Candice crossed the finish line—200 days….a new World Record!

She ran a 50K every day for 200 days straight….that’s 32 miles a day for over 6-1/2 months. A new Guinness World Record!

As she said, “I just felt like running.”

She started on November 5, 2022, ran during the winter in Boulder, Colorado in -15 degree weather, and had to recover from frostbite on her toes.  She continued her World Record streak while running the Hurt 100 in the mountains above Honolulu, Hawaii.  She ran for a month during the spring in Tucson in 100 degree weather.  And drove to Pine to run one day on our trails and to visit us.  Then she returned to Boulder to run for days on end in so much rain that there was extensive flooding.  Even the paths where she was running were flooded.  The final assault on Candice during her World Record streak was running the last several days of her streak in unhealthy air quality due to smoke from forest fires.

While running this steak as a single mom she was involved with her two daughters' care, activities, schooling, and celebrated both of their birthdays, Thanksgiving, Christmas, and every day with them together.  She cared for their four dogs, managed all the complications involved with maintaining a home, made dinners, and so much more.  She is our hero!

In addition to all this, she continued to run 32 miles each day without more than a five minute break per hour (this five minute limit per hour is a requirement to achieve an Ultramarathon Guinness World Record)….all the while managing her highly successful business—Destination Trail.

She started running November 5, 2022….and finished today, May 23, 2023.

Early this morning as Candice started her 200th day running, we sent her our love.

 After crossing the finish line on her 200th run…..Candice celebrated with her family and friends and us!

We sent her our congratulatory message on this amazing 6,436 mile……200 day Ultramarathon World Record!

She called us shortly after she finished so we could celebrate this magnificent and hard-fought achievement with her.  Thank you, Candice!

While reading the comments throughout Candice’s World Record journey and on the 200th Day, it was apparent that there have been many, many people who have been inspired to attempt and accomplish things in their lives that were only dreams before they saw what Candice has done.

She also inspires us.  There have been many days that the weather is too hot or too cold, or we just don’t feel like getting out and hiking or cycling.  But we said to each other, “Candice is out running (again).”  So out we go, and every time we have a wonderful experience.  

This will be our new mantra, “Candice did it….she ran everyday for 200 days, no matter what.”

We are so very  proud of her!  We're going to leave the congratulatory banners up for a looooong time!

And we are so proud of all those who supported her—Marina, Stella, Garrett, Adam, her Destination Trail Team, the Bagel Shop, and so many others.  

And thank you to her puppies that were always happy to see her come home and comforted her during her pain and joys?

And we can’t forget Hank, who ran with her so many morning….and now deserves a rest, as does Candice!

Two days after Candice crossed the finish line on her 200th consecutive day of running a 50K, this article was published in the Wall Street Journal about her amazing feat: