Outdoors

Beyond economics, I am happiest outside. I run, race triathlons, ski, and hike, and I build an active community wherever I land.

13,500+ kmrun since 2021 (~during the PhD)

1,900+ daysdaily running streak since 2021 (min. 3 km / ~2 mi)

50-milelongest ultramarathon (2026)

Half-Ironmanlongest triathlon (2022)

Running

Running the Avalon 50-mile ultramarathon on Catalina Island

50-mile ultramarathon · Catalina, 2026

Trail running a 50K ultramarathon in Oregon

First 50K ultramarathon · Oregon, 2023 (with Gabriella Escobar)

Celebrating with arms raised at the Golden Gate 50K, San Francisco

Golden Gate 50K · San Francisco, 2026

Big Sur 2024 marathon collage with finish medal and a new marathon PR

Big Sur Marathon · California, 2024

Selfie with a friend on the coastal road at the Big Sur Marathon

Big Sur Marathon · California, 2025 (with a friend)

Valencia Marathon group photos: with friends at the City of Arts and Sciences after the finish, and an evening celebration in the city

Valencia Marathon · 3:57 PB · Spain, 2025 (with Patrick Sewell)

Running the Lake Tahoe Marathon through golden autumn aspens

Lake Tahoe Marathon · California, 2025

Running the Lake Tahoe 10K with a friend, the same weekend as the marathon

Lake Tahoe 10K · California, 2025 (with Antonio Serapio-Palacios)

Running a 30 km trail run in Lukenya, Kenya

30 km trail run · Lukenya, Kenya, 2026

First run over half-marathon distance, 30K in Vancouver

First over-halfmarathon run, 30K · Vancouver, 2021 (with Alejandro Rojas Bernal)

Running the StraLugano half marathon along the Lake Lugano lakefront promenade

StraLugano Half Marathon · 1:50 · Lugano, 2022

A sub-50-minute 10K run in Vancouver

Sub-50min 10K · Vancouver, 2018 (with Antonio Serapio-Palacios)

A post from a friend who waited for me after a long run

Running projects (post by a friend waiting for me after the run)

Cycling & triathlon

On a first 100 km century bike ride by the ocean

First 100 km century ride (with Gabriella Wong)

Olympic-distance triathlon in Vancouver: the cycling leg and finishing the run through the arch

Olympic triathlon · Vancouver, 2019

Victoria Half-Ironman 70.3: with friends at the finish, and on the bike leg

Half-Ironman 70.3 · Victoria, 2022

UCSD triathlon club ocean swim at the beach

UCSD triathlon ocean swims

Skiing & hiking

Skiing at Whistler Blackcomb

Whistler Blackcomb, BC

Skiing at Cypress Mountain

Cypress Mountain, BC

Skiing at Sun Peaks

Sun Peaks, BC

Group hike at Garibaldi Lake

Garibaldi Lake, BC

Hiking with my PhD cohort at Big Bear

Big Bear · PhD cohort trip, 2022

View from Mt. Elphinstone on the Sunshine Coast

Mt. Elphinstone · Sunshine Coast

Hiking in Yosemite with a view of Half Dome

Yosemite, California

Results: UltraRunning · Strava · IRONMAN 70.3 Victoria (select 2022, search "Grigoryeva")