Meet the Team
Meet Rose City Track Club – a group of talented runners who value the spirit of competition, camaraderie, hard work, and, most importantly, a shared love for the sport. Scroll for our team roster.
Teammates Karl and Adam crunched some numbers and put together a top 10 all-time list for the club; check it out below.
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Abby Dalke
Hometown: Portland, OR
Occupation: Salmon Conservation
Bucket-list running goals, races, or destinations: To run happy and healthy! Bucket list race would have to be Western States
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Adam Edgerton (RCTC Board member)
Hometown: Fairbanks, AK
Occupation: Tech Program Management
Bucket-list running goals, races, or destinations: Set new PRs at all distances from the mile to the marathon!
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Amy Monaghan
Hometown: Tabernacle, NJ
Occupation: Physical Therapist
Bucket-list running goals, races, or destinations: Challenge myself to see how fast I can get! (And maybe BQ)
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Andrew Wilson
Hometown: Arlington, VA
Occupation: Urban Planner
Bucket-list running goals, races, or destinations: Sub-15 minute 5k, run my first half and full marathon
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Arjun Viray
Hometown: Los Angeles, CA
Occupation: Communications Coordinator
Bucket-list running goals, races, or destinations: NYC Marathon would be SICK!
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Art Avitia
Hometown: Los Angeles, CA
Occupation: Corporate Banker
Bucket-list running goals, races, or destinations: World Marathon Majors, sub 2:40 marathon
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Ashley Althaus
Hometown: Portland, OR
Occupation: physical therapist
Bucket-list running goals, races, or destinations: sub-2:45 marathon and complete all the world majors (one more to go after Tokyo 2024!)
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Ben Hodgdon
Hometown: Tillamook, Oregon
Occupation: Apparel Product Development at Nike
Bucket-list running goals, races, or destinations: To complete all 6 (soon to be 7?) World Major Marathons!
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Bradley Parks
Hometown: Cincinnati, Ohio
Occupation: Journalist
Bucket-list running goals, races, or destinations: Run for life! Faster and farther until I can't anymore. -
Brandt Bergeron
Hometown: Portland OR
Occupation: Finance at Nike
Bucket-list running goals, races, or destinations: In no particular order: sub-2:40 marathon, Mount Marathon, park 5k in London, road race in Denmark
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Brooks Barth
Hometown: Simsbury, CT
Occupation: Data & Analytics Consulting
Bucket-list running goals, races, or destinations: Re-qualify for Boston Marathon to restart the streak. Also own all house PRs against Lauren Ross.
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Bryce Doehne
Hometown: Kalama, WA
Occupation: Clinical Psychologist
Bucket-list running goals, races, or destinations: My penultimate goal is to run a qualifying time to then race one of the majors in the next few years. I’d also like to run the Peachtree race, the Honolulu Marathon, and the Vienna City Marathon.
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Cameron Peshon
Hometown: Rochester, MN
Occupation: Residential Assistant Administrator
Bucket-list running goals, races, or destinations: Run Boston Marathon, Grandma's Marathon and eventually CIM
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Carlie Penning
Hometown: Grand Rapids, MI
Occupation: Designer
Bucket-list running goals, races, or destinations: Push my limits in road races (sub 18:00 5k, sub 1:25 half), and run the Ultra Paine 50k in Patagonia!
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Cate Maxson
Hometown: Indianapolis, IN
Occupation: Physical Therapist (Pediatrics)
Bucket-list running goals, races, or destinations: I'd love to run the Timberline Trail, Backcountry Rise, and keep trying out new trail runs in beautiful places
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Chris Smith
Hometown: Portland, OR
Occupation: Teacher/Coach
Bucket-list running goals, races, or destinations: Boston Marathon and Western States Endurance Run
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David Clark
Hometown: Emmett, ID
Occupation: Scientist
Bucket-list running goals, races, or destinations: Tokyo, London, NYC marathons. Explore my potential on the track, trail, and road.
