Jamie ran the 2023 Boston Marathon in 3:21:52. Her Boston qualifier and personal best is 3:18:25 from the 2021 Indianapolis Monumental Marathon. Her personal bests include 18:50 for 5K, 37:42 for 10K, and 1:27:31 for the half marathon.

Jamie teaches 3rd grade for Oakwood City School District. This year's class learned about the Boston Marathon and cheered her on through the race app. She also talks about her athletic background, including competing as an NCAA DI diver at the University of Toledo.

Jamie's marathon training includes running, weightlifting, and yoga. She talks about how she got into road racing, and what motivates her to continue improving her race results.

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Andy Schweitzer

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Will set his marathon personal best of 2:21:23 at the 2022 Bayshore Marathon. A month before that, he ran 2:28:11 at the Flying Pig Marathon. In 2021, Will won the Nashville Rock 'n' Roll Marathon in 2:26:45.

Will is from South Haven, Michigan and ran cross-country and track in high school. He attended the University of Kentucky and trained on his own in college. He now runs for Cincinnatus Elite.

Will increased his mileage during the pandemic (100-120 mpw) which has paid off for him this year; he plans to chase the OTQ for the 2024 Trials at CIM.

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Spencer ran for North Royalton High School and Baldwin Wallace University. He graduated in 2019 with a personal best of 32:01 for 10,000m. After college, Spencer improved his PR to 31:55 and then ran 2:31:21 in his marathon debut (Columbus, 2019).

Spencer is passionate about media and broadcasting; he is working to establish himself in both running and his career. In 2022, Spencer has run 50:33 for 15K and recently finished 2nd at the London, Ohio half marathon in 1:10:59.

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Becki Spellman grew up in Northeast Ohio and ran the 800m/mile at the University of Akron. After college, she moved up in distance - her personal bests include a 1:14 half and 2:40 marathon.

Becki qualified for four Olympic Trials ('08, '12, '16, '20). She is a competitor at heart and won her hometown race, the Akron Marathon, in 2011 and 2016.

Becki coached at Wright State University and now runs Spellman Coaching, where she is able to share her knowledge and experience with others.

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• Coaching: spellmancoaching.com

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In Sakiko's first three marathons she ran an OTQ, ran in the Olympic Trials, and won the Columbus Marathon (2:41:12). She grew up in Dublin, Ohio and attended Dublin City Schools. She started running in middle school, and focused on the 4x800m and 3,200m in high school. Sakiko was a walk-on at Ohio State where she ran the second-fastest 10,000m in school history (34:27). She has a Masters in Allied Medicine and works as a Registered Dietitian for Nationwide Children's Hospital. Sakiko is coached by 2:14 marathoner Jim Jurcevich and runs for the Columbus Running Company.

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• Instagram @sakiko_minagawa

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Jesse Davis - Indianapolis, Indiana

Jesse is a 2:17 marathoner, 65-minute half marathoner, and 2-time US Olympic Marathon Trials qualifier (2012, 2016). He is also a 2-time member of Team USA (World 50K and World 100K) and US National Champion (100K). Jesse is training for the 2021 Indianapolis Monumental Half and plans to race in the USATF Club Cross-Country Championships this December.

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• Instagram @marathon_and_beyond
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William Schrantz - Gaylord, Michigan

Will grew up in Cincinnati and now lives and trains in Michigan. He is a member of Cincinnatus Elite and ran for the club team at Iowa State. Will improved his marathon time from 2:48:28 at Boston in 2018 to 2:31:56 at CIM in 2019. He recently ran a PR of 1:10:21 in the London OH half marathon. Will is racing the Chicago Marathon this fall and plans to continue chasing the Olympic Trials standard.

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• Instagram @willruns96
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Nickie Luse - Dayton, Ohio

Nickie is a professional triathlete and former NCAA DI soccer player. Nickie began training for her first Ironman while working full-time as a nurse. Along the way she developed a team to support her journey as an athlete, and now works as a manager and buyer at Up and Running. Nickie has a special story about overcoming adversity, and is one of the toughest competitors in our community!

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• Instagram @nickieluse
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• Deborah Castellanos

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