I’m Candice Burt, an ultrarunner, mom, race creator, writer, and founder of Destination Trail.
I’ve spent much of my life drawn to big ideas, long distances, and the question of what might be possible if I keep going a little farther than I think I can. In 2014, I created the Tahoe 200, helping establish the modern 200-mile trail race format in the United States. Since then, Destination Trail has grown into a series of some of the longest and most challenging trail races in the country, including Bigfoot 200, Tahoe 200, Moab 240, Arizona Monster 300, and others.
I’m also an athlete first in many ways. I’ve raced and explored trails around the world, set unsupported fastest known times on routes including the Tahoe Rim Trail and Wonderland Trail, and in 2023 completed 200 ultramarathons in 200 consecutive days, setting a world record. What interested me most about that project was never simply the record. I wanted to know where my limits actually were, and what would happen if I kept showing up after the novelty, motivation, and excitement were gone.
That curiosity has shaped almost everything I do. I like creating things that don’t already have a template. I like difficult problems. I like learning new sports, being a beginner again, changing direction when something isn’t working, and surrounding myself with people who know things I don’t.
Over the years, race directing has taught me as much about leadership as running has taught me about endurance. Building events of this scale requires an extraordinary team, thousands of decisions, constant adaptation, and a willingness to keep improving. I’m proud of what I’ve created, but I’m equally proud of the people who have helped build it and the community that has grown around these races.
My own appetite for adventure is personal. I’m willing to take substantial risks in the mountains and in competition because those experiences are meaningful to me. Creating events for other people carries a very different responsibility, and I take that distinction seriously.
Outside of racing and race directing, I write about endurance, ambition, fear, failure, relationships, reinvention, and the complicated parts of pursuing a life that doesn’t always fit neatly into a conventional path.
I’m still most interested in the same question that started all of this:
What happens if I keep going?
Destination Trail, LLC, organizes a calendar full of scenic and challenging trail races in the USA. With the Triple Crown of 200s, Destination Trail created the first non-repetitive 200 mile races in the USA: Tahoe 200, Bigfoot 200 and Moab 240 mile endurance runs. The Triple Crown & Grand Slam is the ultimate endurance challenge. Registration for the series opens May 1-31 for 2028 at https://www.destinationtrailrun.com/triple-crown