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David Jacobson
Hometown: Portland, OR
Occupation: Geologist
Bucket-list running goals, races, or destinations: Qualify for Berlin, and magically get into London via the lottery
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Elizabeth Earle
Description Hometown: Concord, MA
Occupation: Venture Capital Investor
Bucket-list running goals, races, or destinations: Near-term — currently chasing a sub-3 hour marathon; medium — 100-mile race, somewhere beautiful; long-term — join the Boston Marathon Quarter Century Club, only 21 more years to go!
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Emily Gokita
Hometown: Pembroke, MA
Occupation: Content Strategist
Bucket-list running goals, races, or destinations: Get a BQ, run Wildwood end-to-end, and (if all that goes well) all the world majors.
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Emily Palmer
Hometown: Olympia, WA
Occupation: Environmental Engineer
Bucket-list running goals, races, or destinations: The rest of the marathon majors (Berlin/Tokyo/London), a sub 1:32 half/20 min 5k, and running the Wonderland Trail over 3 days!
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Emma Huston
Hometown: Des Moines, IA
Occupation: Biologist
Bucket-list running goals, races, or destinations: PR in the half and full marathon and qualify for my third Olympic Marathon Trials when the time comes.
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Emma Notario
Hometown: Hemel Hempstead, Herts, UK
Occupation: Executive Assistant
Bucket-list running goals, races, or destinations: Running the London and New York marathons.
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Emma Wolcott
Hometown: Leesburg, VA
Occupation: PhD candidate at OHSU
Bucket-list running goals, races, or destinations: Boston marathon, ultramarathon, race in another country
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Fiona Moriarty
DescriptioHometown: Weymouth, MA
Occupation: Triathlete/ Content Designer
Bucket-list running goals, races, or destinations: Immediate goals are hit low 80s for a half in a 70.3 and break 3 hours in the IM marathon
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Gabby Lilly
Hometown: Alameda, CA
Occupation: Surgeon
Bucket-list running goals, races, or destinations: My goal is to run all 6 world major marathons in my lifetime.
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Grace Cho
Hometown: Anchorage, AK
Occupation: Urban Planner
Bucket-list running goals, races, or destinations: Running the six world marathon majors! Two down (Chicago, Boston) and trying to qualify for another (New York). And fingers crossed on getting in to London, Berlin, and Tokyo. I'd also like to run a marathon in Korea and then go visit the towns where my parents grew up. I like to use races as a way of seeing the world and vacationing.
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Jack Tiggleman
Hometown: Grand Rapids, MI
Occupation: Software Engineer
Bucket-list running goals, races, or destinations: All 6 world majors, and win Phish's Runaway Jim 5K
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Jake Lewis
Hometown: Portland, OR
Occupation: Small Business owner at Van Dyke Seed Co.
Bucket-list running goals, races, or destinations: Race the world majors and a marathon in all 50 states
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James Healey
Hometown: Bellingham, WA
Occupation: Digital Product Exec @ Nike
Bucket-list running goals, races, or destinations: Break 3hrs in marathon, finish all marathon majors, run Marathon Medoc, and break 35:00 in the 10k.
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Jesse Otto
Hometown: Portland/Eugene, OR
Occupation: Shoe Salesperson/ Military Patient Records Admin
Bucket-list running goals, races, or destinations: Tokyo & London Marathons, Sub 2:30 by 40, run the most popular/hardest trails of Glencoe National Nature Reserve and Cairngorms National Park in Scottland
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Jon Owen
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Jonathon Tran
Hometown: Portland, OR
Occupation: Mechanical Engineer
Bucket-list running goals, races, or destinations: To qualify/run the Boston, New York, Berlin, and Tokyo Marathons. Also to complete a full Ironman, 100k, and a 100 miler.
