Hi, I’m Rebecca! I was born and raised in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and I now live in Charleston, South Carolina. I started running in November 2024 and ran my very first marathon in my hometown of Pittsburgh in May of last year. It was emotional, humbling, and completely changed how I see myself. I’m heading back to Pittsburgh this May for what will be my third marathon! Earlier this year, I completed the Dopey Challenge at Disney, which is 48.6 miles over four days, all run for charity. It was hard, messy, and incredibly meaningful. My training includes running, biking, strength training, and daily movement. I care deeply about supporting running moms, runners who are fundraising for causes close to their hearts, and runners navigating chronic health challenges. I’m so thankful to be part of this community that Taylor created, and I’m really excited to walk alongside you through your first marathon journey!

Hi my name is Audra and I’m beyond excited to be a part of this group. I have been running off and on since my 30s and I am currently 52. I have done 4 half marathons and quite a few 10k&5ks. I have dreamed of doing a full marathon for many years and have finally committed to training and signed up for my very first to run in December. I am so happy to have found this group and Taylor’s podcast. Listening to all these amazing stories on my runs brings me such excitement and motivation to run my first at the end of this year. Love these podcasts Taylor and keep them coming 😁👏🏼

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!

Hi marathoners to be! My name is Kacy and I live in Savannah, GA. I started running in March 2020 after being furloughed and transitioning to a stay-at-home mom of three young boys (ages 5 mos-5 yrs). During the early COVID-19 uncertainty, I accepted a last-minute invitation to train for a virtual 5K, mainly to have something to do other than mom life and get a break from the kids. After successfully completing the 5K using a run/walk plan, I quickly moved on to a virtual 10K and I was officially hooked. I ran my first full marathon (and also first in person race) at Walt Disney World in 2022, then set an ambitious goal with my husband to run a half marathon or further in all 50 states (10 down so far). I continue to use run/walk for everything over an hour. I've completed three full marathons and several half marathons. I am currently taking a break from marathoning after my most recent one in December 2025 (my way to celebrate turning 40) to focus on the half, as well as my first sprint duathlon in April. I'm so excited for all of you to embark on this life changing journey and would love to help in any way I can!

Hey everyone! I'm Heather, from Cochrane Alberta Canada 🇨🇦 I'm a lifelong runner, starting with runs with my Mom then leading to sprinting & track, when I was a teenager I stopped running for 4 years as I was diagnosed with endometriosis and didn't start running again until that felt managed. By my 20th birthday I was running again and with a new best friend, my dog. In this time I survived a violent DV situation. Not realizing that our daily 10k runs would lead me to understand I'm an endurance runner. I started to run half marathons (I now run marathons) in his honor while I was facing my own serious health battles. I know what it's like to show up during different phases of life, in a different body, with fear while managing a business. I also know what's on the other side of showing up - finding yourself! I'm 37 currently going on 38 so I've almost earned my master runner title! Happy to help in any way that I can, if anything I've learned along the way is going to help anyone - I feel that's why I learned it. Thanks for having me!