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About the owners:                               

Pat and Mackenzie Jones hold the esteemed title of Fleet Feet Sports first and only mother-daughter team.  Pat (the "mom") and Mackenzie (the "daughter") both frequented Fleet Feet stores in their respective home towns to buy shoes, apparel & accessories, but more importantly to meet with friends and/or total strangers to train for various events, or to just go out for "fun runs".  Mackenzie had the bright idea to open a Fleet Feet Sports in beautiful Sarasota, and the rest is history. 

 

Mackenzie Jones:

MACKENZIE was born in Bucyrus, Ohio--a little town about an hour south of Sandusky, Ohio--and moved to Cincinnati when she was in middle school.  A proud graduate of the Ohio State University with a degree in economics, Mackenzie moved to Madison, Wisconsin to open that city's first Caribou Coffee store.  Mackenzie also worked at an outdoor outfitter store (which fed her kayaking, hiking and biking habit).  A veteran of 6 marathons, a 50k ultra and multiple half-marathons, Mackenzie's short term goals are qualifying for Boston and completing her first  half Ironman.  Mackenzie has a newborn daughter, Finnley Grace, born Feb. 25. 

  

 

Pat Jones:

PAT was born and raised in Cincinnati, Ohio.  She and husband Barry purchased a home in Sarasota six years ago, with the intention of retiring here in a few years.  Strike that plan!  Pat won't be retiring any time soon.  She is the new director of the Galloway marathon training program, and has completed seven marathons, many half marathons, and several 5 and 10k's (many with Mackenzie!).  Pat is a registered nurse, and received her MBA from Xavier University in Cincinnati. 

 

 

 

 

Bree Maier:

BREE is well-known in the community as a gifted athlete and owner of the Sarasota Surge running club.  Born in San Francisco and raised in Oregon, Bree moved to Sarasota with husband Chris about three years ago.  A registered nurse, Bree now spends her time training, coaching, and teaching at a local Montessori school. She is the founder and owner of the Sarasota Surge developmental running team.

 

 

 

 

 

David Flanary:

DAVE is a Nationally Certified and State Licensed Massage Therapist in Florida. He is also a USATF, RRCA and Team in Training Certified Running Coach. Dave has been the Official Coach for the Sarasota Marathon for 3 years.  Dave has coached groups and individuals for the better part of 5 years, including High School Cross Country, Track and Team in Training.  His experience in healthcare, running, coaching, massage and the shoe industry assist him in giving Fleet Feet customers the right FIT.

 

 

 

                                                                                       JEWELL DEMARCO

When not working part time at Fleet Feet, JEWELL is a 7th and 8th grade Language Arts teacher at Laurel Nokomis School. Originally from Canton, Ohio, she graduated from Ohio University with a degree in Elementary Ed and got her Master’s Degree in Reading Education from USF. Jewell started running in April of 2008, and has already completed the Disney and Sarasota Marathons plus four half marathons! Being the ultimate over-achiever, Jewell is now preparing for the Goofy Challenge at Disney on January 9-10, 2010. In her spare time, she loves to travel, read, fix up the house she just bought, and play with her awesome dog, Jack.

 

 

                                                                                            kim meeks-hall

Kim moved to Bradenton in 2009, after spending years in the Baltimore area as a police captain.  She started running 3 years ago as a means to lose weight, and hooked up with the folks at Fleet Feet Baltimore where she found a second family with all the runners. Kim has completed the Baltimore Half Marathon, Ocean City Maryland Half Marathon, Virginia Beach Half Marathon, 2008 Marine Corps Marathon, and countless 5k races. Currently attempting to lose the retirement fat that has "...found its way back on my body", Kim is planning to run 2010 miles in the year 2010 (follow her progress on the monthly Fleet Feet e-newsletter). She is also preparing for the Athens Greece Marathon in October 2010. Hobbies include boating, camping, hiking, bowling and travel.

KIM SHEFFIELD

In addition to working part time at Fleet Feet, Kim is the distance track coach at Sarasota High School.  She and her husband head back to their hometown of Woodstock, Vermont in the summer, where she is the cross country coast in Lebanon, NH.  Kim has a Masters in Early Childhood Education and taught Kindergarten, 1st and 3rd grades for eight years.  Kim is a nationally ranked runner.  Get a load of her PRs:  Mile - 5:04; 800M - 2:20.  Wow!

Kim is a high school track and cross country coach. She coaches cross country girls and boys up in Lebanon NH in the fall, and distance track at Sarasota High School in the spring.

 

jason natanson                   

We are pleased to welcome Jason to our Fleet Feet team!  Jason has been a customer since the store opened in 2008, and you will often see him running the many beautiful Sarasota routes as he trains for marathons, half marathons, and other events.  Ask him about the time he was passed by a guy wearing a lighthouse costume!  Jason hails from Houston, Texas, and wears a size 15 cowboy boot----er, running shoe.  Future goals include running the 2011 Houston Marathon.

 

 

JENNA O'HORAN

Jenna is originally from Santa Cruz, CA. She has lived in the       
Sarasota/Bradenton area for 12 years. Jenna is currently a student at SCF and plans to get into the Physical Therapy Assistant program. Jenna enjoys running all distances, but loves the half marathon the best (she has run 24!). She recently became a member of the Half Fanatics and is currently at the fourth level, Jupiter, after running 4 half marathons in 22 days. Jenna plans on running the Marine Corps Marathon in October 2010.