424 Courtney Clifton ~ FKTs and Misadventure in the Mountains

<p>I'm excited to introduce this week's guest, Courtney Clifton. We’re both members of this fantastic Facebook group for women runners, and Courtney recently posted a link to her blog where she told the story of a misadventure where she ended up going out for a run and spending the night on the mountain.</p> <p>I was really fascinated by her story, and I wanted to get her on the show to pick apart her experience and see what went wrong and what went well. Courtney made a lot of good decisions, which led to her coming out of the mountains in one piece, with no injuries. I think the more we can learn from our own adventures and misadventures as well as other people’s, the safer we will be in the outdoors.</p> <p>I hope you enjoy her stories as much as I did!</p> <p> </p> <p><strong>About Courtney Clifton</strong></p> <p>I’ve been running for about a decade and branched into trails and ultras last year. I’ve never done an official ultra-race, since I truly enjoy route planning, self-sufficiency, and the research involved with plotting and running my own courses. I’m also a single mom of a wonderful four-year-old and don’t have a lot of extra cash to be able to afford race entry fees. The past several years have seen a lot of challenges and pain in my personal life, including two deaths in the family, divorce, and COVID of course. I’ve turned to the trails for a way to cope and they have definitely delivered.</p> <p><a href="https://ultraslogging.wordpress.com/">Blog</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.strava.com/athletes/26279814">Strava: Courtney Clifton</a> </p> <p> </p> <p><strong><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Listen To This Episode</span></strong></p> <p><a href= "https://itunes.apple.com/podcast/ready-to-bloom-podcast-business/id685978804?mt=2"> <img class="alignnone wp-image-14801" src= "http://www.hollyworton.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/itunes.png" alt="" width="170" height="62" /></a> <a href= "https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/business-mindset-podcast-holly-worton-business-marketing/id685978804?mt=2"><img