Vice President

Back in college, Chelsea began running as a way to escape homework. Living in Seattle and Minneapolis over the last decade, she embraced running as a way to enjoy the seasons in the city and explore the mountains in Washington.

Running has been a balance for other aspects of her life. Chelsea is rarely training for a race, but is always willing to jump in and join someone in a run. She has recently returned to Sioux Falls and is enjoying getting reacquainted with the community where she grew up. You'll find her zipping through the Tuthill trails on her lunch breaks.

Membership Chair

From racing her sister on the farm in Britton, to competing in junior high & h.s. cross country & track, Amber has always enjoyed running as fast as she can! She appreciates the mental and physical benefits of the sport. Recently, Amber’s love for running was reignited with her participation in a 2019 local 5K. She joined Sioux Falls Area Running Club to meet new people who share her passion for running and to encourage others along the way.

Communications Co-Chair

Ben started running as a way to keep active in 2017 and has been loving it ever since. Born and raised right here in Sioux Falls, he loves the camaraderie and encouragement of the both running club and extended running community. "The greatest thing about the running community is that although we're all at different paces and distances, we're all runners just the same." Ben joined the run club board as a way to give back to the running community.

Communications Co-Chair

Ashley's running career did not have a definitive beginning; it always just has been. She didn't grow up in a Turkey-Trot-on-Thanksgiving-Morning family; she grew up in a let's-travel-to-a-half-marathon-and-call-it-a-vacation type of family. At some point, she grew tired of watching and began to participate. Ashley joined the board with hopes to give back to the running community. "Running has taught me a lot about myself and how to be resilient against the wild world of unexpectedness we exist in. Running has always been the constant through the good and the bad, and I am so thankful to have learned this at such a young age."

Website Design Ninja

Josh grew up in Bismarck, ND and moved to Sioux Falls in August of 2021. He discovered running as part of his weight loss journey. Believe it or not, Josh used to weight about 400 lbs. He took fell in love with running as it was something he never thought he would be able to do. He dove head first and discovered trails and ultrarunning pretty quickly. Josh has more ultramarathon finishes than 5k race finishes. If you are doing what you love, why not spend all day doing it?!

Group Run Ambassador

After years of avoiding running unless it involved chasing after a ball in sports, Jess discovered the joy of running during her last semester of college. It took a year and a half for Jess to work up the courage to try her first road race, but once she was introduced to the running community, she never looked back! Since then Jess has found a passion for ultra and trail running and it's community!

Open Chair

Until his wife Kelly showed him how great running is, Pete frankly didn't care for it much. Now he's all in. He started on roads, but now has been hitting the trails more. For him, the local bike path and singletrack trails are the perfect blend of road and trail running. Pete looks forward to meeting more folks in the Sioux Falls running community.

Trail Race Series Director

Nathan started running after college and found his calling in life after running Newton Hills 10k in '08 and falling in love with the trails. Nathan's passion for running trails grew as the years went by, eventually leading him to partner with the SF Run Club and start the Trail Race Series. His passion for running and giving back to the community lead him to also take over as President and push the club fully engage all runners in our great community. Nathan enjoys running trails, racing fast, and the friendships that running has brought into his life.