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Tyler Sullivan joined We Run April of 2012. He has lived in Iowa his whole life, got his Associates Degree at Kirkwood Community College the fall of 2008, after a couple years off decided to go back to school at the University of Iowa and is currently majoring in Recreational Business Track. He is also is an assistant cross country and track coach at Regina Jr. Sr. High School, where he also graduated from high school. He ran cross country and track throughout high school, and started road races the spring of 2007 and has loved it ever since. His favorite road race distances are the 8k and 10k, but loves to train for the half marathon and tackle the marathon, in which this fall he will be running his first The Bank of America Chicago Marathon. Tyler loves to get to know new runners, and hearing about their story about how running has changed their life. Don’t ever be afraid to ask him any questions you may have about running, or anything you may want to know. Tyler’s goal in life is run a marathon in every 50 state some time in his life, and make each one a memorable experience.

Todd Montgomery has provided part-time assistance at We Run since it's opening. He is a Cedar Rapids native-graduating from Kennedy HS in 1987. He later received his BA in History from Gustavus Adolphus College. His bread and butter job is working for the Iowa Lottery, as a Lottery District Sales Representative. Todd picked up the running bug while training and completing his first 5K in 2007. Since then, he has participated in many races, including 5 Marathons. His favorite distance is the Half-Marathon; his goals include running a sub-4 hour Marathon and a Marathon in all 50 states. His other interests include biking, lifting weights, and singing. He highly enjoys working with Brian and Kris in their store, and would like to help anyone that he can with their running/shoe needs.

Michelle , originally from Grove City, Ohio, she has 6 children (5 of them teenagers). Her hobbies include playing piano, singing, dancing and teaching aerobics. Her favorite class to teach is Zumba. She has been a runner for 2 years. She never thought she'd be a runner because her friend "talked her into it" Michelle's response was "I'm not a runner". Now after 2 years and over 70 races (5 which were half marathons) she claims "I am a runner and I love it!" She believes you can be fit at any age. A perfect Saturday would be running a race in the morning and then another race that afternoon. She is totally addicted to running. One of her goals right now are to get all of her children interested in running and loving it as much as she does. She also wants to run a marathon within the next year!

Her favorite running items include: "the stick" Brooks running shoes, Body Glide, Clif Shot Blocks, Gu energy Gels, Dry Max socks, spibelt, and her most favorite is her Garmin watch.

Michelle loves working at "We Run" because not only does she get to meet very experienced runners and learn about all the awesome races out there that she hasn't tried yet, but she also gets to share her love for running with those who haven't tried it yet.

Kris is a native Iowan and co-owner of We Run. She is passionate about running, walking and just staying active. Opening We Run has been a long time desire of hers and bring it to North Liberty is a dream come true. Kris took up running later in life as a way to get back in shape and stay active with her youngest son, Casey. The love of running was quickly shared with her husband, Brian and if you hang out with Kris long enough she will probably talk you into running a race with her or just joining her in a Let's Run Class.

Kris has personally completed numerous team relay marathons, several half marathons, been part of a team triathlon and 100+ 5k and 10k road races. Kris enjoys running and loves introducing the sport of running to novice runners through her Let's Run Classes offered through Kirkwood Comm College and North Liberty Rec Center.

As owner of We Run, Kris is an active member of the communities; supporting dozens of charities and non-profit organizations through sponsorships and donations. Kris is an active member of the Iowa City Area Chamber of Commerce, the Garnder Walking School Bus, and the IRRA. Kris is married to the co-owner of We Run , Brian Tharp, the president of Janda Motor Services working there for the past 18 years and has three children.

kris.tharp@werunllc.com

Brian is from Marion, Iowa and is a Co-Owner of We Run with his wife Kris Tharp. Brian took up running during is weight loose efforts which has amounted to a total weight loss of 200 LBS to date. Brian currently runs many 5K and 10K races with the half marthon distance being his favorite. Owning We Run Has given Brian a chance to share his love and passion of running with others in a positive and motivation way. Brian Is currently training for his first full marathon this winter in Las Vegas, NV. If interested in reading more about Brian and his struggles of weight management click on the about us for Brian's story.
brian.tharp@werunllc.com

Casey Newhard is 19 years old and born in Iowa. He has been involved in soccer since elementary. He was involved in cross country through high school. He now participates in 5k and 10k events. He has never done anything above a 10k. Casey currently attends Kirkwood Community College as a full time student, to get an AA. He then wants to go on to Mount Mercy to get a higher degree. He also works in Kirkwood IT department part time. Casey is planning on running a half marathon later this fall. Casey enjoys the group runs We Run has to offer and enjoys running with new people all the time.

Tarrah Daleness is 20 years old. She has been involved in some sort of running since middle school. She was involved in track through middle school and throughout high school. She now participates in 5k events. Tarrah currently attends Kirkwood Community College as a full time student, to get a degree in Apparel Merchandise & Design. She then wants to go on to Iowa State to get a higher degree. In the future she hopefully wants to open her own store with her own clothing designs. She also wants to run something farther than a 5k but any time soon.

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