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==Early life==

Dauwalter was raised in [[Hopkins, Minnesota]] and competed in track, cross-country, and Nordic skiing in high school. She was a four-time Minnesota state champion in [[Nordic skiing|Nordic skiing ]]during her high school career.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.irunfar.com/2019/01/courting-success-an-interview-with-courtney-dauwalter.html|title=Courting Success: An Interview with Courtney Dauwalter|date=17 January 2019}}</ref> She attended the [[University of Denver]] on a cross-country skiing scholarship,<ref name="nytimes">{{Cite news|date=2018-12-05|title=The Woman Who Outruns the Men, 200 Miles at a Time|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/05/sports/courtney-dauwalter-200-mile-race.html|access-date=2022-01-17|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> and then earned a master's degree in teaching from the [[University of Mississippi]] in 2010 while participating in the [[Mississippi Teacher Corps]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mtc.olemiss.edu/mtc-in-the-news/2017/9/1/sample-post-1|title=Education Edge Magazine features MTC Alumnus, Courtney Dauwalter '08}}</ref>

She worked as a middle and high-school teacher in the [[Denver]] area, before becoming a full-time professional runner in 2017.<ref name="nytimes" />