Career Highlights
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First person to ride the entire length of the Ho Chi Minh Trail
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World Bicycle Relief Trailblazer Award recipient (2020)
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Elected to Gravel Cycling Hall of Fame (2022)
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Elected to Mountain Bike Hall Of Fame (2019)
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#13 on Escape Collective's 50 Most Influential People in American Cycling (2023)
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Seven-time world champion in multiple sports
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Three-time finisher and two-time female winner of the Iditarod Trail Invitational (350 mile course)
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Summited Mt. Kilimanjaro by bike (2016)
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First rider to complete the 1,041 mile Arkansas High Country Route
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First and unrepeated self-supported 18-day swim of the Grand Canyon in winter (documented in the film Three Women, Three Hundred Miles)
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Best-selling author of Rusch to Glory: Adventure, Risk, and Triumph on the Path Less Traveled
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First female ascent of El Capitan's Bermuda Dunes Route.
Individual Races
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Iditarod Trail Invitational 350-mile course - 1st self supported (2021)
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Iditarod Trail Invitational 350-mile course - 1st woman (2019, 2021)
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Arkansas High Country Route - First to complete (2019)
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Unbound XL 350 - 1st woman (2018)
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Unbound 100 - 1st woman (2017), 1st overall (2016)
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Smoke 'N' Fire 400 - Women's record holder (2015)
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Jay P's Fat Pursuit 200k - 1st woman (2015)
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Trans Andes Challenge MTB Stage Race 300k - 1st woman (2014)
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Unbound 200 - 1st woman (2012, 2013, 2014)
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Raid Gauloises World Champion (2003)
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Three-time 24 Hour Solo Mountain Bike World Champion (2007, 2008, 2009)
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Masters Cross Country Skiing World Champion (2008)
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World Masters XC World Champion (2010)
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Gravel Bike World Champion (2015)
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Leadville 100 - women's record holder, winner (2009, 2010, 2011, 2012)
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Mountain X-Games Adventure Race - 1st women's team (2007)
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24 Hours of Moab - 1st women's team (2005)
National Championships
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XC Single-Speed National Champion (2011, 2013)
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USA Cycling National Singlespeed Champion: Sun Valley (2011)
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24 Hour Team MTB National Champion (2008, 2009, 2011)
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USA Cycling Ultra Endurance Series Winner (2006, 2007, 2009)
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24 Hour Solo MTB National Championships - 2nd place (2007)
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24 Hour Solo MTB National Champion (2006)
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24 Hour Orienteering National Champion (2006)
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US Whitewater Rafting National Champion (2001, 2002)
World Races and Championships
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Gravel Bike Racing World Champion (2015)
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World Masters XC Cycling Champion (2010)
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24 Hour Solo Mountain Bike World Champion (2007, 2008, 2009)
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Masters Cross Country Skiing World Champion (2008)
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Primal Quest Expedition Races (2002–2006)
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Eco Challenge Adventure Races (1997–2002)
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Raid Gauloises Expedition Races (2000, 2002, 2003)
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Raid Gauloises Adventure Racing World Champion (2003)
Media Accolades
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Medicine Land on Outside Watch (2022)
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Connections on Outside Watch (2022)
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Distant Dharma on Outside Watch (2020)
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Outside Magazine Top 40 Women Who've Made the Biggest Impact (2017)
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Men's Journal 25 Most Adventurous Women in the Past 25 Years (2017)
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Trailblazer MVP Award, Women's Sports Museum (2017)
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Active.com #19 of 50 World's Best Athletes (2015)
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Active.com #32 of 50 World's Best Athletes (2013)
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Sports Illustrated Adventure Racing Team of the Year (2003)
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Outside Magazine Top 20 Female Athletes of the Year (2003)
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Adventure Sport Magazine “Queen of Pain” (2004)
