Hi everyone! Nice to meet you :) So excited to be running my first marathon this year. I have always wanted to “be a runner”. Out of college, 10+ years ago, I jog/ran a half marathon and enjoyed it. However, for years I had some health struggles which held me back - mostly mentally but also physically. I’ve gotten my health on track the past 2 years and have wanted to take running seriously. Now I’m grateful I’m healthy enough that I can. I am so lucky to have a charity bib to run the NYC marathon this year! My first stop on that journey is The Flying Pig half in Cincinnati this May. As a born and raised Cincinnatian I’ve always loved watching my friends and family participate and I’ve done the 5K and 10K in the past. So excited for the journey but also nervous for the challenge. Thanks for the community and support!

Hey yall - thanks so much for the engagement so far!! I’m so excited to welcome our first timers who are on the early access waitlist this week 🥰 I’m going to highlight a few of you on stories this week as “mentors” for the group to draw in a few more folks that may be intimidated to join, be on the look out for those posts (I’ll make sure to tag you!) 5 short days until the course launches! Grateful you’re here 🥳 -Taylor 🧡

Hello! Привіт! So excited to be here sharing the joy of marathoning! My running journey didn’t start until I was 26 and joined the Peace Corps. I moved to Ukraine and decided to give running a try so I would have something to do that would get me moving my body and exploring my new home in a period that could have otherwise been very isolating. I was your classic beginner runner who kept saying “I’ll never do X” and then gradually did them all! “I’ll never run a race”, then did a 5k months later. “I’ll never run a half marathon” and then did my first half in Kyiv in 2019. “Ok but I’ll NEVER run a full marathon” and then in 2022 I decided “why not” and I signed up for the Richmond Marathon! I ran my first marathon when I was 31 and now I’ve run 4. I love that running is something that you can discover at ANY point in your life and it can be there in whatever way you need it to. My first marathon I trained with a team and ran with a time goal. My last race was NYC in 2024 and I ran it with no time goal and the intention to just have a blast. I’ve run world majors and tiny rural races and every time I just fall in love with the experience of being a runner. Running looks a little different for me these days because I just had my first baby back in September and I’m still recovering from pregnancy/childbirth but I can’t wait to get back out there, and in the meantime continue sharing my love of the sport with others!! I also can’t wait for the snow in Providence to melt so I can at least start walking again 😳