SHOP ABOUT PRODUCTS & SERVICES RACES & EVENTS COMMUNITY BLOG CONTACT MEET THE ELITES CAREN HERNANDEZ FAVORITE SHOE: BROOKS BEDLAM High School: DeKalb High School College: University of Saint Francis (FW) Occupation: Sales Associate at Three Rivers Running Company How you started running: My mom encouraged me to try the intramural for cross country in 6th grade. I tried it and liked it a lot PRs: 2:19 (4x800 Split) 2:25.76 (Open 800) 4:46.40 (1500) 5:19 (Mile) 18:48 (5k) SARAH KITTLE FAVORITE SHOE: BROOKS LAUNCH High School: Warsaw Community High School College: Olivet Nazarene University Occupation: Clinical Dietitian at Kosciusko Community Hospital How you started running: I was actually planning on playing basketball in college and the cross country coach in high school asked me to try cross country. I told him I would give it one week. Then I found out you can win prizes and shirts if you place in the top 10. At the time, I was really motivated for free stuff, so I stuck with it. I then realized I was actually good at running, fell in love with it, and the rest is history. PRs: 17:33 (5k) 37:51 (10k) 1:25:01 (HM) 2:57:37 (Marathon) SANDRA VILLAJOS VIDAL FAVORITE SHOE: BROOKS LEVITATE High School: Ies Sefarad (Toledo, Spain) College: Indiana Tech Occupational: HR Admin Assistant in a manufacturing company How you started running: it makes me feel free and forget about everything. I started running when I was 13 years old. I’m 27 now and haven’t stopped since then. I couldn’t live without running. PRs: 2:21.12 (800) 4:50.13 (1500) 5:17.12 (Mile) 10:26.17 (3k) LAURA ZENGER FAVORITE SHOE: BROOKS LAUNCH High School: Blackhawk Christian School College: Purdue Occupation: Case Coordinator for annuities at Lincoln Financial How you started running: My mom used to run, and I always wanted to go out running with her when I was a kid. PRs: 19:13 (5k) 1:21:11 (HM) 2:44:33 (Marathon) AUSTEN DAVENPORT FAVORITE SHOE: BROOKS LAUNCH High School: Huntington North High School College: Tri-State University (Trine) Occupation: Development Engineering Manager at Zimmer Biomet in Warsaw, IN. (I help design and test new products for hip reconstruction surgery.) How you started running: I started running on my 7th grade cross country team. Running was something I always excelled at but I never had the opportunity to run in elementary school prior to 7th grade. I love pushing myself to see how fast I can go and continue chasing personal best times. PRs: 15:59 (5k) 34:15 (10k) 1:12:24 (HM) 2:33:35 (Marathon) BLAKE HARRIS FAVORITE SHOE: High School: Homestead High School College: Manchester University Occupation: Sales Manager at Three Rivers Running Company How you started running: PRs: MATT HELM FAVORITE SHOE: BROOKS RAVENNA High School: Wabash High School College: Anderson University Occupation: Occupational Therapist How you started running: I enjoyed running the mile in gym class freshman year of high school and had a goal to break 6 minutes. I ran just under 6 minutes the last mile of the year and the teacher encouraged me to join the track/cross country teams. I had some friends who were running cross country so I joined the team my sophomore year. PRs: 15:39 (5k) 32:39 (10k) 1:09:42 (HM) 2:26:17 (Marathon) JUSTIN KOWALSKI FAVORITE SHOE: High School: Mishawaka High School College: Tri-State University (Trine) How you started running: I started running my paper route when I was 10. I joined the elementary track team at age 11 and had mild success and continued it through high school and college. PRs: 2:02 (800) 4:29 (1600) 15:28 (5k) 32:17 (10k) 1:09:17 (HM) 2:24:51 (Marathon) 6:44:53 (50 mile) ROBERT MURPHY FAVORITE SHOE: BROOKS GHOST High School: Warsaw Community High School College: Vincennes University (2 years), IUPUI Occupation: How you started running: PRs: 4:08 (Mile) 8:44 (3000m Steeplechase) 14:18 (5k) 1:07 (HM) 2:18:58 (Marathon) ANDY WILLIAMS FAVORITE SHOE: BROOKS GHOST High School: Northridge High School College: Manchester College (now Manchester University) Occupation: Gym Teacher How you started running: We had a quarter mile track at our elementary school. If we chose to run it during recess, we could keep track of our mileage and move up to new "Mile Clubs". I ran 300 miles total during my 2nd grade year, and 525 miles during 5th grade. My teacher let me put my name and footprints in the new track cement that year. I was hooked. Those footprints are still there today! PRs: 4:22 (Mile) 15:19 (5k) 31:50 (10k) 1:08:39 (HM) 2:17:55 (Marathon) RILEY WORL FAVORITE SHOE: BROOKS ADRENALINE High School: Western High School College: Manchester University Occupation: Pharmacist How you started running: I started running when I was a senior in high school when the cross country coach persuaded me to stop playing soccer and join the cross country team. I have continued to get more and more into running ever since. PRs: 33:08 (10k) 1:13:46 (HM) 2:34:58 (Marathon) “Personal relationships and customer service are not an old-fashioned notion. I consider 3RRC a great partner that combines friendship and expertise to serve our local running community. 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