Pat Ambassador Krissy Moehl Posts New Record on Leona Divide 50

[Ed note: The following submission is from Patagonia Velocity and Performance Baselayer Designer, Jenny Uehisa. Together with Krissy Moehl, the duo are responsible for the design and development of many of the products found in Patagonia's line of running apparel.]

I first met Krissy about 7 years ago when we shared a tiny workspace together at Montrail.  At the time, she was brand new to trail running and since I thought running was something you did only in case of an emergency, I was fascinated by her. I remember asking her, “What’s an ultramarathon?” and she explained that it was any race longer than a marathon, 26.2 miles.

“And people do that for fun?” I asked.

It didn’t take long for me to catch the bug as Krissy has an infectious way of making everything look fun and easy, including trail running. She set a new course record for the first 50K ultramarathon she entered and has rocked the ulltrarunning scene ever since (see her bio on our homepage).

The thing about Krissy is that when she gets something in her head, she is unstoppable. So when I read her Facebook status, “Krissy Moehl hoping for 7:38 on Saturday!”  I knew her old course record was going down.

[Photo: Krissy Moehl collection]

The Leona Divide 50 Mile Race is mostly on the PCT. A few weeks ago, I did a trail run on part of the course and ran by the sign that has all the previous winners and their times engraved on it.  It was such a treat to see her name on there…twice!

I emailed her the picture and she said that inspired her to enter the race again. Read her full race report below!

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