Meet RUNColumbus team member Sara Ryan. Sara and her husband Ryan are participating in the RUNColumbus Race Series. In January 2021, Sara was diagnosed with Epilepsy. Sara says: “This diagnosis destroyed me. After going through massive ups and downs mixed with horrible anxiety and serious depression, I decided to push myself into a change. I
Meet RUNColumbus team member Alicia Wise. Alicia’s ‘significant other’ is David Watters who has two daughters at Ohio State. They have a Pit/Boxer mix named Castle. Alicia has two running goals. The first is to run a sub-2:09:00 in the Capital City Half Marathon and to finish a full marathon. Why/when did you start running? I
Meet RUNColumbus team member Joy Stickel. Joy is married to Tony who is a runner too and they have three daughters—identical twins Sophia and Sydney (age 11) and Charlotte (age 8). Joy says the family “lives to serve our three cats.” Why/when did you start running? My dad was a runner and I tagged along
Meet RUNColumbus team member Juli Dennis. Juli lost her husband Danny to covid. Juli is a member of She Runs This Town/Moms Run This Town. Juli is from Michigan but notes she is a Spartan (not Wolverine). Why/when did you start running? A friend asked me to cheer her on during the Disney race and
Meet RUNColumbus team member Katie Shoemaker. Katie is an active member of CrossFit Polaris and the CrossFit community. She has a rescue labrador retriever/beagle mix dog named Emmy. Why/when did you start running? While I have run a few races including half marathons, I don’t really think of myself as a runner. I’ve been doing
Meet RUNColumbus team member Heather Welsh. Heather lives in Grove City with her husband Chris and their cat Thorgrim. Why/when did you start running? I started running after signing up for the Cap City Quarter Marathon in 2018. The head coach at the Orangetheory Fitness I belong to got a group together and I’ve been
Meet RUNColumbus team member Abbey Le Roy. Abbey and her husband David have a son, Deni. Abbey has been dealing with repeated ankle sprains over the past several months but is excited to build back her mileage and endurance again under the guidance of a physical therapist. Abbey notes that “participating in the RUNColumbus Race
Meet RUNColumbus team member Tami White. Tami and her husband Matt are empty nesters. They have three adult children (Ceta, Alan, and Ryan) and three granddaughters (Aubree-4; Fujika -8 and Minoka-4), Matt and Tami also have three furbabies—Marley and Daisy are dogs and Ozzy is a cat. Why/when did you start running? When I was
Meet RUNColumbus team member Ashly Galownia. Ashly has been married to Chris for 21 years. They have two kids—daughter Alyssa 18 and son Connor 12. This family loves animals and has 4 cats, 3 dogs, and 3 horses. Why/when did you start running? I started running three years ago when I decided I needed to
Meet RUNColumbus team member Ladd Clifford. Ladd has two children, Kyle (28) and Cassie (26). Kyle ran in high school and his 5K is 10 seconds faster than Ladd’s (which he still likes to remind his dad.) Why/when did you start running? I started running when I was 39 (15 years ago) when someone told
