Kari Gibbons - Queen of Winter Ultras
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Today we’re excited to welcome Kari Gibbons! Kari is one of our Team PRG sponsored athletes and is our local queen of the winter ultras, and fresh off her finish of the Tuscobia 80 miler. Kari Gibbons is a Minneapolis local that has been tearing it up on the trails since 2014. With 40 race finishes at or beyond the marathon distance to her name, including 10 finishes at races farther than 100 miles, she’s showing no signs of slowing down. In the past two years, Kari took 1st place at the iconic Iditarod 350 mile footrace in the rugged mountain terrain of Alaska, and completed her first 200 miler at the inaugural year of Nebraska’s “Cowboy 200.”
When I think of winter ultramarathons, the first person that comes to mind is Kari. Afterall, she has multiple finishes (including a few podium finishes!) at legendary midwest ultras like The Arrowhead 135, The Tuscobia 160. So, today we’re going to learn from Kari about what it takes to be a winter athlete, from gear, to skills, to training. So let’s jump in and learn a thing of two from this local legend!
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