"When I knock on the door of a house perched in the forested hills above Boulder, Colorado, it may be Amanda Basham who opens it, but she's definitely not the first to greet me. That would be Maeve, Amanda's three-year-old daughter. Maeve wastes no time ushering me inside and telling me all about Luna, a nine-month-old cattle dog the family adopted a few months ago, who is also part of the enthusiastic welcoming committee. She also tells me that she just learned how to swim,"
"Barely inside the door, Maeve shows me a picture of her mom that she carries around before changing into her Elsa - from the film "Frozen," obviously - dancing shoes, which are in a pile of footwear mostly dominated by Altra trail running shoes. The two girls run off, and Amanda and I have a chance to officially meet. We've probably spent 15 minutes talking with the girls and petting the dogs by the time we get past, "Hi.""
Amanda Basham lives in the forested hills above Boulder with her partner, two daughters, and multiple cattle dogs. The children, Maeve (three) and Rylan (four), are energetic and involved in family routines like dance camp and swimming. Basham is an Altra-sponsored professional trail runner preparing to race the 2025 CCC in the Alps in three weeks. She placed second at the CCC in 2019 and recorded a four-year streak including two fourth-place finishes at the Western States 100. Major life changes—meeting her partner, the COVID-19 pandemic, moving to Boulder, and having two children—have required integration of running with family life.
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