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Name, nickname:
Ragan Petrie

HPL Experiment #:
101

Current Goal:
Complete the Trailwalker-UK in record time for
mixed team

Hometown:
presently Decatur, GA

Birthplace:
Highland Park, IL

Age
39

Years competitive running
5


Physical characteristics

Best Feature:
eyes or smile

Worst Feature:
stubbornness

Favorite trail race:
Miwok 100km (for the awesome views)

Favorite Nathan pack:
Quickdraw Plus

Running claim to fame:
two time overall winner of Kettle Moraine 100km (2003 & 2004), three time female winner, and set new overall course record (2004).

Craziest running adventure:
Rim to rim to rim at the Grand Canyon

Race I've just gotta do:
Comrades marathon in South Africa (either "up" or "down" run)

Running tip:
enjoy and run within yourself

Favorite ultra quote:
Do not give up, not even conquered (Almafuerte, 1854)

Favorite places to run:
Appalachian Trail, Southern Wisconsin, and the back roads of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.