We had the good fortune of connecting with Keira Henninger and we’ve shared our conversation below.

Hi Keira, what do you attribute your success to?
My business, and brand represent a place where people can come for the day, run one of my races, and find peace and happiness. It is a positive escape from the madness of life. Myself and my entire team do everything we can on race day to make everyone feel calm, happy, and just have loads of fun. Trail running is an excellent way to get free mental therapy, and my trail races provide a wonderful safe space for that.

What should our readers know about your business?
I built my business myself from the ground up. It came directly from my passion for trail running, and seeing a void and need for more well organized trail races to be created. There were very few options of trail races back when I started my business in 2010. I had always learned through years of leadership classes(I have a degree in organizational leadership) that if you provide a great service for people you will find success. Bring to people what they need and be of good use to them, and doors will open. I also had a huge passion for trail running, and simply ut it was what I wanted to do with my life. I wanted my job to not feel like a job everyday. I genuinely wanted it to be something that fulfilled my heart along with filling others hearts with joy!

It took me many years when I was first in business to learn the best tools for success. It was never easy, and one of the most important lessons I have learned is to slow down and be thorough. Just take the time to do things right. Make sure your T’s are always crossed and Your I’s are dotted. It is so crucial for success to always sow down, double chekc your work, and make sure you are giving the absolute best product to the customer.

The Shoutout series is all about recognizing that our success and where we are in life is at least somewhat thanks to the efforts, support, mentorship, love and encouragement of others. So is there someone that you want to dedicate your shoutout to?
As a child my escape from the severe abuse happening at home was playing outside in the nearby wilderness for hours on end. From that a massive love for the outdoors and running was set into my heart. Once I reached junior high school and started running the mile in P.E. I realized I was faster than most the boys, and absolutely loved running. My PE teacher encouraged me to join the cross country team. At that time in 1988 the team had only boys. I took her advice, and joined with all the boys. That led to years running cross country in junior high and high school, and then eventually in college. I never stopped running, and eventually that led to the pursuit and passion of running ultramarathons in my early adult years which eventually would lead me to my business of producing and race directing trail races.

Website: https://www.khraces.com/

Instagram: @khraces

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Youtube: Keira Henninger

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