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2014 - Issue 2 - Winter

Aspen Peak - Niche Media - Aspen living at its peak

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THE MARATHON MAN CHIP FULLER For Chip Fuller, who just completed the Leadville Trail 100 MTB—the high-altitude, 100-mile mountain bike marathon—living the high life is all about balance. The married father of two exemplifi es Aspen's mind- body-spirit ethos by succeeding in a high-stress, high-demand fi eld— which doesn't typically have a strong footing in mountain towns—while raising a family and venturing into the great outdoors every chance he gets. He spent countless hours training on the trails in and around Aspen all year, and logged just under 11 hours in the saddle on race day. He competed as part of the Chris Klug Foundation, an Aspen nonprofi t that increases awareness of the need for organ and tissue donation, and helped the team raise more than $60,000, a signifi cant chunk of the foundation's operating budget. But back in his eight-person JonesTrading offi ce, where he's been for the past seven years, Fuller started at the bottom and has worked his way up. "It's a high-stress job," says the 43-year-old, "but it's still a laid-back group." And because he works New York City hours, his afternoons are free to hang with the kids and chase his friends around trails—when he's not training for his next super bike marathon, that is. If you weren't a sales trader, what would you be doing? My wife owns a bunch of retail stores [called The Blues Jean Bar] around the country, and she's pretty good at it, so I'd probably be working for her. How do you defi ne style? It's just being comfortable with yourself. I've never been one to follow trends. If you didn't live in Aspen where would you live? I hope I never have to answer that question. But I do miss the ocean sometimes, so perhaps in San Francisco. The great thing about living in a mountain town is whenever you go on vacation, the only place you go to is the beach. How do you unwind? I'm a huge cyclist, and I ski 100 days a year. It helps that my offi ce is at the base of Aspen Highlands!

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