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Jordan Daugherty
Hometown: Olmsted Falls, OH
Occupation: Emergency Medicine Physician Assistant
Bucket-list running goals, races, or destinations: Be healthy, complete the world majors (2 down 4 to go), try another trail race!
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Jordan Steelman
Hometown: Hanover, PA
Occupation: Consultant
Bucket-list running goals, races, or destinations: Boston, Chicago, London, and Paris marathons; the full Loowit Trail loop
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José Mendoza
Hometown: Monterrey, Mexico
Occupation: Food packaging, self-proclaimed lifestyle influencer
Bucket list running goals, races, or destinations: Qualify for the Boston Marathon and finish an ultra!
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Juliana DePietro
Hometown: Davis, CA
Occupation: Public Health and Harm Reduction Professional
Bucket-list running goals, races, or destinations: Running a marathon in every US state (5 down, 45 to go).
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Julie Scherr
Hometown: Baltimore, MD
Occupation: E-Commerce/Revenue Operations
Bucket-list running goals, races, or destinations: Sub 3:30 Marathon (goal), Great Wall Marathon in China (bucket-list)
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Kaila Gibson
Hometown: Santa Cruz, CA
Occupation: MPH:HA candidate at PSU
Bucket-list running goals, races, or destinations: I would love to do some racing in Europe, get a PR in the 5k and do some longer distances like the half marathon.
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Karl Dickman (RCTC Secretary)
Hometown: Bend, OR
Occupation: Software Developer
Bucket-list running goals, races, or destinations: Bloomsday, Fifth Avenue Mile!
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Kaylee Wessel
Hometown: Saint Charles, IL
Occupation: Sourcing Manager, Nike
Bucket-list running goals, races, or destinations: OTQ & run all the world majors
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Kendall Bergeron
Hometown: Portland, OR
Occupation: Finance
Bucket-list running goals, races, or destinations: Running more miles healthy with friends! And a 20 min 5k
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Kevin Chin Shue
Hometown: Miami, FL
Occupation: Head of Marketplace Operations - Nike Strength
Bucket-list running goals, races, or destinations: Run sub 2:32 in the marathon, and sub 4:10 in the mile. Run a marathon in every continent either spread out over the years, or the 7 day 7 continent marathon race, and run the 5th ave mile. Lastly finish all of the majors.
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Kevin Ward
Hometown: Philly, PA
Occupation: Stay@Home Dad
Bucket-list running goals, races, or destinations: Boston '24, Copenhagen Half, Skye Trail Scotland, Iten Kenya
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Krista Weaver (RCTC Treasurer)
Hometown: Wausau, WI
Occupation: Pediatric pharmacist
Bucket-list running goals, races, or destinations: OTQ! Then tackling the Majors
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Kyla Becker
Hometown: Portland, OR
Occupation: Preschool Teacher
Bucket-list running goals, races, or destinations: Enjoy training + competing and meet new people
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Laura Tokarski
Hometown: Portland, OR
Occupation: Non-profit Executive Director
Bucket-list running goals, races, or destinations: Run a 50K and qualify for and run the NYC and/or Boston marathons.
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Lauren Ross
Hometown: Wilbraham, MA
Occupation: Registered Dietitian
Bucket-list running goals, races, or destinations: OTQ marathon, baby! Missed it by 23 seconds in 2020 and the 2024 time is 8 min faster. Getting there!
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Leah Koshiyama
Hometown: Seattle, WA
Occupation: Director of Responsible AI and Tech. @ Salesforce
Bucket-list running goals, races, or destinations: Complete all six Marathon Majors!
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Lyndsey Abt
Hometown: Oakland, California
Occupation: Commercial Enablement
Bucket-list running goals, races, or destinations: To have fun, trust the process, and get more comfortable taking risks and building my confidence during races! My goals also include: sub-4:50 mile, sub 2:20 800, and to become open to running a marathon for the first time.
