Some friendships are forged in the mountains.
Ours started at the gym.
We (Chrissy and Sarah) met over shared smiles and sweat – drawn to each other by magnetic energy and mutual positivity. After workouts, we’d catch up, laugh, and start dreaming out loud about adventures we hadn’t taken yet. Mountains we hadn’t climbed. Ideas we hadn’t acted on.
One of those ideas became Endorphinated.
🥾 Trails, Friendship & Finding Our Stride
It wasn’t long before we started running together through the Fort Collins Trail Runners group. Honestly? Chrissy was nervous to show up at first — unsure, slow, and totally intimidated. But Sarah gave that extra nudge.
What started as hesitation became something magical. Trail running opened up a whole new world. Not just for fitness, but for community, courage, and connection. Some of our dearest, like-minded girlfriends came into our lives this way – through the dirt, sweat, switchbacks, and soul-lifting views.
We became the best of trail companions — always up for a spontaneous route, a longer loop, or turning a 10-miler into 20 (whoops 😅). These runs weren’t just workouts… they were therapy. Joy. Fuel. Friendship.
✨ The Word That Stuck
At some point on one of those runs, one of us jokingly said,
“I feel so… endorphinated.”
And that word stuck.
It captured the exact feeling we kept chasing:
The natural high. The spark. The clarity. The joy of moving your body, being in nature, and pushing yourself past what you thought you could do.
We kept saying it. Then one day we thought…
What if we did something with this?
What if we built something that helped others feel what we feel when we’re out there – bold, alive, strong, and full of joy?
💫 May the Fourth Be With Us
Life threw us both some wild terrain to navigate (as it does), and for a while, this dream hovered quietly in the background.
But on May 4, 2025, during a trail run that reminded us exactly why this matters, we looked at each other and said:
“Let’s just start.”
We laughed and added, “May the Fourth be with us,” and just like that — Endorphinated officially began.
🌈 Our Mission: Inspire the Spark
We created Endorphinated to help others find their spark — through movement, mindset, adventure, and travel.
We want you to feel empowered. Bold. Strong. Alive.
To know that it’s not too late to live a life that lights you up.
To get out there — literally and figuratively — and do what “endorphinates” you.
We hope this space inspires you to move, explore, and chase the things that make you feel wildly alive.
We’re just getting started — and we’re so glad you’re here for the journey. 💛
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