Somer Kreisman

Currently ©Portfolio with Somer Kreisman is live! @somerrunner is a running photographer and physical therapist based in the Pacific Northwest. Her work captures movement with a rare intimacy—shaped by years spent both behind the lens and on the trails. With roots on Whidbey Island, and fresh off of a restless stint at @wser she’s back exploring around her home w @davidehoward and dreaming what’s next. Head to the site for a little Q&A and to see some more of her work. Artist | @somerrunner Athlete | @davidehoward

56 hours with @rachel__entrekin at cocodona for @nordarun ✨ #trailrunning

i may never be able to come up with the words to articulate how special it is to have witnessed @rachel__entrekin at cocodona. thank you @nordarun for trusting me with this. and thank you @rachel__entrekin for inspiring us all. #trailrunning

“…and now that my house burned down, i now have a better view of the rising moon.” a few weeks before cocodona, i received news that the physical therapy clinic i’ve worked in for the past 6 years will be closing its doors forever on may 15. for most of the six years spent there, I’ve been a full-time physical therapist by weekday and a full-time photographer by weekend. for years. so, here’s to leaving the safety net of a steady job behind and going for the moonshot. #trailrunning 📸: Photo 1 by @alexis.jay.adr at fain ranch during cocodona

Womxn Run the Herd is the Seattle run group built on one rule: no one runs alone. Every Monday night, a group of womxn show up to the same trailhead, at the same time, to share miles in a space built for them. Read Taking Up Space in Issue #48 and Issue #1 of LtW USA. Link in bio. Words by @lizziebas Photos by @somerrunner

a few favorites from @runtigerclaw 🐅✨ #trailrunning

a few from the @runinrabbit x @trail.society shoot ft. @runwidkeel and @corrinemalcolm . #trailrunning

more from @canyonsenduranceruns ✨ #trailrunning

Sometimes you have to wait. For the girl. For the race. For the ticket. For the chance to dance. It feels like I’ve been waiting since UTMB 2023. There has been a lot of good since then, but also a lot of races that left me unsatisfied. A lot of work that didn’t quite add up (yet). Seventh at TGC. Appendicitis before Hardrock. A cranky knee, a scary MRI report, and a surgery. Missed Canyons, but found a groove and made it to Hardrock. Finished fifth, grateful, but hungry. Trained hard. Won @devil_on_the_divide . Went to Worlds. Ran strong, not great. Still hungry. Went back to PA and won Call of The Wilds 50k. Felt the magic of the sport again. Won a turkey trot. Knee got cranky. Bailed on Tarawera. Got married instead. Re-strategized training. Lowered run volume. Lapped Leeway with @elchristopherjones . Rode the bike. Built the house (still going). Sat in the sauna. Signed up for Canyons. One race. One shot. @adampeterman_ , a re-match with @hawks_hayden , and a bunch of up and comers whom I totally considered a threat (cause they are). Honestly, I wasn’t sure I had this sort of race in me anymore. I’ve been pretty deep in the big, long, mountain game. Nine years since my last TNF 50, ten since my last win there. How did we run that fast? And the sport has evolved. People fuel now. And do threshold. And heat train. Honestly, it’s not all new stuff. But it feels more focused. More serious. More dialed. Where do I land in all that? Is the sport faster? Am I slower? Can I still hang? Will my knee and hip even hold up? Only one way to find out: put yourself in it and see if it sticks. @moises.jimenez told me to believe. I toed the line, took the first stride, and kept going. I felt good, then not so much. But @hawks_hayden caught me and I chose to try. And there it was, the magic of competition. He fought. I fought. We chased @adampeterman_ and @canhualuo824 . It was a race all the way home. I like to think we brought out the best in each other. And at the finish? Well, I got the ticket, my girl, and a chance to dance. See you at States! 📸: @nick_presniakov for @suunto / @suuntous and @somerrunner

a few from @canyonsenduranceruns 50k for @runfreetrail #trailrunning

a few golden moments from today @canyonsenduranceruns ✨ #trailrunning

took too many photos at gorge waterfalls so here are a few more. @runfreetrail @daybreakracing @acg #trailrunning