DNF's, Post-Race Blues, and Competition for Collaboration: Colleen's Ultrarunning Story

Is 2025 the year you shoot your shot and get out of your comfort zone? 💪

Colleen MacDonald is an ultra and trail runner specializing in the 50 mile and 100 mile distances. Based in Colorado and Minnesota, Colleen is known for her unshakable grit and love of flying down technical descents.

Colleen and Angie talked about:

• Why competition is a positive aspect of sports
• How running helped her adjust after living and working abroad
• Identity, self-worth, and ego in ultra running
• Why athletes need white space in training and life
• Colleen’s attempts at the challenging Superior 100 in Minnesota
• Post-race blues and processing race performances
• Why YOU should go shoot your shot

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Follow along Colleen's adventures: https://colleenmacdonaldathlete.com/

Want to join Colleen as a Trailblazer with The Cairn Project and turn a 2025 adventure into a campaign to get more women outdoors? Learn more at cairnproject.org/trailblazers.

You can help us close the gender gap outdoors and beyond:

• Become a 2025 Trailblazer. Like Colleen, you can make a difference for girls and women who want transformative outdoor experiences.
• Check out the Summit Scholarship Foundation.
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