President

Running is quite honestly the only sport Benn can do since he has absolutely no ability when it comes to anything requiring hand eye coordination. He enjoys traveling with his wife and kids and makes sure to pack his running shoes and Garmin no matter where he’s going. Until recently he has always been a road runner, enjoying the beautiful long straight miles SD has to offer; but has found a new passion for trail running after entering his first Trail Race Series in 2023. Benn has enjoyed everything the running community has done for him over the years, and hopes to be able to give back in the same way by joining the SFARC board.

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.

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.

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?!

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.