I decided I wanted to be a physiotherapist during a gap-year working in Colorado. I spent my days around work like everyone else, skiing or snowboarding, running or mountain biking. While I managed to skirt any major injuries of my own, I witnessed numerous instances of injury abruptly taking friends away from the sports, communities, and remote adventures that brought joy, thrill, awe and meaning to their lives. I knew I wanted to spend my life helping people get back to their best lives, and helping them hold on to them as long as possible!

I would classify myself as a “yes!” to the adventure and experiences type of athlete. Running is my main game, and I genuinely love it. You will see me out there most days - always smiling, so how hard can I really be working? I love winter running, the extra adventure element of snow, ice, darkness, and cold. I run commute to the downtown clinic, to the bank, to haircuts. I line up on an event start line once or twice a year, but have a hard time wanting to commit as intensely or exclusively to training as many of the runners that I get to work with as a physio. For all those doing Sinister 7, Grizzly Ultra, Lost Souls Ultra, Death Race, or other such intensive distance and elevation events, I’ve worked with a lot of you, I love to hear about every phase of preparation, and seriously love helping you get to your start-line ready for battle. For any 5k, 10k, 21.1k, 42.2k folks, this is the ball park I live my running life in too, so you’re in good company!

I prioritize sports and recreation in part for the laundry list of health benefits, but mostly it’s my main source of fun, and I to be able to enjoy all of these activities into my oldest years. Calgary is my ideal home base - adventure opportunities abound!

If I’m not in Calgary going about my usual work-recreation life, I am probably visiting my roots on the west coast where trail running, kayaking, camping and surfing take over. If I’m not training for a long fall running event, I spend a lot of my summer on a mountain bike.

I love helping people prepare for all types of sporting events, cheering people on through their athletic successes, competitive or recreational.