# @steeple_squigs on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/CTLZrh-FPhf
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/13952566-steeple-squigs-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/thumbnails/04d8e77f61.jpg
- **Posted:** 2021-08-30T00:18:00.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Colleen Quigley (@steeple_squigs) — https://gondola.cc/steeple_squigs

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After a weekend with this crew I feel like I’ve known them my whole life. Driving back from my last leg of Hood to Coast I couldn’t help but think how cool it is that all these people from all over (NY, Detroit, Texas, Dallas, San Diego, Los Angeles, Mexico City, Toronto, Vancouver…) came together to run. Many of us had never met before, but everyone came into it with such great attitudes and I never once heard a single complaint, only laughter and words of encouragement.
Another thing I realized: I was the only pro athlete in the whole group and honestly I was the most boring person there. Every single person I talked to had started something, founded something, is working on something epic, AND holds down a full-time job. They all do so much good in the world it kind of blows my mind. And every single person I talked to brought up COMMUNITY and how their WHY revolves around sense of community and belonging. That really resonated with me. And it inspires me to continue to grow and support my own community, knowing that that’s the most important thing I can do with my life.
We weren’t out there trying to be the fastest on the course, but many of us challenged ourselves in various ways. To name a few…
mechellelewisfreeman, a world-class sprinter, ran 15 miles in 24 hours!
fitandfullbykayla had a leg in the middle of the night through the forest and pushed through panic about being lost in the darkness and got through to the next exchange!
quinton_jacobs ate an entire bag of dried mango and managed to NOT 💩 his pants!!!
👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
In the end, our two teams finished 2nd and 4th in the mixed corporate division and I could not be prouder of us. We had THE MOST fun and I’m so glad I got to do my first Hood to Coast with this crew.
Thank you all for a beautiful weekend. I haven’t laughed that much all summer! 😊 
🙏🏼
#hood2coast #lululemon #thesweatlife
cortneywhite_ stayed up for 24hrs straight to capture these photos, so you better enjoy them! 😂

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thesweatlife, hood2coast, lululemon

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