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Kate Schwartz

January 1, 2018

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Kate can’t imagine her life without running. She ran her first race at nine years old and has been at it ever since, from winning two state track titles in high school to the NC 8K cross country state championship in 2017.

As Fleet Feet’s Senior Content Marketing Specialist, Kate writes for the Fleet Feet Journal and coordinates photo, video and blog content for the brand. As a wear tester, she has more pairs of running shoes than she can count.

Kate would happily eat breakfast food for every meal, and looks forward to drinking coffee every single morning. She lives with her husband and cat in Asheville, North Carolina and runs for the Asheville Running Collective.

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