She had climbed every 14er in Colorado in just over two weeks, conquered some of the most grueling multi-day adventure races in the world, and pushed her body beyond what most would consider humanly possible. But in December of 2006, it wasn’t a race course or a competition that nearly killed Danelle Ballengee- it was a solo training run just outside her home in Moab, Utah. What followed was a brutal, 50+ hour fight for survival... and the story of a dog who became a hero.

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Episode Sources:
Snowshoe Magazine, YouTube - I Shouldn’t Be Alive, Babbitville, Runner's World

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