We are excited to introduce a new contributor to the IceSpike blog: Nancy Hobbs. Here’s a quick bio to help you get to know her a little better…
Nancy Hobbs has been running trails and directing running events since the mid-80s and her articles and photographs have been published in magazines including Trail Runner, Ultrarunning, Running Times, and Runner’s World. She is the founder and executive director of the American Trail Running Association, a council member of the World Mountain Running Association, manager of the U.S. Mountain Running Team, and chairperson of the USATF Mountain Ultra Trail Council.
In April, 2009 Hobbs accepted the position of membership and marketing director for Running USA. She conducts talks and slide shows about trail and mountain running, and consults on various running projects locally, regionally, and nationally. Hobbs coached the first year of women’s intercollegiate cross country running at Lehigh University in the mid 80s and mentors trail runners of all ages.
Nancy is the co author of The Ultimate Guide to Trail Running published 2001 by the Lyons Press, with the second edition released by Globe Pequot Press under the Falcon Guides brand in 2010.
She lives in Colorado Springs with her boyfriend Garry Harrington and pets: Thoroughbred gelding Calvin, English Setter Rylee, DSH cat Shiloh.