RUNNING DUTCHIE: Lucja Leonard, 200-Miler Extraordinaire

It’s hard to believe that “Running Dutchie” https://runningdutchie.org/ Lucja Leonard – one of the most prolific 200-milers on the planet – tipped the scales at 200 lbs. before turning to ultramarathoning and stage-racing in 2013.  Born in the Netherlands and raised in Australia, Leonard is highly sought as a coach – and one of the most respected competitors in the sport, with scores of head-turning finishes including the Arizona Monster 300-miler; Race Across Scotland 215; Canada’s Divide 200 (where she nearly fell off a cliff in a rain storm after evading grizzlies); and the Transgrancanaria 126 K in Spain’s Canary Islands.  Lucja and CHASING THE CUTOFF’s Troy Eid discuss Lucja’s remarkable journey, including her many running adventures with husband Dion Leonard, who gained international acclaim for his New York Times bestseller, FINDING GOBIhttps://www.findinggobi.com/, the single most-celebrated dog rescue by any ultramarathoner.Lucja:  https://www.instagram.com/runningdutchie/?hl=en Dion:  https://www.dionleonard.com/You can learn more about Troy Eid here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠DU⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter/X⁠⁠⁠⁠You can learn more about Greenberg Traurig, LLP here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠Website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter/X