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Lindsey Burdette

I joined RunBoulderAC shortly after moving to Boulder from Toledo, OH where I received my degree in Bachelors of Science in Respiratory Care. I ran for UT my first 3 years of college where I did cross country and steeplechase during track season. I found my program inflicting with competitive running so I was left with a lot of disappointment after college. I wanted a fresh start with competitive running so I found Kathy’s group and have steadily improved my times over the past year and even have a future Olympic Trials Qualifier on my goals radar. Kathy and the group make me feel excited to come to practice and be around. Its a great supportive team-like atmosphere to be around. Kathy is a great coach not only on the running platform, but also on a personal one.I’m excited to see how far Kathy’s training takes me.

Carmela Cardama

Carmela Cardama is a Spanish distance runner whose journey has been defined by resilience, growth, and a deep rediscovery of passion. A national standout in high school, she earned multiple national titles and claimed European U20 bronze in the 5000m. Her success led her to the U.S., where she competed in the NCAA at Florida State and later at the University of Oregon, graduating as a national champion and multiple-time All-American in 2021. Following a promising start to her professional career with On Athletics Club, Carmela faced a series of injuries and the emotional weight of high-level competition. It was during this pivotal time, she stepped away to heal physically and mentally that she connected with coach Kathy and joined the Run Boulder Athletic Club. With Kathy’s guidance and Run Boulder AC community support, she found balance, purpose, and a renewed love for the sport. Now, fully healthy and grounded in a fresh perspective, Carmela is focused on chasing new goals, inspired by the joy of training and the strength she's built through adversity.

1500m	5000m	10,000m	Half Marathon
4:25	15:25	32.16	1:18:10

Bridget End

I joined Kathy’s training group in December of 2015, and I have enjoyed every minute of it! Kathy considers the whole person, not just the athlete. She tailors our training plans based on our individual needs, including planning our runs around our class/work schedules and prescribing the appropriate, individualized mileage and workouts to help us peak for our goal races. Considering my injury history and my tendency to push the boundaries, Kathy has been wonderful at reigning me in, while still allowing me to test my limits at the appropriate times. I have had a long and bumpy road back from injury, but Kathy has been with me every step of the way, reminding me to stay patient and helping me regain both my fitness and my confidence. With Kathy’s help, I hope to pursue my dream of qualifying for the Olympic Marathon Trials. Lastly, I love training with my Run Boulder teammates. After college, I was hoping to find a running group that I could call my family. I have certainly found that group in Run Boulder!

So far in 2018 Bridget has run a 4 minute half marathon PR improving her time to 81:14.

3000m	5000m	10000m	Half Marathon	Marathon
9:09	16:51	35:32	79:12	2:46:22

Ali Hummelberg

Kathy has transformed my running over the past three years. When I first moved out to Colorado, I had not even run a marathon. Kathy progressively increased my total running volume keeping me injury-free, enabling me to gradually increase race distance. I ran a trail marathon, followed by a 55k, 50 miler, and ultimately the Leadville 100 mile run. During the Leadville 100, I had never felt stronger, more durable, and peaked at the perfect time. That was all due to Kathy’s excellent coaching and knowledge. She’s responsive, caring, understanding, and modifies her workouts depending on how the athletes feel - which is an imperative coaching skill that sets her apart. I feel so grateful and lucky to have Kathy as my coach.

Nicole Jefferson

From competitor’s, to competitor- friend, to competitor- friend-training partner and now friend-coach.. Kathy has been there through the many phases of my life and running career. The one thing I value most about Kathy is her friendship and easy going nature. When she told me awhile ago that she was going to start a running group I thought to myself, “Anyone that is lucky to have you as a coach is going to succeed!” Kathy is smart, methodical, even natured, funny, calm and has the ability to get the most out of her athletes. Her biggest asset is the ability to find what works for each person. There is no cookie cutter programs. Kathy has the skills to see what makes each of her athletes ‘tick’.

