09/07/2026
▪️ Persistence ▪️
def: "The quality of continuing to try and achieve a goal despite facing difficulties, obstacles, or discouragement"
is 'the' definition of PERSISTENCE
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Other descriptors include: Perseverance, determination, tenacity, grit, stubbornness 😘, resilience and POWERFUL!
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Setting big goals, seeking new adventures, signing up for the unknown, and taking on every new challenge with a smile.
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One week ago I scooped up my love from the airport at 2:30am after 20+ hrs of travel from Kyrgyzstan after completing the Silk Road Mountain Race
One year ago, she sat me down and asked for my permission, my help and my support to attempt all 3 Mountain Races overseas, in a single season.
I of course said, YES!
Then an email came from the race director, Nelson, mentioning a new, 4th race (Ta**us mtn race) in Turkiye in October.
She again asked for my support, adding a 4th race to the calendar and I said YES!
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After completing the:
Atlas mtn race, the Hellenic mtn race and now the Silk Road mtn race this summer she's the ONLY woman in the world to have completed the U.S Triple Crown (2023) and now the Global Triple Crown (2026)!
Double Triple Crown!! 👑 👑 👑 + 👑 👑 👑
And after completing the Ta**us mtn race next month she'll be the FIRST American Woman to have completed all 4 MTN races in a single season!!
Powerful stuff!!
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I just wanted to say how proud, how impressed, how powerful you are Kristen!
And I want the world to know your name!
Unstoppable in your persistence to see these races and every race you've entered through.
100% completion of every race you've entered. That's HUGE!
Zero DNF's!!
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Smiling, making friends and making memories to last a lifetime.
Here's to you, Kristen Tonsager 🙌🏻❤️
Making history!!
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