Coaches

Meet Our Winter '11 Half Marathon Coaching Team! 

Marnie Kunz - Team St. Louis  
   

Coach Marnie Kunz is a lifelong runner who has been competing since she first set foot on a track in junior high. Since then, Coach Marnie has run track and cross country for Parkway North High School and Knox College. After college, she competed in many 5Ks and 10Ks as well as ran her first half-marathon at the St. Louis Track Club Frostbite Series Half Marathon in January 2011, with a time of 1:53:42. She also competed in the Men's Health Urbanathlon in Chicago in 2010, with a time of 1:41:05 for the obstacle course race and is currently training for her first marathon. 

Coach Marnie earned her running coach certification from the Road Runner's Club of America and has since coached runners of all levels. This is Coach Marnie’s first season with Team Challenge and she is most looking forward to helping beginner runners enter the wonderful world of running.
 

In addition to coaching, Marnie holds a B.A. in Creative Writing from Knox College and is an online journalist. Marnie also runs the site Runstreet.com, where she posts running-related tips, training information, gear reviews and videos.  You can reach Coach Marnie at mandm16@gmail.com.

 

 

Dana Edwards - Team St. Louis 

Coach Dana Edwards has completed 11 half marathons and 3 full marathons since 2002 and joins Team St. Louis for his second season as Coach. Coach Edwards has completed the Team Challenge experience as a participant twice both with the 2009 Las Vegas Rock ”n” Roll Half Marathon and again in 2010 as a Mentor.

After training with Team Challenge for a year, Coach Edwards was able to improve his finishing time by over 18 minutes. 

Team Challenge is a cause that is near to Coach Edwards' heart, as he was diagnosed with ulcerative colitis in 1992 and still takes daily medication. “As one of the 1.4 million affected by IBD, I want to thank you for taking on this challenge.  I relish the opportunity of helping you cross that finish line.”

You can reach Coach Dana at dtesle@sbcglobal.net.