER - GOLDEN, CO | DECEMBER 14, 2019
    Overall: 8 | GP: 1 | 3:10:00 | Rank: 100%

  • CASTLE ROCK TRAIL FESTIVAL - 50K - CASTLE ROCK, CO | OCTOBER 5, 2019
    Overall: 4 | GP: 1 | 4:44:22 | Rank: 100%