Head Coach Makara
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Makara grew up in Bloomington, MN, and has been running for almost 20 years. She is a Level 1 Certified Running Coach by the Road Runners Club of America and has been coaching for Girls on the Run Minnesota for nearly five years. Her favorite running distance is the half marathon and she's completed two full marathons. She is passionate about helping others achieve their goals and breaking down barriers to health and fitness, and is excited to become a part of team Moms on the Run! Outside of running she enjoys walking her dogs, trying new recipes, and reading.
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Coach Debi
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Debi leads our Saturday endurance runs. She joined Moms on the Run in spring of 2016 and hasn’t looked back. She started running in her early 20s, but fell out of practice during graduate school. She tried many times to get back into a running a routine, but just couldn’t find the motivation to stick with it until joining the program. Moms on the Run provided the friendships and encouragement she needed to keep after it and she has run many 10Ks, 10-milers, and half marathons since. Debi keeps busy as a middle school teacher by day, and in her free time loves reading, traveling, walking her dog, Berta, and hiking in the many beautiful state parks.
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Coach Stacy
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Stacy has been a coach with Moms on the Run for 7 years. She was the kid in school who dreaded running a mile but developed a love for running in college and discovered the running community is made up of all ages, shapes and sizes. She loves running 10 mile and half marathon distances and to date, has run 10 full marathons. She enjoys staying active with her husband and kids and their many pets! She understands how challenging it can be to fit fitness into your life when you work full time and have a family, so she enjoys getting creative and running while her kids bike or doing obstacle courses at the park for some strength training. She loves working with Moms on the Run and truly enjoys helping other women find a way to fit fitness into their busy lives, connect with other women, and have fun in the process.
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Coach Stephanie
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Stephanie will be coaching the majority of our Virtual Class Release and Restore: Yoga for Runners. Yoga has been a part of Stephanie’s life since 2005. Stephanie is passionate about yoga and the health benefits it provides both physically and mentally. Stephanie received her Registered Yoga Teacher 200-hour certification in November 2014 and has been teaching ever since. Stephanie creates a safe space, a welcoming environment and teaches from a place of compassion that allows students to explore powerful healing and growth. Styles of yoga Stephanie teaches are Vinyasa, Hatha, Gentle, Myofascial Release and Kids yoga.
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COACH Deb
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I live in Minneapolis with my husband, 3 kids and our dog. I have always been an athlete; I played 3 sports in high school and continued to play volleyball during college. I started running in college and became passionate about it after my daughter was born. It was the easiest way to get a workout in - something I could do anywhere. Training for races helped me reclaim some of my athlete mentality that had slipped away a bit after becoming a mother. I ran many 5K, 10K, and half marathon races, yet I still didn't consider myself a "runner". After having my 2 boys, I found a program that fueled my passion for being active once again and also helped me finally realize that I could be both an athlete and a mother, however I was still lacking a sense of community and connection with other women who were also focused on their wellness; something I began to realize that I wanted in addition to being active and focusing on my own health. From that moment, I knew that eventually I wanted to transition out of education (a field which I love and still feel very passionate about!) and into something that not only focused on health and wellness, but also on empowering and connecting women. I truly felt like a gift had been dropped into my lap when the opportunity to coach for Moms on the Run presented itself. I have come to learn that if you run, YOU ARE A RUNNER!
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