Freelance Writer and Running Coach
About
Liz is a freelance writer and running coach based in the Eastern Sierra town of Bishop, California.
She is the founder of Runcation Travel, which provides adventure travel for runners. Learn more about guided, self-guided, and custom running experiences in the Dolomites, the Alps, Slovenia, Pyrenees, Balkans, Patagonian and Peruvian Andes, and Eastern Sierra running trail running trips at Runcation.org
After competing collegiately for 5 years at the NCAA Division 1 level for Columbia University and USC, Liz has been coaching at the high school, collegiate, and adult level since 2009. Liz has also worked as a backpacking guide in Central America, Sea Kayaking Guide in the Bay Area, and managed an Adapted Paddling Program for individuals with mobility impairments. She spent 3 summers leading international high altitude running and service learning trips for high school/college students in East Africa and Peru. She holds a MS in Kinesiology, USATF Level 1 Running Coach, Wilderness First Aid, Sports First Aid, and CPR certifications.
You can find some of her freelance writing and video work on Surfrider.com, Women's Running Magazine, Weekend Sherpa, Meter Magazine, Competitor Magazine, 7x7, and Misadventures Magazine. Her research on outdoor adventure therapy for young adult cancer survivors has been published in Journal of Psychosocial Oncology as well as presented at the Coalition for Education in the Outdoors Research Symposium. She has experience with creative writing, long-form journalism, science writing, and has also worked on contract editing projects for Moon Travel Guides and copywriting projects for various organizations.
Press
Forget the Training Camp. Have an Adventure Instead, Triathlete Magazine, March 2023
Best Mindful Trail Running Retreats of 2023, Mindful Escapes, January 2023
What is a Hut-to-Hut Running Adventure and How Do You Plan One, Runner’s World, April 2022
What if Running Was the Focus of Your Next Vacation?, Donner Party Mountain Runners, April 2022
Athlete Liz Gill Explains Why a “Runcation” In Italy Should Be Your Next Adventure, Gear Patrol, March 2022
Going it Alone: Solo Travel on the Rise, Adventure Travel News, July 2018
From Guides to CEOS, Women in Adventure Travel are on the Rise, AT News, March 2019
Induction to Columbia University Athletics Hall of Fame, October 2014
Fitcation, la vacanza fitness, Starbene, November 2018
Feature on Research in Cancer Survivors, Cal Poly Agriview, Spring 2014
With Newfound Love for Sport Strong, Branson’s Maxwell of Elite Marin Group at State Championships, Marin IJ, May 2012
Can Tour Guides Be Introverts?, A Magical Space for the Introvert, July 2020
Info
Elizabeth.c.gill@gmail.com
Columbia University
Bachelors BA - English and Creative Writing, May 2008
University of Southern California Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism
MA - Print Journalism
California Polytechnic State University San Luis Obispo
MS - Kinesiology
