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Iditarod Trail Invitational | Raceday
From injury to illness to finances to just life, there are a million obstacles to getting to the start of a unique race like ITI. There is no “well, im only half prepared but I… Read more
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Iditarod Trail Invitational| ITI’26 Training Journal
Here we go! Am I ready? We’ll find out! A summary of training for ITI 2026 Read more
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2025 AT Turkey Trot | Rush to Harpers Ferry Is Complete
These dogs have hiked (most of the way) through ten states of the Appalachian Trail. They’ve earned their distance hiker retirement. Only fun, easy (or at least *easier*) trips starting next year. I love you,… Read more
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Glastenbury Residency | Part 2
Laps 5 thru 8.5 of the Glasenbury Residency, a weekly hiking challenge to get my butt in shape to ski #ITIAlaska the Iditarod Trail Invitational winter ultramarathon Read more
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Trail Journal Identities
A study in birth order and communication styles, I remain as surprised and delighted as ever by the contents of my sister’s Long Trail journal, which she completed during our 2021 thru-hike. Read more
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Glastenbury Residency | Part One
The dogs and I are five laps into our 2025 Glastenbury Residency. It seems like an apt time to pause and collect my thoughts on our opening salvo into this effort. Read more
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Welcome to the Glastenbury Residency!
How do you train for a 350 mile winter ultramarathon…when there isn’t snow yet? I’m gonna train by going to a mountain with my pups. The same mountain. Every Weekend. For the rest of the… Read more
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Iditarod Trail Invitation (ITI) | Here we go again
Hi y’all—we’re skiing to McGrath. Again. For the first time. Wait…let me start over. Hello, Laura here. I’m skiing ITI again and set up a little GoFundMe to help collectively get us to the starting… Read more
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Iditarod Trail Invitational (ITI) Final 2024 Gear List
Well, it took me over a year, but as promised– Here is my master gear list from my ITI 2024 Ski. Because I am a luddite to my core, I cannot figure out how to… Read more
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Iditarod Trail Invitational (ITI) 2025 | On Not Racing
“ITI 2024 was about fortitude, about learning to go to the well and dig deeper to keep moving down the trail. This year, while not racing, it was gratitude that percolated up as the defining… Read more
Stories
Hello,
I’m Laura
You may know me as @lrushfeldt on social media, or TypeTwo on the trail. I live in the city but my heart lives in the woods. I go on adventures with my dogs, Wylie and Wolfy (Wy&Wo), and I share our stories with a fun group of folks who seem to enjoy them, and each other. It’s very refreshing. Welcome, or welcome back. Let’s go to the mountains.
The TypeTwoFun Club 