giving back

2026-Apr-11 | Brazos Bend 50 | Brazos Bend State Park, Needville, TX | Trail Racing Over Texas | 4.5 hrs - runner check-in & packet pickup volunteer
2025-Oct-26 | Cullinan Park | Sugar Land, TX | Girl Scouts - San Jacinto Troop#151094 | 1 hrs - general trail usage & information presentation to "Brownies" & "Daisies"

2024-Jun-22 | Travis Country Parks, Southeast Metropolitan Park | Del Valle, TX | Tejas Trails - Trail Crew | 9 hrs - building new trail

2024-May-04 | Wildflower | Bastrop, TX | Trail Racing Over Texas | 7 hrs - aid station volunteer
2024-Jan-06 | Brazos Bend 100 | 7IL Ranch, Cat Spring, TX | Trail Racing Over Texas | 7 hrs - aid station volunteer
2023-Jun-03 | Lone Star Hiking Trail (Four Notch section) | Huntsville, TX | Lone Star Hiking Trail Club | trail maintenance | 4 hrs - tree removal swamper, tree trimming, fixing Mi markers, & installed the "LSHT midpoint" sign post.
2023-Apr-03 | Athletic Brewing Beer Samples | nrg Stadium, Houston, TX | 4 hrs

2022-Nov-06 | TROT [Free] Race | Memorial Park, Houston, TX | Trail Racing Over Texas | 0.5 hrs - course sweep
2022-Aug-19 | Habanero Hundred | 7IL Ranch, Cat Spring, TX | Trail Racing Over Texas | 6 hrs - course flagging & start/finish setup
2022-Jun-16 | Sugar Land Trail System (Tower Run entrance area) | Sugar Land, TX | trail plogging | 1.25 hrs - trash cleanup

2022-Jun-15 | Sugar Land Trail System (Brazos uppers, Yellowbird) | Sugar Land, TX | trail plogging | 1 hr - trash cleanup
2022-Jun-11 | Lone Star Hiking Trail (Osborn Rd.) | Montgomery, TX | Lone Star Hiking Trail Club | trail maintenance | 6 hrs - mowing support, trimming, and general trail maintenance
2021-Nov-01 | Sugar Land Trail System | Sugar Land, TX | trail plogging | 1 hr - trash cleanup
2021-Apr-25 | Sugar Land Trail System | Sugar Land, TX | trail plogging | 1.5 hr - trash cleanup

2021-Apr-24 | Sugar Land Trail System | Sugar Land, TX | Fort Bend Mountain Bike Association (FBMBA) | 2.5 hrs - trail maintenance, clearing, trimming, and clean up

Local trail maintenance on my immediate local mtb trails I utilize all the time for trail running.

2021-Apr-03 | Brazos Bend 50 | 7IL Ranch, Cat Spring, TX | Trail Racing Over Texas | 7 hrs - aid station volunteer
2021-Mar-20 | San Felipe Shootout | San Felipe, TX | Trail Racing Over Texas | 4.5 hrs - finish line assistant volunteer
2020-Jul-10 | Silverheels 100 trails - Jungle Hill section | Fariplay, CO | Human Potential Running Series | 6 hrs - trail maintenance, clearing, trimming, brushing

2020-Feb-22 | Jackalope Jam Ultra | Cat Spring, TX | Trail Racing Over Texas | 8 hrs - aid station volunteer
2020-Feb-02 | Rocky Raccoon 100 | Huntsville, TX | Tejas Trails | 6 hrs - finish line volunteer
2019-Dec-21 | Cold Springs Trail | Santa Barbara, CA | family trail plogging | 1 hr - trash collection
2019-Dec-14 | Oyster Creek/Lost Creek Trails | Sugar Land, TX | Fort Bend Mountain Bike Association (FBMBA) and The City of Sugar Land | 5 hrs - trail maintenance, clearing, trimming, and clean up

2019-present | SLRC | Sugar Land, TX | Sugar Land Running Club | current club volunteer/officer: club routes & STRAVA club management
2019-Jun-01 | Cullinan Park | Sugar Land, TX | Cullinan Park Conservatory | 2 hrs - trash and garbage collection
2019-May-04 | Brazos River Bend Trails | Sugar Land, TX | Sugar Land MTB group | 4 hrs - trail maintenance
2019-Apr-22 | Brazos River Bend Trails | Sugar Land, TX | Earth Day 2019 | 1.5 hrs - trash collection (family hike)

Earth Day 2019 trash collection on my local Sugar Land trails with my family | Photo: Katie Meding
2019-Apr-06 | Brazos Bend 50 | Needville, TX | Trail Racing Over Texas | 9 hrs - aid station volunteer
2018-May-10 | Brazos River Bend Trails | Sugar Land, TX | personal trail plogging | 1 hr - trash collection

2018-2026 | rabbit | 8 years - brand ambassador as member of #rabbitELITEtrail team
2025-2026 | Trail Racing Over Texas | TROT brand ambassador
2021-2024 | Athletic Brewing Company | 4 years - brand ambassador
2020-2024 | Garmin | 5 years - brand ambassador
2019-2021 | Trail Racing Over Texas | 3 years -brand ambassador as member of Team TROT
2019-2020 | NATHAN Sport Inc. | 2 years - brand ambassador (Team TROT support)
2019-2020 | Drymax Socks | 2 years - brand ambassador (Team TROT support)
2019-2020 | goodr | 2 years - brand ambassador (Team TROT support)
2019 | Altra Running | 1 year - brand ambassador (Team TROT support)
2018 | Trail Racing Over Texas | 1 year -TROT brand ambassador
2017-2018 | rabbit | 1 year - RADrabbit - Runners And Dreamers, brand ambassador
2017 | 5Peaks | 1 season - 5Peaks Trail Crew Leader, brand ambassador

Trevor Meding | #ultrarunningdad