#294 - Kristen Doornbos: Pursuing a Passion and Staring Down Challenges

<p>When you meet someone who goes after what they want with passion, energy, grace, and optimism is it beyond infectious. It is awe inspiring.</p> <p>There is no other way to describe Kristen Doornbos. </p> <p>This force of nature is an athlete, artist, entrepreneur, and defeater of challenges. After having little to no experience in athletics growing up, Kristen started running five years ago as a social outlet from a job that left her lonely and wanting more. Shortly thereafter she was told that her exocrine pancreatic insufficiency would require her to have a feeding tube inserted into her abdomen or she could stop running. She chose the tube. That wouldn't be the last time she chose running.</p> <p>Over the coming years she battled her disease while diving deeper into running and triathlon. Because of her disease, nutrition was tough. Kristen was tougher.</p> <p>This summer, with COVID ravaging the massage industry in which she worked, Kristen decided to pursue her passion for snail mail and created Paper Trails Greeting Co. A niche company focused on greeting cards for dedicated amateur runners. Kristen's "Pandemic Pivot" went from lark, to interesting, to brilliant in short order.</p> <p>You can learn more about this amazing company at <a href="https://www.papertrailsgreetingco.com/">www.papertrailsgreetingco.com</a>.</p> <p><br></p> <p>Follow Matt:</p> <p>Instagram - <a href="http://www.instagram.com/rambling_runner" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@rambling_runner</a></p> <p>Twitter - <a href="http://www.twitter.com/rambling_runner" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@rambling_runner</a></p> <p>Rambling Runner Virtual Summit - <a href="https://www.theramblingrunner.com/summit" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.theramblingrunner.com/summit</a></p>

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