When Gretchen was in her early 30's she was all settled. She was married with a condo, had a solid career, and loving road races. Everything looked great until she was stopped in her tracks by an autoimmune disease that depletes the bodies platelets. A year later, her husband left her. After a few hard years she found the trails and knew it was the place for her. She now has multiple 100 mile finishes including 4th female at Teanaway Country 100, and has recently started her own business Walla Trails, where she offers training camps and events for trail runners.
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April went from not being able to run 60 seconds to running the Chicago Marathon. When she was in the darkest place in her life she buckled down and got out the door. She didn’t know anything about running, she just wanted to have peace in her mind and to love life again, and she did! She is now 4 years in the game and loving what running has done for her and her life.