Personal RUNNING
Bull of the Woods 2018 Trail Marathon. 2nd Woman overall.
Running is one of the motivations for why I study environmental science, and has been an important practice of self care during my PhD process. This sport has helped me understand my environment, and in turn, my studies have helped me decode the stories of the lands I run.
Running is also a way I connect to my ancestors, and my many communities that intersect with running, both Indigenous and non-indigenous. I often ask myself: “who’s land am I running on, what has been their practices of land stewardship that shapes the places I now experience, and how can I support them?
Favorite races:
1) Canyon de Chelly 55k. 9th woman overall. Time: 6:40:20
2) Bull of the Woods Trail Marathon. 2nd place woman overall. Time: 7:34:39
3) Tushars Mountain Trail Marathon. 8th woman overall. Time: 7:42:29
I’m also interested in increasing the diversity representation in the outdoor industry. Though Indigenous communities have been running since time immemorial, Indigenous communities are not well represented in the outdoor industry, especially trail running. Through initiatives such We Got Next and Natives Outdoors, I am vocal about the need to increase representation and diversity of outdoor users, especially users who have always been running these lands.
Featured Articles I’ve been part of:
Land Acknowledgements And How We Relate To The Trails We Run
Land acknowledgments do more than help us learn history, but have the power to shape our relationship with the land we run.
By Lydia Jennings, September 21st, 2020.
These Indigenous Runners Bring More Than Themselves to the Start Line
By Taylor Dutch, Runners World Magazine, July 7th, 2020.
Article discusses four Indigenous runners who run for their communities, ecological justice, mental health, increased representation in the outdoor industry, and Missing and Murdered Indigenous women.
The Challenges of Inclusivity: Opening the Gates
Do you have a noble sense of Leave No Trace? Or is that your racial bias talking? One outdoor enthusiast re-examines her position.
By Corey Buhay for SNEWS, Jan 2020.
Mapping abandoned mines in Southern Arizona
The estimate for Arizona is over 200,000 abandoned mine features with an estimated 20,000 being located within the National System of Public Lands (NSPL).
I am slowly running sections of Southern Arizona and mapping out abandoned mines that I can find with the hopes of adding to a map inventory of abandoned mines for public information and for a potential future running tour of mines, history and ecology of Southern Arizona.
