https://lynnkhall.com/about-me/https://lynnkhall.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/badassery-little.jpgbadassery-littlehttps://lynnkhall.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/alynn_-1_w-e1483552884825.jpgALynn_-1_w- Jennifer Hardman Photographyhttps://lynnkhall.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/lynn-hall-headshot.jpgLynn Hall Headshothttps://lynnkhall.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/summit.jpgSummithttps://lynnkhall.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/bimg_4068.jpgBIMG_4068Summit of South Maroon Peakhttps://lynnkhall.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/knife-edge-brochure.jpgknife edge brochureCrossing the “Knife Edge” on Capitol Peakhttps://lynnkhall.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/aimg_8852.jpgAIMG_8852Watching the sun rise from my final 14’er, Blanca Peak, June 2012.https://lynnkhall.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/aimg_3444.jpgAIMG_3444https://lynnkhall.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/a-summit.jpgA summitNearing the summit of Snowmass Mountainhttps://lynnkhall.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/a-snow-princess.jpgA snow princess2025-11-17T15:33:32+00:00weekly0.6https://lynnkhall.com/writings/https://lynnkhall.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/image.pngimagehttps://lynnkhall.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/senator-mcsally.pngsenator-mcsallyhttps://lynnkhall.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/bravery-1.pngbravery-1https://lynnkhall.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/summit.pngsummithttps://lynnkhall.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/image.pngimagehttps://lynnkhall.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/rmnp.pngrmnphttps://lynnkhall.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/tetons.pngtetonshttps://lynnkhall.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/aconcagua.pngaconcaguahttps://lynnkhall.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/cosby.pngcosbyhttps://lynnkhall.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/kitty.pngkitty2025-02-10T16:33:14+00:00weekly0.6https://lynnkhall.com/2015/10/07/medtronic-global-heroes-reunion/https://lynnkhall.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/20151006_162109.jpg20151006_162109So many laughs and so much funhttps://lynnkhall.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/20151003_122729.jpg20151003_122729Six of us together again for the first time in a yearhttps://lynnkhall.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/16941.jpeg16941Carrie and I after the Medtronic 10-mile racehttps://lynnkhall.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/16823.jpeg16823Isn't that awesome?? https://lynnkhall.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/20151004_082050.jpg20151004_082050Kimi had a broken foot and torn Achilles, so she was in a boot. Did that stop her from participating in the Medtronic Twin Cities 10 Mile race? Of course not! She was allowed to walk, so she did. It just so happened that Kristen is having troubles with a chronic blood condition so she wasn’t allowed to run either. I’m still recovering from my 100-miler. So the three of us teamed up and walked the 10 mile race. The friendship made for a fun and fast 10 miles!https://lynnkhall.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/20151006_162024.jpg20151006_162024Cool Schwag, as always. We also got new racing singlets.2022-12-09T16:37:18+00:00monthlyhttps://lynnkhall.com/2015/09/22/on-not-quitting-run-rabbit-run-100-race-report/https://lynnkhall.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/20150922_151409-e1442956824584.jpg20150922_151409106 miles (we recharged the watch at aid stations so it would last!)https://lynnkhall.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/20150918_091917.jpg20150918_091917Nearing the top of the first big climb. We'd already seen rain, sunshine, and snow.https://lynnkhall.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/20150918_073519.jpg20150918_073519Almost all of Team Hall'N'It at the start.https://lynnkhall.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/20150921_081601.jpg20150921_081601My temporary tattoo of the course profile. I wanted to quit by the backside of that first big climb.https://lynnkhall.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/20150920_095141.jpg20150920_095141My crew and pacers (minus one)https://lynnkhall.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/20150918_111731.jpg20150918_111731Running through a fresh September snow. (at least it was an easy trail)2022-12-09T16:31:15+00:00monthlyhttps://lynnkhall.com/interviews/https://lynnkhall.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/vanityfairconfidential.pngvanityfairconfidentialhttps://lynnkhall.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/herstory.pngherstoryhttps://lynnkhall.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/lynnandsonali.pnglynnandsonalihttps://lynnkhall.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/lynnhallcadet.pnglynnhallcadethttps://lynnkhall.