Adah Chapman

Adah Chapman grew up in Moultonborough NH as an avid runner and skier, but she is currently based in Colorado studying Exercise and Sports Science at Western Colorado University. At Western she is on the Trail Running and Nordic Ski teams, but she also heads up to Crested Butte a few times a week to ski big mountains. She has been a runner and skier for as long as she can remember, but got more seriously into running around middle school when she signed up for her first trail race, and decided to tackle the 4000 footers before the age of 13. Her first ultra distance was in the White Mountains- a Pemi Loop at age 14. The next summer she was inspired to run an FKT, so she went after the Double Pemi to set a women’s time on the segment.

Adah knew that she wanted to continue to pursue running in college but felt that the NCAA route was not for her, so she was happy to find Western, where Trail Running could be her main sport. This past fall she ran the A-Basin Cirque Series, and a few 30ks, and then wrapped up the season at Moab Half Marathon where she was happy to place 2nd in the Collegiate National Trail Championships. She is looking forward to continuing her educational and athletic career at Western and upon graduation hopes to go into coaching and doing research surrounding endurance sports. Adah looks forward to our time together, and hopes we can all learn a lot! If you enjoy trail running podcasts, listen to Adah being interviewed for the Running is Magic pod (and give them a follow!).