Team Lifestyle Family Fitness is Running the Women’s Half-Marathon!

At Lifestyle Family Fitness, we love to get fit with our members, both in and out of the club. On November 21, LFF employees will be teaming with LFF members to run the Women’s Half Marathon in St. Petersburg, FL. We are excited about tackling this challenge together! We are also thrilled to introduce the LFF members and employees that make up Team LFF!

The LFF Half Marathon Team is comprised of four LFF Members, ten Group Fitness Instructors, eight LFF employees from the company’s corporate headquarters, one club Operations Manager, and one club Member Services Supervisor. Thirteen LFF Team Members will be running a half marathon for the first time; other Team Members have run many half marathons in the past.

Meet Team Lifestyle Family Fitness

Team LFF Runner: Carrie B.
Number of ½ marathons run to date:  0
Estimated race time:  2 hours 45 minutes
Most nervous about:  Just excited – I think it’s going to be a fun event.
Most excited about:  Finishing my first half marathon!  Already the training has been a confidence builder.
Role at LFF:  Accountant at LFF Corporate Headquarters

Team LFF Runner: Camille H.
Number of ½ marathons run to date: Never run a race before in my life!
Estimated race time:  Hmmmmm …crawling on my hands and knees?  Probably 2 hours 20 minutes
Most nervous about: Most nervous about not finishing
Most excited about: Running in a race and finishing. I’ve never run more than a mile before starting training.
Role at LFF: Accounting Manager (in charge of Revenues, Cash, Accounting for all Club Leases) at LFF Corporate Headquarters

Team LFF Runner: Cheryl D.
LFF club: North St. Pete
Number of ½ marathons run to date: 0
Estimated race time: Hoping for around 2 hours 20 minutes
Most nervous about: Staying injury free and finishing strong
Most excited about: Running with this awesome group of women and crossing the finish line and having my family there to see it!
Role at LFF: Director of Marketing at LFF Corporate Headquarters

Team LFF Runner: Chrissy M.
LFF club: Westchase
Number of ½ marathons run to date: 1 (Disney Princess 2010)
Estimated race time: 2 hours (10 min mile)
Most nervous about: Getting injured again…stretch stretch stretch!
Most excited about: A beautiful and hopefully cool race
Role at LFF: Member Services Supervisor

Team LFF Runner:  Christie P.
LFF club:  Carrollwood
Number of ½ marathons run to date:  0 (first one)
Estimated race time: 2 hours
Most nervous about: My torn tendon in my foot!
Most excited about:  Running with friends and being part of the LFF 1/2 marathon team!
Role at LFF:  Group Fitness Instructor – Cycle/RPM and Body Pump

Team LFF Runner: Cindy K.
LFF club: Tampa Palms
Number of ½ marathons run to date: 1-Baltimore, this will be #2
Estimated race time: Last race was 2:08:11…I just want to do better than that!
Most nervous about: Doing worse!!
Most excited about: Getting to Run with my friends!
Role at LFF: Group Fitness Manager

Team LFF Runner: Colleen G.
LFF club: Citrus Park
Number of ½ marathons run to date: This is my first!
Estimated race time: Under 3 hours
Most nervous about: All of it!! Truthfully – I just want to finish!
Most excited about: Accomplishing something few other people even attempt!
Role at LFF:  Corporate Wellness Executive Coordinator at LFF Corporate Headquarters

Team LFF Runner:  Deborah H.
LFF club: Brandon/Bloomingdale
Number of ½ marathons run to date:  None
Estimated race time:  3 hours
Most nervous about:  My feet giving out; leg cramps
Most excited about:  My first ½ Marathon (on my bucket list of to do’s)
Role at LFF:  Member

Team LFF Runner: Genna P.
LFF club: Hyde Park
Number of ½ marathons run to date: 4
Estimated race time: 1 hour 48 minutes
Most nervous about: Missing my best time
Most excited about: Beating my best time and running with a great group of women
Role at LFF: Communications Specialist at LFF Corporate Headquarters

Team LFF Runner: Heather K.
LFF club: Citrus & Westchase
Number of ½ marathons run to date: Ran the Women’s Half last year
Estimated race time: 2 hours 15 minutes
Role at LFF: Group Fitness Instructor – Body Step, RPM, Attack & Core

Team LFF Runner: Heather R.
LFF club: Citrus Park
Number of ½ marathons run to date: This is my first 1/2 marathon
Estimated race time: 2 hours 45 minutes???
Most nervous about: Being able to finish with minimal walking.
Most excited about: Being part of a team and just the race in general…oh yeah…and running around the outfield track of Tropicana Field.
Role at LFF: I am a Lifestyles Member!!

