DWRunning Tenure:

Joined in September 2015

PRs:

5k: 20:41, 10k: 44:32, Half Marathon: 1:33:24, Marathon: 3:18:37

Most Memorable Race:

After training with Dan for a year and a half, 2016 was a breakthrough year culminating in a 7 minute PR and age group course record (at age 62) at the 2016 California International Marathon. Dan believed in me (more than I in myself) and coached, trained and inspired me to run faster than I ever imagined.

Running Start:

A milestone 50th birthday converged with a need for speed to compete with my dog in canine agility. “Image” was a big, independent and powerful Kuvasz who was leaving me in her dust. I needed to find a way to keep up so when I saw an ad to train for a half marathon I thought, why not? With no previous running experience, I had no idea what I was in for or where it would ultimately lead.

Fun Fact:

Of the three longest running major American sporting events, I’ve participated in two . . . the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show (with “Image”) and the Boston Marathon. The third is the Kentucky Derby . . . no horse on the horizon so it will remain two out of three.

Track or Trails?:

Track

Morning or Afternoon?:

Whenever life allows. There is beauty in a sunrise or a sunset.

Solo or With Friends?:

With Friends

Summer or Winter?:

Spring and Fall

Bolded PRs are PRs run while training with DWRunning.