I specialize in helping you get out the door with your sneakers on! Your first mile without walking, your first 5k, first sub-30 5k… 10k… Half Marathon!!

I want to get you hooked by using specific, unique, and personal training plans just for you, so you feel in control!

Let’s find your running path (or road), whether that’s simply a healthier lifestyle, a half marathon PR or ANYTHING in between!

As a certified NASM Certified Personal Trainer I’ll also integrate proper body mechanics, injury prevention and general nutrition and fueling advice right into your training, so your body stays healthy and thriving!

Running should add to your life, not consume it.

My goal is to help runners genuinely enjoy the training process while reaching their goals and turning a hobby into a lifestyle. I know firsthand that training for anything is hard, and running is no exception! It’s mentally demanding and physically demanding but the REWARD… the reward is unmatched. I truly believe that.

I want my athletes to feel supported, understood and like they aren’t just part of the crowd.

I have coached little bitty kids all the way to senior adults to ride horses and I truly love to teach. I LOVE helping others reach their goals! While I am newer specifically to being a running coach, I bring years of experience working with athletes, along with being a lifelong athlete myself. I understand the patience, discipline and encouragement it takes to help someone want to learn, grow and succeed- I am so excited to bring that same energy into my running coaching!

Hi! My name is Mackenzie. My husband and I live in Ocala, Florida with our dogs, cats, chickens and horses. Although I am a Vermont native and him a Colorado native, we landed somewhere in the middle… and somewhere much hotter! Cue running at 5am or 9pm and nowhere in between

A little about me: I have been riding horses for 25 years, 10 of those years professionally in the Hunter/Jumper industry. I still compete my horse, Bagel, but just for fun these days instead of for a career! I have found running to help SO much with riding as well.

My mom was a runner when I was growing up but I didn’t find myself in the running world until the last couple years. I started running initially to lose weight, did my first 5k and was instantly hooked! I found something I enjoyed with my whole heart and just ran with it… no pun intended! I love the community built around running. The support, whether at your local 5k or on social media is unmatched. Anyone can be a runner. There is no specific mold… no specific demographic or financial class needed… it’s a wonderfully unique sport. I have 100% built myself up from barely being able to run for 1 minute and I know what it’s like to want something that feels unreachable. I genuinely know how hard it is after a long day at work, or a long day of life itself… to put on running shoes and get out there when you’d rather watch Netflix or scroll FB. But trust me when I tell you, you CAN and WILL get to the point where that planned run is what you look forward to. It won’t be a chore anymore, but a chance to unwind and focus on yourself and reset!! Running has become my escape, and I want others to find that as well.

My biggest influences are the coaches I had growing up that taught me with hard work comes reward and “perfect practice makes perfect”. Don’t do it just to do it, do it because it means something.

• 2025 Daytona Racing Weekend 15K- course went around the Daytona International Speedway… an amazing experience
• 01/01/2026- US Road Running half marathon- my first Sub 2:00! Crossed the finish line @ 1:56:47! What a way to start the year.

• NASM Certified Personal Trainer
• CPR/AED certified

• 5K- 23:24 Luck of the Irish 5K 2026
• 10k- 51:02 Best Damn Race Orlando 2026- SO close to that sub-50!!
• Half- 1:56:47 US Road Running New Years Day Half