Beth Shaw-
Beth, or B.o.B. as she is referred to by her running friends, is originally from the Tampa Bay area. Her degree in Journalism comes from the University of Central Florida. A former gym rat, she began running more seriously in 2008 after signing up for the Disney Marathon. When this marathon proved disastrous due to under-training she followed it up with Tampa’s own Gasparilla Marathon and hasn’t looked back since (except during 5K races when speedy 10-year-olds sneak up on her). When not running a billion miles a week she likes to watch movies based on comic books and hang out with her dog, the attack terrier, Lloyd.
email: discombobulatedrunning@hotmail.com
Jen Morgan –
Otherwise known as Redhead Running, Jen is a transplant from Michigan now running around the Orlando area. A reformed party girl, she traded in her pumps for sneakers when the running bug bit summer of 2008 after running in her first 5k. That 5k lead to a 10k, which lead to 10 miles, which turned into a half marathon. After completing her first half marathon in Tampa during the Gasparilla Distance Classic weekend she officially wrote off her social life and began training for her first full marathon. The ever excitable and overeager runner is as ambitious as they come as she continues her quest for the Holy Grail: Chicago Marathon. When not eating, breathing and blogging about running you can find her holed up in your local Starbucks with her nose in a book or being dragged out for various social events around town by her friends who refuse to conform to the idea that she's no longer the social butterfly.
email: redheadrunning@gmail.com
This article appears in Jul 29 – Aug 4, 2009.