OUR TEAM
Mike Cosentino
Chief Running Officer
My Perfect Run: A long, tasty, single track trail deep inside the Chattahoochee National Forest with a couple of friends, my ultra-dogs, a big bag of peanuts, and a very cold microbrew waiting at the finish.
Originally From: Elkhart, IN
Best Advice: Sign up early for a goal race. It will save money on registration, make sure the race doesn’t sell out before I’m signed up, and it will keep me motivated and committed to train for the race.
What Keeps Me Going: My wife & kids.
Steve DeMoss
Chief Running Officer/General Manager Marietta
My Perfect Run: Big mountains, rugged terrain, early morning start, go all day, cold beer at the end.
Originally From: St. Louis, MO
Best Advice: Follow your passion.
What Keeps Me Going: Running is the fuel that stokes the engine (or maybe it's Cool Mint Chocolate Clif Bars?).
Greg McCollough
General Manager Suwanee
My Perfect Run: The perfect run for me is an early morning or late afternoon at Stone Mountain. Love the backside of the mountain where there are normally few people and even fewer cars to distract you from the run.
Originally From: Born in Centerville, VA - Raised in Louisville, KY - Lived last 38 years in and around Atlanta, GA
Best Advice: Stay within yourself - most people will defeat themselves before the race even begins.
What Keeps Me Going: Mental health, my competitive days are way behind me, but this is my time for myself to prepare or wrap up my day!
Matt Morlen
Area General Manager Alpharetta
My Perfect Run: Early spring morning running the trails at Sope Creek.
Originally From: Marietta, GA
Best Advice: Live in the present and don’t sweat the small stuff
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What Keeps Me Going: Coffee.
Jason Toney
Area General Manager Brookhaven / Midtown
My Perfect Run: A cool Fall morning on the Cochran Shoals/Sope Creek Trails.
Originally From: Melbourne, Florida
Best Advice: For every uphill, there is a downhill.
What Keeps Me Going: Whatever the next day has to offer, whether it be a great run, meal, or drink!
Jay Stephenson
General Manager/Owner Cartersville
My Perfect Run: Any run that involves hilly terrain and good company!
Originally From: Atlanta, GA
Best Advice: Train and enjoy life with patience and freedom by balancing your focused hard days with some days that are totally relaxed and super easy! Exercise in a big group some days and other days all by yourself! Be kind with yourself and your body!
What Keeps Me Going: Being around people that are positive and encouraging!
Alex Rodriguez
General Manager/Owner Cumming
My Perfect Run: Tempo Run
Originally From: Mexico
Best Advice: When life gives you lemons, make orange juice and let the world wonder how you did it!
What Keeps Me Going: My wife and kids.
Fe Rodriguez
General Manager/Owner Cumming
My Perfect Run: Any run in the woods with the sound and feel of nature around me!
Originally From: Tucker, GA
Best Advice: Live in each moment and Be a light to others!
What Keeps Me Going: A healthy heart, mind, and soul! And of course my family! : )
Fernando Del Valle
General Manager Decatur / Kennesaw
My Perfect Run: The last one!
Running around the National Parks in Utah was, to say the least, life changing! I had never felt so close to nature as I did there. Never had I experienced such energy, such an overwhelming feeling from any other place.
Originally From: New York, NY
Best Advice: Train as you race. Keep your body straight, it will help your form and your mindset. When the pain starts, and it will, remember, that too will pass! And when all else fails, smile!
What Keeps Me Going: All that lies ahead; the hope for a better day; the run ahead; life’s grand adventure ahead…
Zach Czerniak
Manager Cartersville
My Perfect Run: Any run with good company and conversations!
Originally From: Hoffman Estates, Illinois
Best Advice: Never take a PR for anything less, because you never know when it turns into a lifetime best!
What Keeps Me Going: Running is my form of therapy. Running gives me time to think and learn about myself!
Liz Debusschere
Manager Cumming
My Perfect Run: An early morning run on the Big Creek Greenway with friends.
Originally From: Goldens Bridge, NY
Best Advice: Stay safe when exercising outdoors by paying attention to your surroundings, letting others know where you will be and how long you will be gone (wear a watch that can send incident notifications), or invite someone to join you. Take a self-defense class.
What Keeps Me Going: Finding joy in your surroundings; from watching a child playing catch, listening to the lyrics of a song on the radio, or taking in the view from a sandy beach there is always something to appreciate in life.
Shanta McMillan
Manager Decatur
My Perfect Run: When that Runner's High Kicks In!
Originally From: Clarksville, TN
Best Advice: Your Only Competition Is Yourself
What Keeps Me Going: Maintaining Good Health
Molly Southern
Manager Kennesaw
My Perfect Run: Early morning on the beach on Hilton Head Island.
Originally From: Marietta, GA
Best Advice: Running is 90% mental and the rest is physical.
What Keeps Me Going: All the medals!
Carolyn Cooper
Manager Marietta
My Perfect Run: Running along the Chattahoochee on a crisp, cool day!
Originally From: Winter Park, Florida
Best Advice: Keep going!
What Keeps Me Going: Family, friends, and looking forward to new adventures.
Erin Lamb
Manager Midtown
My Perfect Run: A crisp autumn morning at sunrise on the Eastside Beltline Trail with my Labrador.
Originally From: Princeton, NJ
Best Advice: Set your running clothes and shoes out the night before your run.
What Keeps Me Going: The journey to earn a Six Star World Major marathon medal.
Billy Simpson
Manager Suwanee
My Perfect Run: Along the Toccoa River in Blue Ridge.
Originally From: Woodstock, GA
Best Advice: As long as you are moving forward you are a runner. It does not matter what speed or what it looks like.
What Keeps Me Going: My friends and family.
