Molly Thurston Food on the run: PACE longhaul cookies, with a few additions like coconut and dark chocolate chips!
Animal in a previous life: Deer
Addictions: Wine, cheese & chocolate.
Playing on IPOD: Shakira, en espanol!  
I run because: Sitting still and meditating just hasn't worked for me
Shoe of choice: Adidas/Salomon
Ideal day: Leisurely run, leisurely coffee and losing track of time in my garden. I love Saturdays...
Trapeze artist or mud wrestler? Mud artist.
P.A.C.E. athlete since: 2006

 

 

Molly's love for the outdoors and running go hand in hand!  You can find her in the hills around Kelowna on her mountain bike or out hiking. Molly also enjoys road cycling and has completed the 3-day, 320km Golden Triangle ride- twice! Molly has been running with PACE since 2006, when she joined her first speed clinic where she got hooked on PACE’s positive energy and started running half marathons.. After several more PACE clinics, Molly completed her first 25k trail race on the Seven Summits trail (Rossland, BC) in 2007.

 

In 2008, it was a natural and easy fit for Molly to progress into a leadership role with PACE.  Molly brings her passion for nature, sense of humor and home-made organic snacks along to lead the 15k and 25k trail groups. Since joining PACE, Molly has completed numerous 10-25k road and trail races, climbed the Inca trail to Macchu Picchu and scaled Costa Rica's highest peak- Cerro Chirripo. Running brings harmony and balance to her busy life as a Master's student at UBCO and owner of a farm-business, Claremont Ranch Organics.
 
Molly's goals for 2011 include a half-marathon on the road and competing in the fall x-country race series.