Runner’s High at Everest Marathon

October 14, 2015

everest basecamp

Runner’s high is a state of euphoria experienced during prolonged running or sustained aerobic exercise attributed to an increase of endorphins in the blood. It’s a familiar feeling to marathoners and other distance runners.

Now imagine running a marathon on Mount Everest, the highest marathon in the world with a start line at Gorak…

Vicki Clinebell majored in journalism at the University of Colorado and headed to an advertising agency before beginning a long career in broadcasting, spanning production and copywriting to Sales and Management for an ABC affiliate station.

Her decision to switch gears to pursue a career in writing fulfilled a lifelong ambition. She started as a blogger for a diverse group of businesses, and now writes for a number of digital publications for companies stationed in her hometown in the Rocky Mountains, and provides advertising copy and media buys for national and regional clients. She finds the research as intersting as the writing—she loves learning about subjects as diverse as construction scaffolding, child safety seats, and the newest trends in beauty and fashion.