Bronze Medalist in the 5,000m Pan American Games US Marathon Champion

800m	1500m	Mile	3000m	5000m	10000m	Half Marathon	Marathon
2:05	4:14.1	4:38	9:09	15:20	32:09	72:30	2:40.20

Kelly Joy

After having three kids, I was looking for some me time, so I started running at age 41, with my first self-trained half marathon coming in at just over 2 hours, from there it has been a fantastical journey of discovery. As a late starter to running, the learning curve has been fast and hard, but really exciting as a masters runner. With commitment, kindness to myself and working with good coaches I have realized I am not too shabby at running and gone from a 2 hour half marathon to a 1:27, a 4.5 hour marathon to a 2 hr. 58, a 21 minute 5K to 18:40 and a 6:30 minute mile to a 5:38. I have also been invited to run in the Wanda Marathon Masters Championships where I ran my fastest marathon in 2023, and fastest age graded miler for the 2023 Pearl Street Mile series. It has been so fun to see myself improve as I age, and age group place in all races and distances I compete in . I sought out Kathy after running the 2024 London marathon, as I was looking to improve on shorter distances, and take myself up a level, I also wanted to work with a female coach, and a coach with the credentials to her knowledge. Our workouts are varied, tailored to our needs, life pressures, goals, while still pushing us to improve, Kathy is kind, lots of fun, Intune to her athletes and highly knowledgeable, I love working with her. Since my short time joining the group, I am definitely stronger and considerably faster, and have improved my mile time, and placing first in my age group, 4 th female master and 16 th woman across the line at the 2024 Pikes Peak Marathon. I am looking forward to what the future holds as I age, as I want to stay competitive for as long as I can. Excited to see what this aging body can continue to do.

Brittany Kelland

I'm a runner, coffee enthusiast, and early riser who runs for the joy, the challenge, and the post-run snacks. I'm always chasing the best version of myself and the next great playlist, whether I’m logging miles on the local trails or sprinting all-out around a track with my team. As a mom of two adventurous kids, I love spending time outside with them biking, exploring, and trying new restaurants. I work in the endurance world where my passions and interests align with my career. I get to support coaches and athletes all over the world as they chase big goals. I also have a passion for photography and a love for travel, always looking for new places to explore through my lens or in my running shoes.

Daniella Mora

Born and raised in Costa Rica, my running journey began after the birth of my first child 14 years ago. I started training more seriously when we first came to the USA 8 years ago. During these years we’ve moved from New Orleans, to Texas and now Boulder, Colorado. I have been extremely fortunate to find amazing coaches and training partners in every one of these places. I am coming to the one year mark of running with RunBoulderAC and I feel at home in every aspect, my training partners and coach have been so welcoming since day one, my transition to Boulder has been amazing in big part due to them. We train hard and we support each other, spending time together is fun and relaxing. I have big goals for my future athletic endeavors and I look forward to keep working hard for them with my team.

Alexandra Newman

Alexandra raced for the University of Chicago and joined the Impala Racing Team while in graduate school at the University of California, Berkeley. Since moving to Colorado, she remained largely coachles until a friend told her about Kathy's group. During her first cross country season training with the group, she ran faster than in her previous five seasons. She enjoys Kathy's professionalism and ability to tailor workouts to every type of runner, as well as the group's energy.

Caitlin Standifer

I'm a runner with a triathlon problem. After a rollercoaster ride of a college running career, I dove head first into triathlon as a way to channel my competitive drive in racing into a sport that was less impactful on my body. Training and life took a pause during the summer of 2016 before I picked up my life and moved to Boulder. When I started running again, although very out of shape, I was encouraged that fall to join Kathy's group by a friend/teammate. Over the past three years, Kathy was patient and helped me become a stronger, more durable, and faster athlete. I only run four times a week while balancing out bike and swim training. Kathy is always good at recognizing the balance between when I'm overcooked and when I need to be pushed so I can stay healthy, happy, and motivated to reach my goals. In triathlon season, Kathy is always down to get creative when I need more specific off-the-bike run workouts to get me ready for racing. It's Kathy's flexibility and the ability to see the big picture that has helped me get to where I am today!

In 2019, Caitlin ran a 1:22 half marathon off the bike at the 70.3 World Championships in France, landing her 4th overall in the world (2nd fastest run overall), ran a 5 minute half-marathon PR in 1:16, and capped the season off by running a 2:44 marathon at CIM in her first ever marathon, qualifying her for the Olympic Trials.