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/airforce.pngairforcehttps://lynnkhall.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/lynnhall-1.pnglynnhall-1https://lynnkhall.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/airforceacademy.pngairforceacademyhttps://lynnkhall.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/lynnhall.pnglynnhallhttps://lynnkhall.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/marthamcsally.pngmarthamcsallyhttps://lynnkhall.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/andrew.pngandrew2022-12-09T16:27:30+00:00weekly0.6https://lynnkhall.com/memoir/https://lynnkhall.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/alynn_-14_w-cropped.jpgalynn_-14_w-croppedhttps://lynnkhall.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/cover.pngcoverhttps://lynnkhall.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/lh-basic-cadet.jpgLH - Basic Cadethttps://lynnkhall.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/lh-first-solo.jpgLH - First Solohttps://lynnkhall.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/lh-terrazzo-in-winter.jpgLH - Terrazzo in winter2022-12-09T16:21:31+00:00weekly0.6https://lynnkhall.com/contact/2022-12-09T16:15:55+00:00weekly0.6https://lynnkhall.com/speaking/2022-12-09T16:02:45+00:00weekly0.6https://lynnkhall.com/2019/07/23/several-too-long-meandering-pre-race-thoughts-about-grit/https://lynnkhall.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/20190708_145357.jpg20190708_145357https://lynnkhall.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/20190627_155937.jpg20190627_155937https://lynnkhall.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/20190618_171450.jpg20190618_171450https://lynnkhall.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/20190531_080453.jpg20190531_080453https://lynnkhall.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/20190501_063326.jpg20190501_063326Running down into the Grand Canyon on South Kaibab trail a few months ago2022-12-06T19:42:41+00:00monthlyhttps://lynnkhall.com/2018/12/14/seventeen-years-is-a-very-long-time/https://lynnkhall.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/20181213_170430.jpg20181213_170430https://lynnkhall.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/20180602_091441.jpg20180602_091441https://lynnkhall.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/20180313_192241.jpg20180313_192241Thank you, Medtronic, for turning my life around. Even though you aren't a part of me anymore (ha! see what I did there?) I'll always remember what you did for me.https://lynnkhall.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/20161214_182226.jpg20161214_182226When I posted it, I wrote, “Sometimes what happens to our bodies is forever. For instance, my headache which turned 15 years old today. Also forever: finishing a 100-mile ultra-marathon. And: this new tattoo! To me ultra-marathons aren't about overcoming with the body; they are about overcoming with the mind. They are about pushing beyond self-imposed limitations. I finally got the tattoo because I suspect that in 2017 I'll often need the reminder that I'm capable of more than I think I am.”https://lynnkhall.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/20180105_174535.jpg20180105_174535We should all be so lucky to have friends like this.2018-12-19T14:39:02+00:00monthlyhttps://lynnkhall.com/2017/10/15/two-sunsets-two-sunrises-a-long-profane-grindstone-100-race-report/https://lynnkhall.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/20171006_174328.jpg20171006_174328https://lynnkhall.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/20171007_1027341.jpg20171007_102734https://lynnkhall.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/20171007_102734.jpg20171007_102734https://lynnkhall.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/20171006_1636081.jpg20171006_163608https://lynnkhall.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/20171006_163608.jpg20171006_163608https://lynnkhall.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/20171008_080336.jpg20171008_080336https://lynnkhall.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/20171006_175624.jpg20171006_175624https://lynnkhall.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/20171008_192415.jpg20171008_192415https://lynnkhall.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/20171006_160300.jpg20171006_160300https://lynnkhall.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/anthony.jpgAnthony2017-10-17T13:26:40+00:00monthlyhttps://lynnkhall.com/2017/10/04/ive-got-all-the-excuses/https://lynnkhall.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/20161216_092101-e1507150211877.jpg20161216_092101https://lynnkhall.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/20170811_153105.jpg20170811_153105https://lynnkhall.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/20171001_120312.jpg20171001_120312Motto for our Medtronic Team. All of us have implanted medical technology which has changed our lives.https://lynnkhall.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/rollins-pass.jpgrollins passhttps://lynnkhall.