Cassie Todtenhagen

JM Athlete Cassie Todtenhagen
WHAT IS YOUR ROLE WITHIN JOHNS MANVILLE?

I serve the听company as the Product Manager for the HVAC group. As a product manager I am听responsible for ensuring that operations, sales, marketing, product听development, and finance are all heading in the same direction. I set the strategy听for the product line and work with all the functional groups to work towards听our shared goal. Our HVAC products are used in residential and commercial听systems throughout North America.

WHAT WAS THE VERY FIRST RUNNING EVENT YOU PARTICIPATED IN?

It was the听Happy Camper Fun Run in 2019. The course was 26.2 miles long. I signed up for听the event just a week before as I was preparing for my first ultra-marathon.听I听was not as prepared for the race as I would have liked, but I still crossed the听finish line.听It was a great lesson for the areas of training I needed to听work on and improve.听The best part is that some of the race was in an off听leash dog park, so there were many fluffy friends helping to cheer me on.听

IS THERE SOMETHING YOU WOULD CONSIDER AS YOUR GREATEST ACHIEVEMENT?

The first听time I ran a mile without stopping.听I was never a runner growing up, and听if you asked Cassie from 10 years ago if she would love running, she would have听laughed at you.听I signed up for an ultra-marathon in 2019 because a group听of friends from college were.听I knew this would require me to change听everything about my life from my training, diet, sleeping patterns, and听knowledge.听My first 5k I attempted was 54 minutes with lots of huffing and听puffing and walking.听But I kept trying and training and the first time I听ran a full mile without stopping to walk was also the first time I thought I听could actually pull off running in the ultra.听听

HAND ON HEART - IS THERE A FUN FACT ABOUT YOU THAT WE ALL SHOULD KNOW ABOUT?

I was a听professional cliff diver at a Mexican restaurant (Casa Bonita) in Denver,听Colorado while in college. If you have seen South Park (the TV show) they did听an episode on Casa Bonita.听It is a Mexican Restaurant in Denver, CO that听has a 30ft tall water fall with cliff divers and performers. That was my job in听college, and it was a blast.听

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Discipline: ULTRA TRAIL RUNNING听 |听 Location: DENVER, CO

"Going the #JMextraMile means to me, supporting others on their health journeys. It looks different for everyone and it is wonderful to get to share in the accomplishments of those around me."听

- Cassie Todtenhagen听

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