• Never run before to first race
• 5k to Marathon distances
• Back-of-the-pack runners
• Return to run
• Hesitant to say yes to a big goal

For years, I didn’t think I was the right type of runner to work with a coach. After struggling toward a goal on my own, I finally started working with one — and with their guidance and feedback, I made it to the start line healthy and finished what I’d been chasing for years.

I became a coach because I wanted to help other runners realize what I couldn’t for so long — that they’re worthy of coaching. Without a coach to identify the gaps in my training and build a plan actually tailored to me, I never would have discovered I was a stronger athlete than I’d ever given myself credit for.

Chasing goals that scared me taught me more about myself than I ever expected. The confidence, the resilience, the way running quietly made everything else better — that’s what I want every runner I work with to experience too.

I coach runners who’ve talked themselves out of believing they belong here. The back-of-the-packers, the beginners, the ones who’ve always felt like they’re just surviving a race. Those are my people, because I was one of them.

I’m here to help you find out what you’re actually capable of, celebrate every goal along the way, and make sure you never feel like you have to earn your place at the start line.

I started coaching in 2024 and have worked with adult runners at all kinds of pivotal moments — returning after time off, leveling up in a distance, and rediscovering joy and fulfillment in running.

Running came into my life in my early 20s as a way to get active — starting from zero and working up to a 5K. From there, one thing led to another and I found myself training for my first half marathon through a cold Wisconsin winter. That training taught me so much about myself and what I was capable of, and those lessons have carried over into every other area of my life.

Outside of running, life looks like weekends with my dog, the latest thriller on the nightstand, and getting outdoors with my husband. Traveling is a big love too — new foods, new places, and always a run to see a new city in the best way possible.

• Rouge Running
• The Galloway Method

As an adult-onset runner and proud back-of-the-pack runner, I’ve raced 5ks, 10ks, half marathons, and duathlons among distances in between. I’m currently training for marathon number five, hoping to run my 100th race later this year.

• UESCA Certified Running Coach
• RRCA Certified Level I Adult Distance Running Coach

• Run From the Cops 10k – 1st Age Group
• Jingle Bell Run 5k – 3rd Age Group

• 5k: 27:05 (12/14/19) Jingle Bell 5k (3rd AG)
• 8k: 46:59 (4/30/22) Crazy Legs 8k
• 10k: 59:04 (11/28/19) Berbee Derby
• 10 Mile: 1:39:34 (4/23/22) Cherry Blossom 10 Miler
• 20k: 2:10:39 (5/1/21) Lake Monona 20k
• Half Marathon: 2:18:09 (8/8/26) Lululemon SeaWheeze
• Marathon: 5:22:31 (10/12/25) Chicago Marathon