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Meagan Wakefield
Hometown: Gilbert, AZ
Occupation: Oncology Pharmacist
Bucket-list running goals, races, or destinations: Run far and fast forever! More specifically: A sub 20 5k and 3 hour marathon.
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Michael McGehee
Hometown: Denton, TX
Occupation: Project Manager
Bucket-list running goals, races, or destinations: Anywhere a tailwind takes me
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Molly Christison (RCTC Events Lead)
Hometown: Woodland, CA
Occupation: Software Quality Analyst
Bucket-list running goals, races, or destinations: So many! I love traveling for races, and I'm slowly chipping away at my bucket list.
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Morgen Pack
Hometown: Gualala, CA
Occupation: Professional Employer Organization Compliance Lead
Bucket-list running goals, races, or destinations: 50k trail race, continue to run injury free, continue to refine my why, trail race in another country.
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Natalie Menard
Hometown: Glide, OR
Occupation: Project Manager
Bucket-list running goals, races, or destinations: Training for my first full Portland Marathon! Would love to BQ one day! More importantly, I want to keep running for life.
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Nicole Kiley (RCTC Marketing Lead)
Hometown: Portland, OR
Occupation: Public relations
Bucket-list running goals, races, or destinations: Explore my limits while meeting friends and exploring new places along the way!
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Ozo Rojas
Hometown: Whittier, CA
Occupation: Data Analyst
Bucket-list running goals, races, or destinations: Set new PR's in the Oregon classics; Hood to Coast, Shamrock, Portland Marathon and enjoy racing!
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Pat Liu
Hometown: Madison, WI
Occupation: Addiction Medicine Physician
Bucket-list running goals, races, or destinations: I would love to do a world marathon major, wildwood end to end and the wonderland trail! On the short list is a half marathon PR.
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Patrick Hazelton
Hometown: Allentown, PA
Occupation: Global Public Health Advisor
Bucket-list running goals, races, or destinations: Philadelphia Marathon, run a BQ, and keep running and competing for years to come!
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Rachel Wysocki (RCTC Board member)
Hometown: Saratoga Springs, NY
Occupation: Chiropractor
Bucket-list running goals, races, or destinations: Nothing comes to mind. Just enjoying where I am as I go.
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Rahul Marathe
Hometown: Pune, India
Occupation: Software Engineer
Bucket-list running goals, races, or destinations: Boston Qualify, 5-minute mile
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Rebecca Southerland
Hometown: Palo Alto, CA
Occupation: Advertising
Bucket-list running goals, races, or destinations: Run London someday and in general keep having fun while introducing my toddler into the sport!
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Robin Selva
Hometown: Columbia, MO
Occupation: Biomechanics Researcher - Nike Sport Research Lab
Bucket-list running goals, races, or destinations: I want to run my first marathon by the end of 2023! I’d also love to run the Leadville 100 one day.
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Rozalyna Barrera
Hometown: Denver, CO
Occupation: Store Manager of Road Runner Sports
Bucket-list running goals, races, or destinations: To run New York, Boston and Chicago. To run a 50 miler and maybe 100 miler one day
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Ryan Misjan
Hometown: Gary, NC
Occupation: Engineer
Bucket-list running goals, races, or destinations: Run as fast as I can in all six World Marathon Majors and have as much fun training as possible.
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Ryan Yambra (RCTC President)
Hometown: Portland, OR
Occupation: Media Relations for Multnomah County
Bucket-list running goals, races, or destinations: I want to continuously explore the limits of my potential. I don’t know where that is. For me the journey is never over. I dream of running forever.
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Sam Bruns
Hometown: Portland, OR
Occupation: NetSuite Manager
Bucket-list running goals, races, or destinations: Getting as fast as I can at the 5k and the mile and then moving on to explore longer road racing!
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Sam Nishi
Hometown: Waitsfield, VT
Occupation: Nursing Student
Bucket-list running goals, races, or destinations: Run the Timberline, Loowit, and Wonderland trails! And to run happy and healthy as long as my body lets me!
