2023 Marathon Runners
James Shearman
James has been running for fun in Central Park for the last few years. His longest run ever was ~10 miles at around a 9-minute mile pace. He ran the JP Morgan Corporate Challenge 5K in 2018. The 2023 Marathon will be his first “real” race!
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Michelle Johnston
Michelle has been long-distance running for the past 8 years! Her current marathon PR is the 2021 Flying Pig Marathon in 3:17:05. She also ran the Olde Girdled Grit 50k in 5:24:20. The NYC Marathon will be her 6th Marathon! Michelle ran the Boston Marathon in 2022 and has a goal of running the 6 World Marathon Majors. Michelle rowed for a few years at the University of Cincinnati where her Lightweight Womens 4+ won the 2k National Championships in 2019.
Michelle rowed at the University of Cincinnati for 3 years and understands the extreme dedication that this sport demands. She is proud to be a rower and fully supports the incredible community that this sport brings!
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Miranda Nykolyn
Miranda has always loved racing competitively, both running and rowing. As a young girl, she ran Turkey Trots with her family. She progressed to running the Long Island Summer Series, 5Ks – 10Ks throughout different state parks. After the pandemic hit in 2020, resulting in the cancelation of her college rowing season, she, along with the company of her friends, FaceTimed from their respective homes and completed a half marathon together. She was hooked on long-distance running from that point on and ran her first official half in Sedona in 2022. She now has two Brooklyn half marathons under her belt and is eager to take on a full marathon in what she believes is the best city.
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Ricardo Pantaleon
Ricardo ran the 2023 RBC Brooklyn Half with a finishing time of 1:24:55, which is his half marathon PR and the only race he has done.
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Ross Moseley
Ross rowed in college and recently ran the Philadelphia Half Marathon last spring. Ross also ran the 2023 Lake Placid Ironman in July which was his first marathon (and also took place after a long swim and bike).
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Sophia Grace Carter
Sophia’s first marathon was the Rockefeller State Park marathon last fall, finishing in second place. She’s raced in the NYC United Half Marathon and the Bolder Boulder 10k, finishing in 7th place.
Sophia is fundraising for RNY because the organization directly impacted her life as a high schooler by providing her not only with a new passion but, more importantly, an expansive community filled with important friends and invaluable mentors. All year round, six days a week, she, along with her teammates, would show up to practice in the rain, in deep cold and in the summer heat, and row, gaining a perspective of this city that is unknown to most life-long New Yorkers—from its many waterways.
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