Meet the Team
Nora Erspamer
Nora is from Chicago and moved to Colorado January of 2019. She ran cross country and track for North Central College. Post-collegiately, she has been focusing on extending her range to the half and full marathon. She is in marketing for an IT company. She is coached by Phillip Buckley and is a founder of DMR. She loves running at Waterton Canyon and with her pup, Koda. She has a little girl, Tessa and a son, Jack.
1500: 4:32
Half Marathon: 1:19
Marathon: 2:52
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Anna Leer
Anna is from Indianapolis and played volleyball in college at Elon University.
She ran her first marathon in 2010, and has been hooked ever since.
Anna is a nonprofit executive for Young Americans Center for Financial Education, teaching entrepreneurship and financial literacy to youth. In her free time she loves being in the kitchen, playing the piano, and spending time outdoors with her husband and dog. Anna is coached
by Jon Sinclair of Anaerobic Management.
Marathon: 2:51
Half Marathon: 1:20
5K: 17:59
Aubrey Armento
Aubrey first started running marathons for fun with a run club in college at the University of North Carolina. When she moved to Colorado, she decided she wanted to start training for the marathon more seriously, which she has been working at over the last few years. She is coached by Phillip Buckley. Her favorite place to run is at Doudy Draw in Boulder, CO. Aubrey works as a sports medicine physician at the University of Colorado with a special interest in running medicine.
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Marathon: 2:48
Half Marathon: 1:22
Anna Leer
Melissa McKinley
Melissa ran for the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs. She loves to also climb, cook, adventure with her dachshund Abby and travel the world! She works for Ball Aerospace. Her favorite place to run is anywhere in the mountains! She has been coached by Phillip Buckley since 2011.
5k:18:55
Half Marathon 1:25
Mile: 5:09
Sam grew up in Columbia, Missouri and ran cross country and track at the University of Missouri. She specialized in the steeplechase in college and has now turned her focus to the marathon. Sam works as a medical device specialist at Abbott Laboratories and is an avid hiker, golfer, and skier. She is coached by Phillip Buckley.
10k: 38:44
Half: 1:22
Full: 2:47
Carrie Harmon
Megan Wenham
Kelly Brown
Daisy grew up in Chicago and moved to Colorado in 2020. She ran Track and Field at Purdue and specialized in the 800M throughout her collegiate career. She began to pursue triathlon soon after graduating and now focuses on the 70.3 Ironman distance. She is focused on improving her half marathon time and 10K time! She works in Admissions for an Art and Design School in Denver.
Marathon: 3:05
Half: 1:22
10K: 36:45
5k: 17:45
800m: 2:13
Daisy Brey
Samantha Farmer
Kelly has run a few marathons, several 50ks, and two 50 mile trail races. To stay passionate about running and injury free, she utilizes a mixture of road and trail running throughout her training. While ultra-marathons are a big challenge, Kelly has shifted her focus to running fast on the roads and desires to train more seriously with the the team.
She currently works as a pediatric nurse and is rarely seen running without her furry training partner, Roo.
Marathon: 2:57
Half Marathon: 1:24
Megan ran cross country and track at Colorado School of Mines after a brief stint in high school as a high jumper. She graduated from Mines in 2019
with a degree in Mechanical Engineering, and works at an engineering consulting company called Burns and McDonnell.
Since graduating college, she has been working on extending her race distance to the half and marathon range. When not running, she enjoys reading, knitting, sewing, and spending time with family. She is coached by Phillip Buckley.
5K:17:19
Half Marathon: 1:20
Marathon: 2:51
Carrie grew up outside of Philadelphia and ran Track & Field at Lafayette College where she focused on middle distance events. After graduating she moved to Flagstaff, AZ to start a job as an engineer for a medical device company. It was there that she started to fall in love with running longer distances! Since moving to Denver she has continued to focus on the half marathon but hopes to move up to the marathon one day too! Outside of running she loves paddle boarding, hiking, and playing board games. She is coached by Phillip Buckley.
1500M: 4:32
10K: 38:34
10M: 1:00
Half Marathon: 1:23
Carrie Assell
Carrie is a Master's Runner, Wife and Mom of 3. She was a walk-on at University of Illinois-Champaign and a member of Impala Racing Team in San Francisco for 10 years. She is coached by Olympian Jenny Spangler. She is USATF Level One coaching certified and coached High School Track and XC in Illinois.
She is currently a stay at home Mom and real estate investor. Carrie is excited for a new challenge of moving into the 50K ultra scene after many years of Marathoning.
5k: 17:04
Half Marathon:1:24
Marathon: 2:56
50K: 4:58
Amy Armstrong
Amy grew up in Shediac, New Brunswick, Canada. She ran track for Université de Moncton and qualified for nationals in the 300m and 600m. In 2022, she became the National Record Holder for Canada in the Masters road mile.
After moving to Colorado, she has completed 8 marathons. As a masters runner, Amy is now focusing on shorter distances, including the mile and track. Amy works as a Public Health Dietitian and is coached by Phillip Buckley
Marathon: 3:06
Half: 1:23
10k: 38:06
5k: 18:49
Mile: 5:12
Maria Harrison
Maria has been running for most of her life and absolutely loves the camaraderie & connections it has to offer. She grew up in Naperville, IL, and ran cross country & track for Western Michigan University in Kalamazoo. She started out racing 5ks in college and now is having a blast training for distances up to the marathon.
Maria works as an Occupational Therapist at Craig Hospital. She loves downhill & cross country skiing, hiking with her dog, Scout, open water swimming, traveling, and spending time with friends & family.
Marathon: 2:52
Half: 1:20
5k: 16:13
Lauren Bruns
Lauren began running in high school at the suggestion of the cheerleading coach (the rhythm and coordination of cheer wasn't a strong skill set). She’s been running ever since and completed her first marathon in 2010. After finishing pediatrics residency in 2017, she’s been able to refocus on running more competitively and is excited to train with a group of talented women. She is coached by Phillip Buckley.
Lauren lives in Denver. She works as a newborn hospitalist at Denver Health and UCH at Anschutz.
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Marathon: 3:00