“Competitive ultra running shaped more than 20 years of my life. It filled my passport with many of my favorite sleepless, under-nourished, long-haul adventures and it has taught me along the way. Young to the sport at 21 years of age, in a time where the average age was 47, I had many great mentors and the promise of longevity.

What I did not have was examples of people, much less women, that started ultrarunning in their early 20s to know what longevity looked like or examples to model my running career after. This story is moving forward as an Aging Athlete and what we can learn about mind and body at any age to promote longevity.” -Krissy Moehl

Bio: Krissy Moehl is an ultramarathon runner, running coach, author and the race director of the Chuckanut 50k. In her 20+ year competitive career, she ran more than 100 races. She has 2 outright wins and 65 female wins at the world’s toughest ultras including Ultra Trail du Mont Blanc 165km, Ultra Trail du Mont Fuji 100 mile, Gaoligong by UTMB 160km, HURT 100, Hardrock 100 and several others. Moehl has explored the world, relationships and self through the lens of trail running. She hails from the Pacific Northwest, and her book Running Your First Ultra is in its second edition. We will have copies of Running Your First Ultra for sale at the event.