Hi !! I’m Alyssa! I’ve been in the Chicago area (Elmhurst) since 2019. Originally from WI (a packers fan, yes). I ran in college at Elmhurst U and enjoyed XC but really loved the mile in track.

I’m currently in my post collegiate career “should I run a marathon?” era. But my real current goal is to get back into running “seriously” while working. I’d love to get to 4-5 runs a week that feel fun again and enjoy a good long run :)

My fav place to run is the Prarie Path or around my hometown back roads.

No upcoming races just yet, but ran the Mag Mile 10k for fun this summer :)

Too many funny running stories. But taking the cake, Is the time my shoe lace loops were SO big my left shoe went into my right shoe lace loop at practice and it took me down tumbling TWICE in the same run. My feet literally got tied together and my knees are still scarred. lol. If you ask anyone it’s that I tie my shoes too tight but in my defense I like it that way and the laces were already long.

So excited to find such an inspirational running community, the Chi marathon posts today got me here 🫶🏻🏃🏼‍♀️