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I like to get my toes into a little bit of everything.”</p><p><br /></p><p>“I think I’m just kind of a jack of all trades. I like to get my toes into a little bit of everything.”Jessica Loudermilk didn’t grow up loving running. A former softball player and rugby athlete, she found running later in life and started with a goal of completing half marathons in different states. That curiosity eventually led her from road racing into the world of trail and ultra running.</p><p><br /></p><p>She quickly dove into ultras, taking on the <strong>Umstead 100</strong> early in her trail journey and pushing through a tough final stretch to finish her first 100 miler. More recently, Jessica raced the <strong>Black Canyon 100K</strong>, where she adjusted her fueling mid-race and rallied late to hit her <strong>15-hour goal finish</strong>.</p><p><br /></p><p>Outside of racing, Jessica works as a <strong>physical therapist</strong> helping patients regain mobility and spends time crewing and pacing friends at races like <strong>Southern States</strong> and <strong>Cocodona</strong>. 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It’s running, reimagined.</p><p>Run Your Way</p><p>Buy the Wahoo KICKR RUN use code <strong>MIDPACK</strong> to get a <strong>free TRACKR Heart Rate Monitor chest strap. </strong>Add TRACKR to cart to apply discount.</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://runtraillife.com/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer"><strong>⁠Run Trail Life</strong>⁠</a> - <a href="https://runtraillife.com/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://runtraillife.com/<br /></a>Find Official MPP Merch on RTL!!</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://freetrail.com/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer"><strong>⁠Freetrail</strong>⁠</a> - <a href="https://freetrail.com/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://freetrail.com/</a></p><p>Visit Freetrail.com to sign up today.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Jessica Loudermilk, MidPacker Pod, trail running, ultrarunning, Black Canyon 100K, Umstead 100, Cocodona 250, Southern States 200, Never Summer 100K, Rim to River 100, ultrarunning mindset, fueling strategy, caffeine in ultras, Greenville Burrito League, running community, physical therapy, endurance sports</p><p><br /></p>