Guest Runners

Elyse is a three-time New York Times bestselling author. She’s well known and much adored for her cookbooks on improving running performance and long-term health and happiness. Her books “Run Fast. Eat Slow,” “Run Fast. Cook Fast. Eat Slow,” and “Rise & Run” have transformed how we think about the intersection of food and sports. 

Jen is a mom of two teens, who’s run across the Grand Canyon 10 times, started a backyard family farm, and learned to fly a plane. Green smoothies were the gateway to a healthier life and the start of her website Simple Green Smoothies.

Max one of the US’s truly legendary trail runners. He has consistently ranked as one of the top trail runners in the world. He has won the World Mountain Running Championships, stood on the podium at Chamonix’s Mont Blanc Marathon and set records at some of North America’s top ultras. Max is a driving force for Salomon’s global trail running efforts and a lead product tester directly involved in the development of new trail running shoes.

What do you see when you close your eyes and think of a typical trail runner? Although trail running seems to be the domain of thin, fast people, it is also a sport that has welcomed people like Mirna Valerio, who in her own words is a plus-sized, slow-AF runner who lives and breathes the trail. This African-American adventurer, hailing (presently) from Winooski, Vermont, defies trail running stereotypes and has a great time doing it!

For Yassine, running is much more than fast times and results. He uses the sport to address issues in his community that are important to him, including race and inclusion, and substance addiction recovery. Yassine is co-owner of Wy’east Wolfpack, a company that provides personal training, coaching, corporate wellness, youth programs, and much more!

Elyse is a three-time New York Times bestselling author. She’s well known and much adored for her cookbooks on improving running performance and long-term health and happiness. Her books “Run Fast. Eat Slow,” “Run Fast. Cook Fast. Eat Slow,” and “Rise & Run” have transformed how we think about the intersection of food and sports. 

Max one of the US’s truly legendary trail runners. He has consistently ranked as one of the top trail runners in the world. He has won the World Mountain Running Championships, stood on the podium at Chamonix’s Mont Blanc Marathon and set records at some of North America’s top ultras. Max is a driving force for Salomon’s global trail running efforts and a lead product tester directly involved in the development of new trail running shoes.

I grew up in South Africa spending most of my time playing sports, hiking with my family, and riding horses. Running is very much ingrained in my family. I grew up watching the Comrades year after year and ultrarunning was pretty normal for me. I got into trail running after university in about 2010 and after exhausting all the trails in South African, I started racing a lot in Europe. I discovered the beauty and fun of Chamonix, France through spending a summer in a van here in 2018. After that, I decided to move here permanently. I’m very proud to now call this valley my home!

One of the world’s top trail runners, Mimmi’s low-key, smart, empathetic, and a lot of fun. Mimmi isn’t just a trail runner, either. She also has an advanced degree in Nutrition, and is a partner in Moonvalley.

What do you see when you close your eyes and think of a typical trail runner? Although trail running seems to be the domain of thin, fast people, it is also a sport that has welcomed people like Mirna Valerio, who in her own words is a plus-sized, slow-AF runner who lives and breathes the trail. This African-American adventurer, hailing (presently) from Winooski, Vermont, defies trail running stereotypes and has a great time doing it!

Tim is, simply put, one of the US’s great trail runners. He has won races around the world, including Javelina Jundred, Lavaredo Ultra Trail 120K, and Ultra Trail Australia 100K. He was third at the 2017 UTMB Mont-Blanc— and who was in front of him? Arguably the two best trail runners in the world, Kilian Jornet and François D’Haene.

For Yassine, running is much more than fast times and results. He uses the sport to address issues in his community that are important to him, including race and inclusion, and substance addiction recovery. Yassine is co-owner of Wy’east Wolfpack, a company that provides personal training, coaching, corporate wellness, youth programs, and much more!