Team LFF Runner: Karen A.
LFF club: Tampa Palms
Number of ½ marathons run to date: First Ever!!
Estimated race time: Hopefully, somewhere around 2 hours
Most nervous about: Not finishing with a decent time/ aches and pains
Most excited about: Running 13 miles for a GREAT cause
Role at LFF: Team Services Executive Coordinator/ PT

Team LFF Runner:  Karen F.
LFF club:   Carrollwood
Number of ½ marathons run to date:   7
Estimated race time:  2 hours 30 minutes
Most nervous about:  I am running with one of my sisters, Donna, and this is her second 1/2 marathon.  We did the Princess 1/2 at Disney in February of this year and I hurt my leg and kept her from meeting her goals because our motto is “we start together and finish together” no matter what.  We did finish fortunately, but for her second 1/2 marathon I want to stay injury free and healthy and make all her hard work and training pay off.
Most excited about: Running with my sister
Role at LFF:  Club Sales and Operations Manager

Team LFF Runner: Karen M.
LFF club: Bloomingdale
Number of ½ marathons run to date: 6+
Estimated race time: 2 hours
Most nervous about: Starting out too quickly.
Most excited about: Racing again.  It has been a couple of years since I’ve raced.
Role at LFF: Group Fitness Instructor – Body Pump

Team LFF Runner: Karla M.
LFF club: Westchase
Number of ½ marathons run to date: 1
Estimated race time: 2.5
Most nervous about: Not finishing timely or being able to run most of it.
Most excited about: Being with all the fabulous women from LFF.
Role at LFF: Member

Team LFF Runner:  Kelli H.
LFF club:  Hyde Park & Westchase
Number of ½ marathons run to date: 0
Estimated race time: Who knows?
Most excited about: Running with my girlfriends
Role at LFF: Group Fitness Instructor

Team LFF Runner: Kim C.
LFF club: Hyde Park
Number of ½ marathons run to date: 2
Estimated race time: 2 hours
Most nervous about: My knees and calves failing!
Most excited about: Doing this with a great group of women from LFF!
Role at LFF:  Vice President of Group Fitness at LFF Corporate Headquarters / Group Fitness Instructor

Team LFF Runner: Kristy A.
LFF club: Hyde Park
Number of ½ marathons run to date: This will be my first half marathon… gulp!
Estimated race time: Under 2 hours
Most nervous about: Are you kidding, it’s 13.1 miles, I’m pretty much worried about everything!
Most excited about: The rush that comes after crossing the finish line!
Role at LFF: Social Media Specialist at LFF Corporate Headquarters

Team LFF Runner: Leslie B.
Number of ½ marathons run to date: 1
Estimated race time: 2 hours 15 minutes
Most nervous about: Coming in last in the group!
Most excited about: Meeting everyone and the cute shirts!
Role at LFF: Hopefully soon to be new member

Team LFF Runner:   Linda H.
LFF club: Brandon/Bloomingdale
Number of ½ Marathons Run To Date: None
Estimated Race Time:  Hope to Finish in 2 hours 25 minutes
Most Nervous About:  Being Able To Finish
Most Excited About:  Participating.. I Love a Challenge
Role at LFF: Sales & Group Fitness Manger

Team LFF Runner:  Lindsay A.
LFF club: Citrus Park
Number of ½ marathons run to date:  0, This is my first one!
Estimated race time: 2 hours 10 minutes
Most nervous about: Making it through the race.
Most excited about: Accomplishing my fitness goal.
Role at LFF: Group Fitness Instructor – Body Attack

Team LFF Runner:  Melissa H.
LFF club:  Brandon
Number of ½ marathons run to date:  This will be my second
Estimated race time:  under 3 hours
Most nervous about:  I am probably most nervous about the fact that I would really like to be able to run the entire distance without having to stop and walk
Most excited about:  Having the support of several of my LFF friends racing with me
Role at LFF:  Member since 2006

Team LFF Runner: Michele C.
LFF club: Carrollwood
Number of ½ marathons run to date: 0
Estimated race time: 2 hours 20 min
Most nervous about: Finishing and feeling good
Most excited about: Running with all my team mates at LFF and with a group of strong women
Role at LFF: Group Fitness Instructor

Team LFF Runner: Tara B.
LFF club: Carrollwood
Number of ½ marathons run to date: 3 1/2’s and 1 Full
Estimated race time: 2 hours 5 minutes
Most nervous about: It being too hot out
Most excited about: Running with my Awesome team at LFF!
Role at LFF:  Group Fitness Manager

Team LFF Runner: Tiffany R.
LFF club: Lutz
Number of ½ marathons run to date: this is the 2nd
Estimated race time: 1 hour 50 minutes
Most nervous about: Keeping up with the other LFF members!
Most excited about: Proving to myself at 30 that I can still do this!
Role at LFF: Group Fitness Instructor – Body Attack and RPM

The Women’s Half Marathon has partnered with The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) for the event. LLS is the world’s largest nonprofit dedicated to funding blood cancer research and providing education and services for patients. For 60 years, LLS has contributed to major advances in the treatment of blood cancers, helping patients live better, longer lives.

Add some words of encouragement or inspiration for our runners in the Comments section below!

Topics: Around the Club | 1 Comment »

One Response to “Team Lifestyle Family Fitness is Running the Women’s Half-Marathon!”

1. Kim Christine Says:
   November 8th, 2010 at 9:10 am

   Wow, what an amazing group of women. I am so proud to be part of it. Let’s go ladies!

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