@justin_grunewald

I am an avid runner on all terrain but prefer trails. I am a father to two girls with my partner Amanda Basham. I practice medicine when not training on the trails or spending time in the mountains with my family. I also have a passion in finding cures to rare cancers helping run The Brave Like Gabe foundation.

Hometown 
Cross Lake, Minnesota 
 
Running Career Highlights 

• 3rd – Canyons 100k UTMB North America World Series
• 3rd – Grindstone 100k by UTMB
• 2nd – Tarawara 100k by UTMB
• 1st – Desert Rats 50k by UTMB
• 1st – Tilamook Burn 50k
• Win & Course Record at Neversummer 100k

 
How did you get into running? 
The reason I started running was to cross train for football, baseball, and basketball. I unfortunately was not going to be an NBA player, so I stuck with running. 
 
Why Altra? 
In reality, a lot of it had to do with my partner Amanda Basham being on the team. Since joining, I have run my best races and run injury free for 3.5 years, so it was definitely the right decision.