Born without his right leg above the knee, Zach is an adaptive trail runner motivated by his love for nature, freedom of movement and desire to make the sport more accessible to adaptive runners around the world. Zach is much more than an adaptive athlete though. He’s sponsored by On and an advocate for adaptive runners, organizing events for disabled athletes through his nonprofit Born to Adapt.

Courtney Dauwalter is a fun, upbeat trail runner from Leadville, Colorado. She’s also one of the world’s top ultrarunners, having won a huge number of the world’s most competitive ultra-distance trail races, some of which she has won outright. Courtney won the 2019 and 2021 editions of the Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc, in Chamonix, France.

Elyse is a three-time New York Times bestselling author. She’s well known and much adored for her cookbooks on improving running performance and long-term health and happiness. Her books “Run Fast. Eat Slow,” “Run Fast. Cook Fast. Eat Slow,” and “Rise & Run” have transformed how we think about the intersection of food and sports. 

I grew up in South Africa spending most of my time playing sports, hiking with my family, and riding horses. Running is very much ingrained in my family. I grew up watching the Comrades year after year and ultrarunning was pretty normal for me. I got into trail running after university in about 2010 and after exhausting all the trails in South African, I started racing a lot in Europe. I discovered the beauty and fun of Chamonix, France through spending a summer in a van here in 2018. After that, I decided to move here permanently. I’m very proud to now call this valley my home!

One of the world’s top trail runners, Mimmi’s low-key, smart, empathetic, and a lot of fun. Mimmi isn’t just a trail runner, either. She also has an advanced degree in Nutrition, and is a partner in Moonvalley.

What do you see when you close your eyes and think of a typical trail runner? Although trail running seems to be the domain of thin, fast people, it is also a sport that has welcomed people like Mirna Valerio, who in her own words is a plus-sized, slow-AF runner who lives and breathes the trail. This African-American adventurer, hailing (presently) from Winooski, Vermont, defies trail running stereotypes and has a great time doing it!

Courtney Dauwalter is a fun, upbeat trail runner from Leadville, Colorado. She’s also one of the world’s top ultrarunners, having won a huge number of the world’s most competitive ultra-distance trail races, some of which she has won outright. Courtney won the 2019 and 2021 editions of the Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc, in Chamonix, France.

I grew up in South Africa spending most of my time playing sports, hiking with my family, and riding horses. Running is very much ingrained in my family. I grew up watching the Comrades year after year and ultrarunning was pretty normal for me. I got into trail running after university in about 2010 and after exhausting all the trails in South African, I started racing a lot in Europe. I discovered the beauty and fun of Chamonix, France through spending a summer in a van here in 2018. After that, I decided to move here permanently. I’m very proud to now call this valley my home!

One of the world’s top trail runners, Mimmi’s low-key, smart, empathetic, and a lot of fun. Mimmi isn’t just a trail runner, either. She also has an advanced degree in Nutrition, and is a partner in Moonvalley.

One of the world’s top trail runners, Mimmi’s low-key, smart, empathetic, and a lot of fun. Mimmi isn’t just a trail runner, either. She also has an advanced degree in Nutrition, and is a partner in Moonvalley.

Krissy is one of America’s best-known trail runners, having competed in more than 100 ultras over her career. A Patagonia ambassador, she has been on a wide range of adventures around the world, from the Alps to Chile.

Milo is a Swiss-American adventure filmmaker and photographer. You can often find him trail running in the Alps carrying heavy video equipment and with a drone strapped to his back.

Brendan Leonard is an adventure writer, award-winning filmmaker, speaker, and creator of Semi-Rad.com.

Brody Leven is… himself. The fact is, it’s hard to describe his place in the outdoors world, because he’s not easily pinned down. Which seems to be exactly where he likes to be. (Just check out his bio.)

Krissy is one of America’s best-known trail runners, having competed in more than 100 ultras over her career. A Patagonia ambassador, she has been on a wide range of adventures around the world, from the Alps to Chile.