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About Us It started as a whim during a 12-mile trainning run for a Marathon and a passion for coffee.As most runners will tell you, running brings out the best and worst of thoughts while running a long run, especially during the formidable marathon. Luckily in this case, it was only a 12-mile training run and not the punishing 26.2-mile race. It takes about three months of good training to prepare for a marathon even if you're an experienced runner, which is about the same time it took me to get this idea off the road and into production. Runners love their water, Gatorade, wine, Gu (Gooey stickey energy gels) and other liquid stimulants including, of course, great coffee. It was one of our daily marathon training runs that we found ourselves along the mighty Mississippi River gazing out and admiring the sun coming up over the banks and across the muddy Mississippi. It struck me while running over the uneven cobblestones bordering the river that morning that many thousands of settlers during the 1800s arrived here on these very banks preparing to venture out to lands unknown, barely prepared, and willing to risk all to better their lives. My thoughts on their courage and preparation was daunting and also energizing. During the final stretch of our 12 miler we were all tired, cold, and needed hot coffee and conversation to rest our tired bones. Somewhere along the last mile, I made a comment about being desperate for a good cup of coffee. "I need a cup of Mississippi mud". We all chuckled and made comments about how those pioneering families must have made coffee here on the banks of the Mississippi River, preparing to set out on a monumental adventure from St. Louis to the edge of the great continental divide. St. Louis is known as the Gateway to the West, and coffee must have been one of the simplest of pleasures during those most difficult times. What courage and determination these adventurous families had to endure one can only imagine, but one staple that most of these adventurers could afford was coffee. Today our adventures and challenges are just as important. That's why I created a Mississippi Mud Coffee with big bold flavors and unique taste profiles to help us enjoy our everyday challenges and adventures at home or on the road. I have a few more miles left in my feet for running and many miles to go with my new adventure. I hope you will enjoy my fire-roasted coffee as much as I do and my friends... Christopher Ruess
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