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I'm excited to introduce this week's guest, Courtney Clifton. We’re both members of this fantastic Facebook group for women runners, and Courtney recently posted a link to her blog where she told the story of a misadventure where she ended up going out for a run and spending the night on the mountain. I was really fascinated by her story, and I wanted to get her on the show to pick apart her experience and see what went wrong and what went well. Courtney made a lot of good decisions, which led to her coming out of the mountains in one piece, with no injuries. I think the more we can learn from our own adventures and misadventures as well as other people’s, the safer we will be in the outdoors. I hope you enjoy her stories as much as I did! About Courtney Clifton I’ve been running for about a decade and branched into trails and ultras last year. I’ve never done an official ultra-race, since I truly enjoy route planning, self-sufficiency, and the research involved with plotting and running my own courses. I’m also a single mom of a wonderful four-year-old and don’t have a lot of extra cash to be able to afford race entry fees. The past several years have seen a lot of challenges and pain in my personal life, including two deaths in the family, divorce, and COVID of course. I’ve turned to the trails for a way to cope and they have definitely delivered. Blog Strava: Courtney Clifton Listen To This Episode What You'll Learn How Courtney ended up unexpectedly spending a night alone on the trails What went wrong, what went right, and what she would do differently How to deal with other surprises on the trails, like cougars and deer Courtney’s tips for people who want to get started having solo adventures How to get started setting FKTs (Fastest Known Times) Things We Discussed Trail and Ultra Running **LADIES ONLY** An unexpected night in the forest – Ultra Slogging Wonderland Trail Mt Rainier Garmin InReach The 10 Essentials FKT: Mt Rainier Northern Loop - Spray Park Figure 8 (WA) FKT: Labyrinth Mountain (WA) Related Episodes 423 Lois Wagner ~ Adventures, Misadventures, and Learning Resilience 416 Holly Worton ~ Lessons Learned From My First Ultra 411 Holly Worton ~ Who Do You Need to Be for The Adventures You Want to Have? (now with downloadable transcript!) 408 Holly Worton ~ Start Where You Are (now with downloadable transcript!) 404 Holly Worton ~ How Running Can Change Your Life (now with downloadable transcript!) Connect With Holly Website Facebook Instagram Twitter Pinterest Google+ LinkedIn How to Subscribe Click here to subscribe via iTunes Click here to subscribe via RSS Click here to subscribe via Stitcher Help Spread the Word If you enjoyed this episode, please head on over to iTunes and kindly leave us a rating and a review! You can also subscribe, so you'll never miss an episode.