I’m doing Pittsburgh as #3 in May! Anyone running thier first this Spring??

Hey y’all! What does everyone’s training schedule look like for this upcoming week? Any runs you’re particularly excited for, or is there one you’re maybe a little nervous about? We’ll be your hype crew to get you through it! 😊 For me, I’m both excited and nervous about my half this Saturday. It’s gonna be challenging and an all-out effort, but I’m excited to let the legs rip after this training block and give it all I’ve got!

Some of you have been on here for a min but I’m behind on my welcome posts :) Welcome @Jill Shalley @Sam Rodriguez @Luane Militello @Caitlin Palmieri Jackson @Audra Hahle @Monique Sayles @Samantha McClintock @Meredith Lewis @Annika Olson !! We’re so happy you’re here!!

Super excited to be here to support those running their first marathon & learn from those who have done it a time or two (or three or four). My name is Katelyn & I’m from just north of Philly (go birds)! I started running about 10 years ago after my family decided to do a weight loss competition for the month of January. I am super competitive, so I went out & bought a treadmill on January 2nd. I started walking, then added incline, and then progressed to running. After the month was over (I won), I never looked back! I am a huge Disney fan, so I knew I wanted to run the Princess Half Marathon the following year. I used the Jeff Galloway run/walk/run training program and successfully completed my first half marathon in February 2017! Then, I decided I wanted to run the Walt Disney World Marathon in 2018 for my first marathon. It was a day I will never forget! Since then, I’ve run 40 runDisney races of all different lengths & completed 3 Dopey Challenges (48.6 miles over 4 days). I also ran the Chicago Marathon in 2024 & the NYC Marathon in 2025! I’m excited to see everyone progress on this journey and honored to be a small part of it! Happy running!

I have had the absolute pleasure of working with Emily for 1:1 coaching for a few months now to tackle some big half marathon goals, and her training block has been VERY untraditional. Shes been battling weather, injury, and a whole lotta treadmill runs, but despite it all she CRUSHED her longest run of training this morning!! Proud of you @Emily Bailey !!