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/20160922_182847.jpg20160922_1828472017-10-05T20:14:02+00:00monthlyhttps://lynnkhall.com/2017/06/25/softrock-part-trail-run-part-fast-pack-part-mountain-climb/https://lynnkhall.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/img_4549.jpgIMG_4549https://lynnkhall.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/img_4543.jpgIMG_4543https://lynnkhall.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/20170625_153849-e1498428602805.jpg20170625_153849Softrock (or Hardrock) course map. We'll start at the 1. on the east side and move in a counter-clockwise direction.https://lynnkhall.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/20170621_111621-1.jpg20170621_111621 (1)https://lynnkhall.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/20160716_105126.jpg20160716_105126https://lynnkhall.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/20160716_090823.jpg20160716_090823https://lynnkhall.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/20160714_074616.jpg20160714_074616https://lynnkhall.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/20160714_073851.jpg20160714_073851https://lynnkhall.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/20160710_103227.jpg20160710_103227https://lynnkhall.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/20150829_102509.jpg20150829_1025092020-06-11T16:52:25+00:00monthlyhttps://lynnkhall.com/2017/05/26/taper-tantrums/https://lynnkhall.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/20170525_161135-e1495814304966.jpg20170525_1611352017-05-26T22:07:13+00:00monthlyhttps://lynnkhall.com/2017/05/09/power-cleans-fat-dogs/https://lynnkhall.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/20170427_121947.jpg20170427_1219472017-05-10T19:29:17+00:00monthlyhttps://lynnkhall.com/2017/02/04/aconcagua-we-summited/https://lynnkhall.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/20170116_160100.jpg20170116_1601002017-02-04T21:16:10+00:00monthlyhttps://lynnkhall.com/2017/01/11/aconcagua-half-way-up-the-mountain/https://lynnkhall.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/20170110_142850.jpg20170110_142850https://lynnkhall.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/20170110_103044_001.jpg20170110_103044_001https://lynnkhall.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/20170110_102823.jpg20170110_102823https://lynnkhall.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/20170108_145802.jpg20170108_145802https://lynnkhall.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/20170108_0830431.jpg20170108_083043https://lynnkhall.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/20170109_212017.jpg20170109_212017https://lynnkhall.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/20170110_154343.jpg20170110_15434316,000-feet on Aconcagua. My first time at that altitude.https://lynnkhall.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/20170110_210201.jpg20170110_210201https://lynnkhall.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/20170110_102818.jpg20170110_102818https://lynnkhall.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/20170110_112643.jpg20170110_1126432017-01-12T01:27:35+00:00monthlyhttps://lynnkhall.com/2017/01/06/aconcagua-almost-to-the-mountain/https://lynnkhall.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/20170105_164853.jpg20170105_164853https://lynnkhall.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/20170106_132655.jpg20170106_132655The most expensive piece of paper everhttps://lynnkhall.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/20170106_144512.jpg20170106_144512Gear explodes everywhere while we organize in our hostel.https://lynnkhall.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/20170106_120010.jpg20170106_120010Action shot! Lots of paperwork to fill out.https://lynnkhall.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/20170106_110340.jpg20170106_110340I love Mendoza!https://lynnkhall.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/20170105_165020.jpg20170105_165020The line to get through customs at the Argentina border. Madness!https://lynnkhall.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/20170105_161206.jpg20170105_161206The road from Santiago to Mendoza. Those are switchbacks! Truly.an alpine drive.https://lynnkhall.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/img_20170105_122304_860.jpgimg_20170105_122304_860There it is! Mt. Aconcagua https://lynnkhall.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/20170105_121258.jpg20170105_121258The infamous bus platform in Santiago2017-01-08T13:38:53+00:00monthlyhttps://lynnkhall.com/2017/01/04/im-aconcagua-bound/https://lynnkhall.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/acceso-al-parque-aconcagua.jpgacceso-al-parque-aconcaguaThe trailhead view of Mt. Aconcagua. From here, Aconcagua is about 25 miles and 15,000 vertical feet away.https://lynnkhall.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/michael-rowe-acon.jpgmichael-rowe-aconThis picture was taken by Colorado Mountaineer Michael Rowe last month. 2017-01-04T18:52:23+00:00monthlyhttps://lynnkhall.com/2016/08/04/the-red-light-option/https://lynnkhall.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/red-red-light.jpgRed Red lightThanks to my sister for this photo. Yes, she's my sister again! 