Valentijn, training and living at sea level in the Netherlands, trained as a Run Tough athlete and managed to finish the Leadville 100, run almost all above 10,000 feet elevation.
Having only 6 weeks to train and coming off an injury, Carter put in consistent work while she could to finish her first trail marathon in the San Juan Mountains in Silverton, CO.
Austin started training with Run Tough having never run further than a half marathon. With a few months of work he earned a strong finish in his first 50k.