Author: Ellie Pell

My name is Sawyer Magnett and I am so excited to be a part of the Trails Collective! I was born in Arizona and moved to Virginia last year to study at Liberty University. I am a 20 year old who recently got into ultra running and have loved it ever since. I have a strong background in competitive sports and played club soccer my

My name is Ellie Pell and I started running after college after moving to GORGES Ithaca NY where I currently reside. My trajectory is pretty standard, tried a few half marathons and then a full marathon in Buffalo in 2016. After that I was encouraged by my mentor Ian Golden to try a 50k. I have toggled back and forth between road marathons and trail

I go by many names, but just don't call me late for supper. 2018 SkyRunning and 2019 USA snowshoe team member. The sun is my favorite drug.

I grew up near Crozet, Virginia with the South District of Shenandoah National Park as my backyard. I first started running when I was about 14 years old, as I was on a self-imposed mission to map out as many trails and logging roads as possible. This led to a passion for mapping out mountain streams as “trails to explore” which lead to my passion

My Name is Cole Crosby and I am a proud "Beast Coast" athlete, multi-day runner, and US snowshoe national team member that currently resides in the small little state of Rhode Island. I love to say that the "biggest things come in the smallest packages" and Rhode Island continues to be an incredible training ground for all of my endurance pursuits. From the hills to

I am Riley Brady and I call Pennsylvania my home and feel most comfortable out on a trail or working on a bike. I currently work for Trek bikes when I am not training or working on my hairstyling skills. In 2021 I had a string of great performances and won every race I entered culminating at the Virgil Crest 100 miler where I set

I have a Masters in Public Health and am a competitive swimmer turned ultra runner. I enjoy distances over 50K and love running in the mountains over technical terrain. I am also passionate about the environment and think all outdoor athletes should be environmentalists; I am a running and fitness coach who enjoys using a 'whole person approach'.

My name is HollyAnn Swann and I’m looking forward to the 2022 trail racing year with TC Elite and my super speedy teammates! I’m Alabama born and West Virginia adopted. Collegiately I had the opportunity to run for both Auburn University at Montgomery and Marshall University specializing in the 5k/10k distance. Post-collegiately I spent a few years as a road marathoner chasing the marathon OTQ

My name is Caleb Bowen and here is a little bit of information about me. I currently am the Assistant Cross Country/Track and Field Coach at Marshall University located in Huntington, WV. I was given the opportunity to coach here at Marshall (my alma mater) back in 2015 and have loved helping this team grow and progress ever since I started. In addition to coaching,