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Samantha Bowen
Hometown: Tigard, OR
Occupation: Medical Scribe
Bucket-list running goals, races, or destinations: This year I want to PR in the 800m, 1500m and cross country 5k. In the future I want to complete one of the trail races in Faial, Azores (where my family is from).
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Samantha Rober
Hometown: Bedford, MA
Occupation: Marketing at On
Bucket-list running goals, races, or destinations: Run a half under 1:30 and a 5k under 20:00, nothing else specific. Be motivated by all these wonderful team members.
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Sara Bea Myre
Hometown: West Linn, Oregon
Occupation: Supply Chain Specialist
Bucket-list running goals, races, or destinations: I love exploring the wilderness through beautiful races. Some that have captured my imagination: High Lonesome, Crazy Mountain, Minotaur, Fatdog and (of course) Hardrock.
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Sarah Ting (RCTC Gear Lead)
Hometown: Palo Alto, CA
Occupation: Graphics Manager for Pottery Barn Corporate
Bucket-list running goals, races, or destinations: Working on my half PR. 1:30 would be great but also running pain free sounds like a great goal right now!
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Sediqa Nedam
Hometown: Livonia, MI
Occupation: Project Manager
Bucket-list running goals, races, or destinations: Qualify for the Boston Marathon, complete a full Ironman race in Hawaii, successfully complete the big 5 (I want that cool medal! and no injuries!), and continue to love running.
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Steve Tokarski
Hometown: Billings, MT
Occupation: High School Teacher
Bucket-list running goals, race, or destinations: Would like to qualify for (and run) the New York Marathon, get a 50-miler under my belt, and run a sub-1:20 half marathon in the next couple of years.
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Steven Hallstone
Hometown: Portland, OR
Occupation: Category Manager @ Tillamook Creamery
Bucket-list running goals, races, or destinations: Short term: Qualify for Boston, run CIM, and break my 1 mile record from when I was 14 years old (5:00)! Long term: race in every continent and complete an ultra.
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Supreeth Mannava
Hometown: Edmond, OK
Occupation: Software Sales
Bucket-list running goals, races, or destinations: I just want to continue enjoying my running, run in a lot of cool places, and not put any limits on myself.
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Thomas Fuchs
Hometown: Spokane, WA
Occupation: Custom woodworker & furniture maker
Bucket-list running goals, races, or destinations: I’d like to break a 3 hour marathon, and run as many overnight relays as I can.
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Tobias Probst
Hometown: Tampa, FL
Occupation: Regional Operation Manager
Bucket-list running goals, races, or destinations: Western States 100, Boston Marathon (qualified in Berlin ‘22), run the Wonderland Trail.
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Todd Moore
Hometown: Eugene, OR
Occupation: Digital Marketing & Content Producer
Bucket-list running goals, races, or destinations: I’d love to run all the marathon majors – or at least all the American races.
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Tyler Benson
Hometown: Newbury Park, CA
Occupation: Accountant
Bucket-list running goals, races, or destinations: My main goals are a little conflicting, but I want to complete a half Ironman, qualify for Boston, and get back to a sub 5 mile!
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Valerie Weilert
Hometown: Santa Cruz, CA
Occupation: SR Footwear Designer at HOKA
Bucket-list running goals, races, or destinations: Race on the track as long as I can! Run a marathon or two - Boston & perhaps Valencia??
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Will Baker-Robinson
Hometown: Fairfax, CA
Occupation: Biostatistician
Bucket-list running goals, races, or destinations: Stay healthy and work toward running sub 2:25 for the marathon.
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Xander Viray
Hometown: Los Angeles, CA
Occupation: Research Associate/ Lab Manager
Bucket-list running goals, races, or destinations: Would love to use running as a way to explore new places, make friends, and ground myself. Bucket list running goal would be my hometown Angeles Crest 100 Mile Endurance Run.