2017-01-07T01:13:00+00:00monthlyhttps://lynnkhall.com/2015/12/18/i-have-a-migraine-i-think-ill-go-for-a-run-said-no-one-ever/https://lynnkhall.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/aimg_6317.jpgAIMG_6317From the summit of Redcloud Peak, in the San Juans, the same range where this race is held.2015-12-22T14:37:18+00:00monthlyhttps://lynnkhall.com/2013/08/01/why-i-run-2/2015-11-11T15:37:35+00:00monthlyhttps://lynnkhall.com/2015/10/25/painversussuffering/https://lynnkhall.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/ice-lake.jpgIce LakeDo you see the switchbacks above Ice Lake? That's part of the Hardrock 100 course! Yes, please!https://lynnkhall.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/for-blog.jpgFor blogI have so many happy memories from a single summer of training for Run Rabbit. A thousand basins, lakes, cliffs, peaks, wild flowers I saw I wouldn't have otherwise.2015-11-08T14:31:55+00:00monthlyhttps://lynnkhall.com/2015/09/15/forty-miles-of-faith/https://lynnkhall.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/a-blog1.jpgA-blogChicago Basin, San Juanshttps://lynnkhall.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/a-blog.jpgA - blogIce Lakes, San Juans. One of my favorite places in the world.https://lynnkhall.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/20150915_110807.jpg20150915_110807Cathy is my feet's new best friend.https://lynnkhall.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/20150913_121158.jpg20150913_121158From the summit of North Maroon (Maroon Bells), Snowmass Mountain (left) and Capitol Peak (right), Elkshttps://lynnkhall.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/runrabbitrun100profile.jpgRunRabbitRun100ProfileRun Rabbit Run Elevation Profile2015-09-19T14:50:48+00:00monthlyhttps://lynnkhall.com/2015/08/09/never-summer-100k-race-report-dfl-and-never-prouder/https://lynnkhall.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/11.jpg11Holy crap! (The total time is about 30 minutes short because I stopped it an aid station to charge. Otherwise the watch’s battery would have died.)https://lynnkhall.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/10.jpg10After almost 24 hours of running and hiking, I had only 11 minutes to spare.https://lynnkhall.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/9.jpg9Here’s what they looked like 36 miles later. Nearly trashed.https://lynnkhall.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/8.jpg8At mile 29, I had changed into brand new running shoes to make my feet a little happier.https://lynnkhall.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/7.jpg7More ridge running around mile 23. That’s new friend Alexis behind me.https://lynnkhall.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/6.jpg6The steepest climb at mile 21. This was my slowest mile.https://lynnkhall.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/5.jpg5The top of another big climb at mile 14 or so. https://lynnkhall.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/4.jpg4Coming off the first big climb at mile seven: running nirvanahttps://lynnkhall.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/3.jpg3A few days before the race, I spread out the gear and food I would need and packed them in bags. Volunteers from the race distributed those “drop bags” to the corresponding aid stations, so that way I had my extra gear (warmer clothes, headlamp, etc) and food just when I needed them. Because of my dietary restrictions (partly related to what aggravates my headache), I had to rely mostly on my own food instead of food provided at the aid stations.https://lynnkhall.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/2-e1439176590897.jpg2Organization is one of my fortes. I kept this cheat sheet in my pocket so I knew when to expect the aid stations and big climbs.2016-03-29T14:57:50+00:00monthlyhttps://lynnkhall.com/2015/07/05/rocky-mountain-double-traverse/https://lynnkhall.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/11grand-lake.jpg11Grand LakeFinally, the storm cleared as I descended to Bear Lake. I was soaked, cold, famished, and exhausted. But I made it.https://lynnkhall.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/10storm-over-flattop.jpg10Storm over FlattopIn the last mile to the summit, I noticed a thunderstorm about ten miles away to the north. I started counting the seconds between lightning and thunder, and realized it was quickly approaching. I had two choices: descend immediately back to the tree line even though I would be on the wrong side of the mountain from my car, or race the storm to the summit. I chose the latter and ended up tying with the storm. I had a scary few minutes as I ran the trail, lightning hitting the mountain around me. It’s humbling to realize I made the wrong choice.https://lynnkhall.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/9-elk.jpg9 ElkIt was a long journey back from Grand Lake to Flattop Mountain. The beautiful trail and wildlife helped to distract me. Here’s girls’ night out for the elk.https://lynnkhall.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/8-storm-selfie.jpg8 Storm Selfiehttps://lynnkhall.