Paul Banel

I started training with Kathy when I moved to Boulder in the fall of 2016. I work full time and when I was training on my own I tended to pack too much into my running schedule and get injured. Kathy has helped me figure out what races I actually care about and focus on those, and what level of intensity I can manage around the rest of my life. She has also been great at adapting to my widely-varying race goals, such as planning to do an outdoor track season in 2018, but ending up getting into the Leadville 100.

1500m	Mile	50K Trail	50M Trail
4:28	4:53	4:05:26	7:51:07

Kevin Chin Shue

Sprinter/Decathlete turned Marathoner. Throughout my running career, I’ve competed in almost every event there is. From the 100m to the Marathon. After finishing competing in college, I went into coaching to stay connected with the sport. During that time, I opened up my distance horizons and signed up for my first Marathon with the goal to qualify for Boston. I did just that and went on to check off a bucket list race I’ve always had in mind. After Boston 2016, I put my training on the back burner, and my career as the front runner. This was the case until I came out to Boulder to visit a friend in the summer of 2018 and met the Run Boulder AC team. A month later, I moved out to Colorado to pursue my dream of training post-collegiately with a team. Kathy’s training style and custom attention to detail brought me out of the racing funk I was in for 3 years and back into training mode. After 5 months of hard work, PT treatments, and a slow adjustment to altitude, I came away with a 19 min PR at the Houston Marathon in 2019, a big PR at the Ventura Half 2019, and then another PR at the California International Marathon in Dec 2019. During these two intense training cycles, I started to beat my personal bests in shorter distances during normally scheduled workouts. Today, I definitely consider myself a long-distance runner, but Kathy knows that track is still my first love!

Sam Teller

I moved to Colorado in March 2021 to compete in triathlon. Kathy has been with me every step of the way along my triathlon career. From amateur to pro. Kathy has been a great sounding board, moderator, and overall coach. These qualities have helped me stay healthy and make great improvements as a runner. I have really appreciated her approach to coaching and her guidance as I have moved away from the highly competitive, often to my detriment, world of Division 1 track and cross country. Her experience as a distance runner with a long career gives me a lot of confidence in her training and has taught me a lot. I am excited to have Kathy guiding me as I continue to venture farther into the world of professional triathlon.

Nicholas Turco

Kathy has forged me into the athlete that I am today, in every way and I attribute all of the success I have had to her coaching. Kathy has always believed in my dreams and worked in concrete creative ways to help me realize them. She works with her athletes mind, body and heart as the full unique people they are. As a younger athlete Kathy was instrumental in guiding my early success in a healthy way making sure that I had and have a long career injury free. After running for Western Colorado University Kathy started coaching me again post college. In the short span of 4 years Kathy took me to realizing my dream of becoming an international competitor and competing with the best in the most competitive trail running circuits in the world. Kathy has coached me through my first successful completion of the Golden Trail World Series. In this series she has coached me to two consecutive top American finishes in the infamous Marathon du Mont Blanc in Chamonix France and a 3rd American finish in the infamous Sierre- Zinal Trail race (also part of the Valsir Mountain World Cup). She has also coached me to a road marathon PR of 2:26.

Among all of these things Kathy has supported my growth and development in all areas of my life. She has supported me in becoming a better athlete by following my heart and becoming a better person as well. For example she is as present as a coach to me in Boulder Colorado as she is while I am pursuing my advanced masters in law overseas in Geneva Switzerland. In every sense I owe all of my accomplishments as an athlete to Kathy and her deep kindness and fun attitude to the sport I love and all of her athletes.

The Colorado Athletics Visibility Award

Adam Vadeboncoeur

I’ve been an endurance athlete (mostly running) for 20+ years, but just recently started being truly focused and committed - primarily on marathon and ultra distance. After qualifying for Team USA -50k Road I started browsing for the right coach that was going to help me continue to grow as a runner. I was fortunate to discover Kathy in July ‘23 and after 1 phone call immediately got onboard. The last 12 months have been exciting with running a 2:52 50k, racing internationally for team USA, and taking 6.5 minutes off my marathon PR (2:17:56). Big goals in 2024 with 100k Road National Championships (a new distance for me) and hoping to progress my marathon time lower at Grandma’s.