Where are you from?

St Louis MO

Current P.R.

1:54 ½ marathon in Clayton MO

Typical pace

10 min

Number of marathons

1

Occupation

Dot scheduler

Favorite marathon

Go St Louis

Hobbies

Running watching sports and hanging with fam

Favorite Running Food

Peanut butter pretzels

What are you reading now?

5am club

Who do you train with?

Sarah, Melanie, Bethany and arnold

Personal goals

Get a masters degree in education and write more

A quotation you like…

Just keep swimming,   and to give anything less than your best is to sacrifice the gift

Why do you run?

I feel free, it allows me to tune out the real world and just enjoy nature

Describe your best marathon memory.

Last year I did the cardinals 5k with my mom and afterwards we hung out and walked the bases at Busch stadium, Being in baseball heaven with my mom was just awesome

Why do you pace?

I am known as being a cheerleader and I want people to meet their running  goals

Tell us your best pacing experience.

I did the hot chocolate 15k and afterwards this lady wanted to take our picture together. It was her birthday and she had a big crowd and she kept going this is my pacer, this is my pacer

Why should someone run in your pace group?

I am very encouraging and very positive. I feel that I have a good sense of humor

Any tips for runners about to join your group?

We are going to start off slow and take breaks but we will finish strong

Anything else you’d like to share?

I love my little girl andrea and my husband Jeff is so understanding about my running. I have started to trail run more and recently wrote some articles about my experience

What philanthropic activities do you have?

I volunteer for St Louis Zoo, girls on the run and American Cancer Society