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/7-shadowcliff.jpg7 ShadowcliffGrand Lake, the half-way point. The cabin on the left is Shadowcliff, where I stayed for my writers’ retreat six years earlier. I was carrying a credit card in case I was too exhausted at this half-way point to return, but I resisted the temptation to bail-out. https://lynnkhall.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/6-moose.jpg6 MooseMoose!https://lynnkhall.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/5-tributaries.jpg5 tributariesTonahutu Creek was spectacular. This creek feeds into Grand Lake, the start of the Colorado River.https://lynnkhall.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/4burnt-forest.jpg4Burnt Foresthttps://lynnkhall.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/3grandlake-from-flattop.jpg3GrandLake from FlattopLooking east from Flattop Mountain. That’s Grand Lake in the distance, the goal. Once I dropped down this west side of the Continental Divide, I would be committing to a return ascent no matter the weather or how tired I got. A little daunting! I had to summon my confidence.https://lynnkhall.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/2longs-behind-hallett.jpg2Longs behind HallettMy first ascent of Flattop Mountain. Looking south along the Continental Divide, Hallett Peak is in the front, right; Longs Peak in the back, left. 2015-07-05T23:32:06+00:00monthlyhttps://lynnkhall.com/2015/06/21/100-miles-isnt-so-crazy-right/https://lynnkhall.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/20150619_134630.jpg20150619_134630Training is a lot easier when you live someplace so beautiful!https://lynnkhall.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/20150531_150155.jpg20150531_150155I've never craved greens so much in my life. The other day I went into the store for brownies and came out with this instead!https://lynnkhall.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/20150529_091358.jpg20150529_091358I have pairs and pairs of running shoes in various stages of ruin scattered around the house.https://lynnkhall.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/20150517_133744.jpg20150517_133744My first trail-running fall! https://lynnkhall.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/20150507_110720.jpg20150507_110720A wet spring made training a bit harder.2015-06-22T16:36:21+00:00monthlyhttps://lynnkhall.com/2015/05/31/2015-dirty-30-race-report-redefining-success/https://lynnkhall.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/strong-you-are-credit-molly.jpgStrong you are (credit Molly)One of many encouraging messages on the course. (photo credit to my friend, Molly)https://lynnkhall.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/dirty-shoes.jpgDirty ShoesThis Dirty 30 course was even dirtier than usual, thanks to Muddy May. After a soak and a scrub, my toes still aren't clean.https://lynnkhall.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/finish-with-molly.jpgFinish with MollyMolly - a fellow Medtronic Global Hero - and me at the finish. It was her first ultra-marathon! So proud of her.https://lynnkhall.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/dirty-30-elevation.pngDirty 30 elevationNote the big climb at the end. Yikes!2015-06-01T16:29:07+00:00monthlyhttps://lynnkhall.com/2014/12/30/2014-year-in-review-trail-edition/https://lynnkhall.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/7-democrat.jpg7 Democratfdhttps://lynnkhall.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/6-lost-creek-wilderness.jpg6 Lost Creek Wildernessfdhttps://lynnkhall.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/6-humboldt.jpg6 Humboldtfdhttps://lynnkhall.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/6-evans.jpg6 Evansfdhttps://lynnkhall.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/6-belford.jpg6 Belfordfdhttps://lynnkhall.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/5-dirty-30.jpg5 Dirty 30fdhttps://lynnkhall.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/4-portland.jpg4 Portlandfdhttps://lynnkhall.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/4-canyonlands-needles.jpg4 - Canyonlands - Needlesfdhttps://lynnkhall.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/4-canyonlands-islands.jpg4 - Canyonlands - Islandsfdhttps://lynnkhall.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/1-elbert.jpg1 - Elbertfd2014-12-31T01:40:18+00:00monthlyhttps://lynnkhall.com/2014/11/15/indian-creek-fifties-pain-isnt-forever/https://lynnkhall.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/img055.jpgIMG055Photo Credit: Vick Photography on behalf of Medtronichttps://lynnkhall.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/img_570107122436779.jpegIMG_570107122436779fdhttps://lynnkhall.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/group-shot.jpgGroup ShotPhoto Credit: Vick Photography on behalf of Medtronichttps://lynnkhall.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/20141003_135146.jpg20141003_135146The Medtronic Headquarters at Minneapolis, Minnesota.https://lynnkhall.