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Lives In: Carbondale, Colorado

Elinor Fish has worked in the travel, tourism and running industries since 1999. The Canadian ex-pat, who now calls Colorado home, has long been an avid trail runner, writer and traveler, having lived most her adult life abroad. She spent four years as the managing editor of Trail Runner magazine and founded Run Wild Retreats + Wellness in 2010. Drawing from her career in tourism marketing for such destinations as Banff and Lake Louise (Canada), the Province of Alberta and Catalina Island, California, she has grown Run Wild Retreats Inc into an international travel company offering running and wellness-focused tours in six countries.

As a writer, Elinor has written numerous magazine articles and recorded dozens of podcasts about mindful running that have helped thousands of runners make their running a mindfulness practice to reduce their stress, overcome obstacles to consistent running and improve their overall well being.

She lives in the mountain town of Carbondale, Colorado, with her mountain-bike loving son and husband, and their senior black Lab.

Lives In: Suffield, Connecticut

A Colorado Native, growing up in Steamboat Springs and then the Rocky Mountain foothills, Audrey Jo was skiing champagne powder and participating in ski rodeos starting at the age of five. Her interests in basketball and occer took up most of her time in high school and college, but after two knee reconstructions, she decided it was time to find other hobbies and found her true passions in long distance hiking, running and travel.

After graduating from CU Boulder, her wanderlust literally took her to the ends of the earth. Audrey Jo began working for the US Antarctic and Arctic Programs starting in the mid 2000’s supporting complex logistics and field operations throughout Antarctica and serving as the Site Manager in Kangerlussuaq, Greenland- the largest US scientific logistical hub in the Arctic. After a decade of working at the poles, Audrey decided it was time to thaw out and moved to Hawaii to work with The Nature Conservancy as Field Station Manager and then Operations Manager for the Palmyra Atoll program supporting research and conservation in the remote Pacific. After the pandemic, Audrey returned to the mainland and brought her unique experience to the travel industry managing global logistics and field operations for a wildlife focused guiding company before joining Run Wild Retreats.

Audrey has also worked as a Supervisory Park Ranger for both the State of Oregon and The National Park Service. She started and owned a hostel in north central Washington for 10 years before recently selling the business. She’s designed courses and functioned as race director for several multisport races in the PNW and an annual half marathon trail race in Greenland that is now in its 11 th year. Recently, Audrey bought a 1830’s farmhouse in Connecticut with her partner and is beginning to explore the Northeast with her pup, Sausage Biscuit.

Lives In: Evergreen, Colorado

Hallie was born and raised in Aspen, Colorado where an outdoor lifestyle became a big part of who she is, and what she loves. A strong connection to nature, outdoor recreation, and mindfulness practices, keep her happy and healthy. After earning a degree in Environmental Studies, Hallie realized there were many different avenues she could take in her career. She believes that by connecting people to nature, they become more likely to protect it. Hallie’s enormous passion for adventure, travel, and wellness led her to pursue a career in the adventure + wellness travel industry. She continues to expand her skillset by pursuing a masters certificate in Adventure Tourism.

Hallie’s personal travels have brought her around the globe. She spent two years living on a sailboat, exploring the countries around the North Atlantic and South Pacific oceans. She has spent time in Europe, South East Asia, North America, Central America, and South America. Hallie loves how that travel creates the perfect setting allowing us to tap into our growth potential and the way exploring a new setting captures us into the present moment, evoking feelings of wonder, excitement and even vulnerability. Adventure + Wellness travel is Hallie’s passion and she is excited to help you prepare for your next retreat.

Lives In: Aspen, Colorado

Charlotte is a former professional sprinter who has evolved into a mindful long-distance runner whose priority now is to run for fun.  Once known as Denmark’s fastest woman, Charlotte’s competitive mindset was wired for goal setting, performance and achievement. But as career stakes rose—along with them, the pressure to perform—she discovered the drawbacks to gold medals. Failing to qualify for the 1992 Olympics in Barcelona in the 400 meter hurdles led Charlotte to period of depression.

Putting her track career behind her, Charlotte forged a new career path that combined her sports-science degree with a new interest in mindfulness and yoga. She spent a decade using sports as a tool to create peaceful co-existence, social cohesion and reconciliation in the former Yugoslavia and Afghanistan. Her work with Cross Cultures Project Association (CCPA) and Global Education through Sports (GES) brought the core values of sports to bring kids, families, communities and cities together in conflict areas with respect for diversity, religion, culture and gender.

Lives In: Berkeley, California

Janet is a lifelong believer in the benefits of exercise and travel, for the body and mind. With a foundation of discipline and commitment as a collegiate rower at Boston University, Janet created her own outdoor fitness company, FitFirst in 2003 in Berkeley, California. She has led and inspired its members, who range in age from 35 to 70, to meet, often before the sun rises, and work through a full body conditioning program at beautiful outdoor locations throughout the year.

Along with her family and their senior dog, Janet’s favorite things are running and traveling. She considers herself a self-propelled outdoor enthusiast with a love of running trails, mountain biking and swimming in wide open spaces. Her travel adventures have included scuba diving the Great Barrier Reef as well as taking a ten-day silent Buddhist meditation retreat in Thailand. Janet lives her story and delights in supporting others to do so as well.