I am a masters middle distance runner. I focus primarily on the 800/mile. I'm also mom, taking care of my amazing family which consists of a little house filled with love from my husband, 2 daughters & miniature dachshund (and all the crazy that goes with it too). 

I've always been a runner. I'd be the kid who was always asking everyone to race. I retired from elite competition in 1998, married my best friend & we started a little family. I worked full-time in financial services for 10 years but after our second daughter was born I decided to stay home. Not long after, I started my first handmade company selling on Etsy. I ran this business from home for 8 years but I closed my company in September 2016. I started private coaching. I was the assistant coach at Greenwich High School Boys, assistant distance coach at Fordham University coaching both men and women, and then more recently coached at Darien High School girls.

Runner

I started running at the age of 12 and joined our middle school cross country team with only three meets left in the season. I came in third in the league meet. I went on to set a number of high school records for cross-country, indoor & outdoor track and finished out high school with All-New England status. 

I was a walk-on at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst Track & Cross-Country Teams under head coach Julie LaFreniere. Our team won many A-10 championships, set a university record in the 4x800 and I was Conference Champion in several events. It was a great foundation for the next step in my running career. 

After college, I ran for an Olympic Development team under head coach Bob Sevene. Our DMR team came in 2nd at the USATF Indoor Nationals and I ran my PRs of 2:08 in 800 meters and 4:19 in the 1500 meters. It was the pinnacle of my running career. 

I took a break from elite racing for many years after this success in order to focus on my personal life and start a family. Running has always been a part of who I am and even when I wasn't focused on racing, I still enjoyed going out for a daily run for physical & mental well being or a friendly chase corporate challenge.

In the spring of 2013, I returned to a regular training routine in order to claim my body back after a rough physical road.

Currently I train with an elite group of runners under head coach Devon Martin and the Central Park Track Club. Since becoming a Masters runner, I've run a 4:54 mile and 4:37 for 1500 meters and 2:17 800 meters. I enjoy seeing how close I can get my times to my previous elite marks. Even if I come up short, it is a worthy goal. 

My Family

My husband and I have been best friends since high school and our favorite past-time is going to country music concerts. We have two daughters. They are both very active & enjoy a number of activities.

We have one miniature dachshund in our family but will always remember the chaos of having 3 little doxies running around.