Nina Silitch
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One of Nina’s goals when returning to the United States after over 13 years in Europe and two gold medals for the United States in World Cup Ski Mountaineering was to help grow the sport in the USA. Nina moved to Park City just one year ago and has worked directly with the Continue Reading →
It had been nearly 17 years since I left only footprints in the Wind River Range in Wyoming. The first time I was just 17 years old, an aspiring young mountaineer eager to soak up everything about the mountains. For so many of us, like me, the mountains feeds our souls. […]
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This year I had high hopes of racing the Zion 55km and being a part of this amazing series of the Grand Circle Trails. I had never been to Zion national park and was looking forward to seeing it in all it’s spender. The forecast was not ideal for weekend, namely on Saturday the day […]
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We have had a busy summer! Moving to the Wasatch region of Utah was one of our family highlights, as was the Tushar Sky running Marathon. As an Ultra Adventure Ambassador I was really excited to take part in the last of the Grand Circle Trail Series. […]
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Wapack Range 21.5 Trail Race: May 10th, 2014, Race Report
2nd place woman, 1st in age and 8th overall.
Adjusting to new life and landscape….
Last August we relocated our small family across an ocean to a new country, new jobs, new schools and new lands. In many ways the 12 years we […]
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Not knowing much about the Seven Sisters Trail race other than it was dubbed the hardest up/down race in New England in Runners World‘s and it was part of the Grand Tree Trail Series , a few of which I did last fall. So far this is my 2nd in […]
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Did the winter season take a tole on your energy ? Spring is here and are you still feeling spent? Do you feel lethargic and low energy? Do you struggle with inflammation in your joints or achey muscles? Are you recovering well from your workouts? Do you have […]
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Today I set out to for Mt Monadnock from my house. I had high aspirations to skin up and ski down with a little bit of running from my house to the trailhead.
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I will be working with Sierra Mountain Guides again as a lead trail running guide on their tour du mont blanc running tour. It is one of the most beautiful running tours, a way to travel light and pass through 3 countries: France, Italy and Switzerland. Whether you are training for an ultra run this […]
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I am honored to be selected for the winter issue of Endurance Sports Magazine to represent women in endurance sports and also help the sport of ski mountaineering grow to new heights. As we are nearly into the 2nd month of the year already I am blown away how […]
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