Lundy will head to the cobblestone streets of Boston for the Olympic Trials event loaded with credentials that are hidden beneath her slim frame. And her 2004 Olympic Trials berth is sure to pad her resume with some hard earned experience.

Some of her recent accomplishments include knocking down a second place finish at the U.S. Mountain Running Championships, finishing a close second behind Anita Ortiz at the blistering Mt. Cranmore Hill Climb; winning the U.S. Trail Running Championships forthright, leaving returning champ Laura Haefeli behind with a remarkable 59:29; and finally, who can forget, a third place finish for the team at the prestigious World Mountain Trophy, helping the United States claim their second consecutive gold medal.

This all didn’t go unnoticed. At the close of the 2007 season Lundy was officially named USA Track & Field Mountain Runner of the Year.

The 36-year old Lundy hails from Sausalito, California and works days as a veterinarian. She is currently living out every runner’s dream by taking a leave of absence from work just to train, knocking out 120 mile weeks and working out at higher altitudes.

USMRT.com was able to catch Lundy just before she slipped out the door for one of her 12 workouts per week; here’s what she had to say:

How do you feel that your 2007 season went and what events stood out to you?
2007 went fairly well. Our USA team gold medal at the World Mountain Trophy was definitely a highlight, as well as being able to compete for the US team at the Pan American Games in July. I would have liked to have achieved a faster marathon time, but perhaps the Trials will be a better place to do that.

You placed 2nd at Mt. Cranmore; play that race out for me. Did you feel that it was a tough challenge?
Yes, Mt Cranmore was difficult due to the extremely steep downhill- not only was it hard to navigate that without falling, but it made my legs cramp and slowed the 2nd ascent as well. I tried to be cautious to avoid injury. For my particular running technique, the downhill would have been easier with a lot of technical obstacles and perhaps some poor footing (my personal favorite) rather than just straight down. The 2007 World Trophy course was more like that this year(soft descent with obstacles like trees and rocks), but in 2005 the World Trophy course was very similar to Mt Cranmore- so you never know and I think it was a good course for us to compete on in the U.S.

Tell me about breaking an hour at the trail running championships. Did you expect to run so dominating against such good competition?
No, I did not expect to win coming from sea level to race at Steamboat's altitude. The long and relatively non-technical downhill helped my time considerably, while the uphill was more a matter of pain management.

Do you think your 2004 trials' experience will help you in next months' race? What are your expectations?

Yes, due to the fact that both 2004 and 2008 Trials courses will be in loop-style. This would have been upsetting had I not done this in 2004 and unexpectedly liked it. Other than that, it's not really a different race strategy than a national championship race. I expect to be fit to run well and will do the best that I can on that day.

At 2007 USA Mountain Championships at Mt. Cranmore, New Hampshire