A conversation with trail runner and community builder Courtney Coppinger, joining from Boulder, Colorado! Courtney is the kind of person who loves to bring people together and turn simple ideas into real community. She’s part of the Brooks Trail Team and has had an epic year—racing across the Golden Trail World Series, placing fourth at the Sunapee Scramble, representing Team USA at the World Mountain and Trail Running Championships, and finishing top-10 overall in the Golden Trail Final. She has also helped start Sometimes Pizza, a backyard pop-up that turns runs and local gatherings into easy hangs with good food and connection!
In this conversation, we chat about how Courtney shifted from the track to the trails, rediscovered her love for running in the mountains, and found her footing with the Brooks Trail Team and a year centered on curiosity over pressure. Courtney shares what fueled her season, her work with Wild Strides—a coaching collective she’s part of—and what’s next: more hosting, deeper roots in Boulder, and a low-key winter cross-country block just for fun :)!
Loved getting to know Courtney—such a rad human. Hope you all enjoy this conversation!
LINKS! For more Info!
Wild Stride Coaching:
https://wildstridespaper.com/pages/about-the-wild-strides-coaching-collective
Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/cpcop__/
Sometimes PIZZA:
https://www.instagram.com/sometimes.pizza/
WANDER on instagram for more updates:
https://www.instagram.com/wanderstudioss/
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Have an epic week!
Gracie :)