Trail Gangsta of the Month
š„Trail Gangsta of the Month (May '22): Lovelyn Findley of Orlando, FLš„
Name: Lovelyn FindleyĀ
Age: 41Ā
Hometown:Ā Orlando, FL but originally from Philippines
Current Residence: Orlando, FLĀ
Occupation: Project Manager
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Originally from the Philippines, Lovelyn is heavily involved in the Central Florida running community, even starting a trail running club, the O-Town Blazers, which meets every Saturday morning at 7:30 am.
She will be lacing up for her second 100 miler in a few weeks and is raising money for the Cancer Foundation of the Florida Keys in honor of her mom who is a breast cancer survivor. Read the full interview on our blog!Ā
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...š„Trail Gangsta of the Month (APRIL '22) : Adam Foster Carlin of San Diego, CAš„
Name: Adam Foster Carlin
Age:Ā 40
Hometown:Ā San Diego, CA
Current Residence: San DiegoĀ
Occupation:Ā Elementary School Principal / Lead Learner / Mistake Maker / Growth SpecialistĀ
Adam is using his newfound passion for trail running to make an even greater impact in his community through his roles as Elementary school principal and cofounder of the āFather Figures Social Club.āĀ
Amidst the pandemic and filing for divorce, Adam dived headfirst into ultra running by completing theĀ 4 x 4 x 48 challenge, logging a self supported 50k on the MIssion Trails, and most recently completing...
š„Trail Gangsta of the Month (MAR '22) : Kylie Aldaz of Tucson, AZ š„
Full Name: Kylie Aldaz
Age:Ā 33
Hometown: Colorado Springs, CO
Current Residence: Tucson, AZ
Occupation: HR Director for the University of Arizona Global Campus and Running CoachĀ
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1. How did you discover trail running?
š„Trail Gangsta of the Month (FEB '22) : Preston Cates of Boulder, CO š„
Name: Preston Cates
Age:Ā 24
Hometown: Boulder Colorado
Current Residence: Back and forth between Colorado and Hot Springs, Arkansas
Occupation: (Part-Time) Product Manager for an Organizational Design FirmĀ Ā
After a successful running career at University of Arkansas, Preston burst onto the trail/ultra scene in 2021 with a win at the Run Lovit 100k, 6th place finish at Canyons 100k, and 2nd place at the competitive Lake Sonoma 50 miler! Read more to see what's in store next for this promising, young running phenom!Ā
1. Even though you were a talentedĀ Division I runner at the...
š„Trail Gangsta of the Month (JAN '21): Nick Vargo Fielder of Phoenix, AZ š„
Name: Nick Vargo Fiedler
Age: 39
Hometown: Birmingham, AL
Current Residence: Phoenix, AZ
Occupation: Director of Customer Success
1. How did you get into trail running?
I found Aravaipa on meetup.com when I first moved out to Phoenix for work and didn't know anyone, before that it was strictly streets. However, running Papago or South Mountain with a group became a weekly tradition and I fell in love with the trails.
2. Favorite part about the AZ running scene?
The weather is good most of the year and there is pretty much every type of...