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/20141003_131018.jpg20141003_131018Medtronic read our stories to their employees and executives at an award luncheon.2014-12-31T14:30:16+00:00monthlyhttps://lynnkhall.com/2014/10/28/medtronic-global-heroes-my-bionic-family/2014-12-29T18:51:06+00:00monthlyhttps://lynnkhall.com/2014/10/17/medtronic-global-heroes-meeting-the-engineers/2015-01-21T22:59:28+00:00monthlyhttps://lynnkhall.com/2014/12/16/my-headaches-thirteenth-birthday/https://lynnkhall.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/13-candles.jpg13 CandlesThirteen candles on this 14,433’ foot-tall birthday cake.https://lynnkhall.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/headaches-13th-birthday-selfie.jpgHeadache's 13th birthday selfieMountain selfie. Happy birthday, headache.2014-12-17T15:17:49+00:00monthlyhttps://lynnkhall.com/2014/07/12/managing-my-headache-while-rainier-bound/2014-07-15T15:48:17+00:00monthlyhttps://lynnkhall.com/2014/07/14/summit-day-on-mt-rainier/2014-07-14T13:40:25+00:00monthlyhttps://lynnkhall.com/2014/07/11/not-the-only-pain-sufferer-on-a-mountain/https://lynnkhall.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/zach.jpgZachZach practicing self-arrest recently on St. Mary's Glacierhttps://lynnkhall.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/nps-rainier.jpgNPS RainierMt Rainier (Credit: National Park Service)https://lynnkhall.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/jeffs-summit.jpgJeff's SummitCredit: Jeff Goldenhttps://lynnkhall.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/dc-route-from-rei.jpgDC Route from REIThe DC Route (Credit: Rainier Mountaineering, Inc)https://lynnkhall.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/camp-muir-nps.jpgCamp Muir - NPSCamp Muir (Credit: National Park Service)2014-07-11T20:38:52+00:00monthlyhttps://lynnkhall.com/2014/06/23/my-100th-14er-summit/https://lynnkhall.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/img_0739.jpgIMG_0739Spring conditions with quickly-melting snow this trip. From the summit of Mt. Oxford, June 21, 2014.https://lynnkhall.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/img_0736.jpgIMG_0736Mt Belford, June 21, 2014https://lynnkhall.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/aimg_8274.jpgAIMG_8274The view of the Elks from the summit of Mt. Belford, January 14, 2012.https://lynnkhall.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/aimg_1264.jpgAIMG_1264The Missouri Gulch in full summer (Mt Belford out of view to the left). Taken on my first trip to the basin, July 23, 2009.2014-06-24T14:51:45+00:00monthlyhttps://lynnkhall.com/2013/08/26/peak-bagging-nostalgia/2014-06-18T22:31:42+00:00monthlyhttps://lynnkhall.com/2014/06/16/mt-evans-ascent-race-report/https://lynnkhall.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/img_20140614_114141_322.jpgIMG_20140614_114141_322I would rather fight my headache every step than not embark on these journeys at all.https://lynnkhall.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/img_20140614_094122_255.jpgIMG_20140614_094122_255That’s the summit, still a little more than five miles away.https://lynnkhall.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/img_20140614_093009_368.jpgIMG_20140614_093009_368I was thankful for the generous road-side cheer squads.https://lynnkhall.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/img_20140614_084305_197.jpgIMG_20140614_084305_197By mile 4, I was truly thinking of throwing out a thumb and sacking the whole race.2014-06-18T22:27:50+00:00monthlyhttps://lynnkhall.com/2014/06/19/perpetual-loss/2014-06-23T16:38:05+00:00monthlyhttps://lynnkhall.com/2014/06/01/dirty-30-race-report/https://lynnkhall.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/img_0734.jpgIMG_0734Dirty 30 is a beautiful course - one of my favorites.https://lynnkhall.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/img_0733.jpgIMG_0733Off we go...https://lynnkhall.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/finish-with-paula.jpgFinish with PaulaThat's Paula on the left. I'm the one covered in sweat, chalk from my tums that got wet in my chest pocket, and gummy bear goo.https://lynnkhall.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/dirty-30-elevation.pngDirty 30 elevationWas there really that much descent?https://lynnkhall.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/dirty-30-course-map.pngDirty 30 course mapI had no idea which way I was headed for most of the race!2014-07-02T19:13:39+00:00monthlyhttps://lynnkhall.com/2014/06/14/medtronic-global-heroes-program/2014-06-19T03:12:52+00:00monthlyhttps://lynnkhall.com/2014/05/30/what-not-to-say/https://lynnkhall.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/dont-expect.jpgDon't Expect...2014-05-30T16:30:19+00:00monthlyhttps://lynnkhall.com/2014/05/17/advice-for-pain-sufferers/2014-05-20T02:49:30+00:00monthlyhttps://lynnkhall.com/2014/05/19/language-positivity/2014-05-19T20:11:33+00:00monthlyhttps://lynnkhall.com/2013/07/27/pikes-peak-i-cant-crisis/2014-04-04T15:34:20+00:00monthlyhttps://lynnkhall.com/2013/08/08/charades/2014-04-04T15:33:26+00:00monthlyhttps://lynnkhall.com/blog/2014-04-04T15:24:20+00:00weekly0.6https://lynnkhall.comdaily1.02025-11-17T15:33:32+00:00