Meet the Team

ROGUE FOUNDERS & BOARD MEMBERS

Brian C. – Founder

Brian no longer runs with Rogue Racers but Brian was one of the Original 6 Founders of this club. We would not be where we are as a team without Brian’s hard work in laying the foundation for Rogue Racers!

His current personal bests are:

5k – 17:40
10k – 36:34
Half Marathon – 1:19:55
Marathon –  2:53:48

Bryan – Founder & Board Member

Bryan has been an active member in the Columbus running community since 2009. He thrives on hard work, competition, and camaraderie among his teammates. Bryan, an experienced distance runner, has completed 26 marathons including 5 Boston Marathons. Bryan is 44 years old.

His current personal bests are:

5k – 16:34
10k – 34:07
Half Marathon – 1:16:32
Marathon – 2:44:43

Jake – Founder 

Since completing his first marathon in the fall of 2013, Jake has finished 21 marathons in 9 different states. Jake ran his first Boston Marathon in 2016. Jake has steadily improved his marathon performance.  He credits a more disciplined approach and the help of group training. Jake is 41 years old.

His current personal bests are:

5k: 17:55
Half Marathon: 1:21:23
Marathon: 2:47:40

Jason – Founder & Board Member

Jason is a tennis instructor from Columbus, Ohio and has run over 20 marathons and 20 half marathons. He was the overall winner of the 2020 Towpath Marathon. In October 2016, he represented Columbus as a Marathon Ambassador at the Dresden, Germany Marathon where he ran his first sub 3 hour marathon. In 2019, Jason was chosen to be the flag bearer for Hungary in the opening ceremonies of the New York City Marathon. In 2021, Jason was able to run under 2:50 for the first time at the Glass City Marathon. In his spare time, Jason likes to play father and son national tennis tournaments with his father. They have won 8 national doubles titles together. Jason loves group runs and especially speed workouts on the track and he hopes to run all 6 major marathons someday. Jason is 48 years old.

His current personal bests are:

5k – 17:03
10k – 34:42
Half Marathon – 1:19:41
Marathon – 2:49:42

Ken – Founder

Ken started running in 2011 and ran his first half marathon on his 42nd birthday. He has since run over 40 more half marathons, over 20 marathons, close to 10 ultra marathons, including three 50 milers, and one 100 miler, and many other races of a variety of distances and formats. Relay races such as Hood to Coast are some of the most memorable races he has participated in. However, the best thing about running has been the many great friends that he has made. Ken is 53 years old.

His current personal bests are:
5K – 17:35
10K – 36:27
Half Marathon – 1:19:28
Marathon – 2:48:10

Ryan – Founder

Ryan has been a runner his whole life, from his childhood days on the playground competing in the track competitions through his college track days. Running has always been a passion of his because he likes the adrenaline rush of competing along with the camaraderie of training with his friends. Ryan has become an experienced distance runner and has completed 22 marathons and one 50K ultra-marathon, along with 5 Boston Marathons. Ryan is 45 years old.

His current personal bests are:
5K – 16:23
10K – 35:31
Half Marathon – 1:16:45
Marathon – 2:45:01

Amy P. –  Board Member

Amy  has been running for the majority of her life, though in college running took a backseat. She ran races here and there and ran her first marathon in 2011. After her son was born in 2015 she realized how much she missed it. Amy knew it was time to get back into competitive running. Her current goals are to PR in each major distance, marathon, half marathon, 10K & 5K. Amy is 39 years old.

Her current personal bests are:
5k – 18:43
10K – 38:40
Half Marathon – 1:27:33
Marathon – 3:09:04

Brian K. – Board Member

Brian was always a soccer player and more of a casual runner having done a handful shorter races on minimal training. After moving to California in late 2012 he joined a running club to meet people. Since then running has run his life, he has run 28 marathons and 10 ultra’s. Brian has ran 9 Boston Marathon qualifying times. His favorite marathon is the Indianapolis Monumental Marathon. Brian is 42 years old.

His current personal bests are:
5k – 16:40
10k – 36:24
Half Marathon – 1:18:24
Marathon – 2:52:20

Dave – Board Member

Dave started running on May 26, 2010 when he realized his favorite jeans were getting tight and he knew he needed to make a lifestyle change. Three months later, he entered a local race and was hooked. Now, 11 years and over 26,000 miles later, he has finished 23 marathons with 12 BQs and has run Boston four times and New York City and Chicago once each. He has also completed two 50Ks, one 100K and one Ironman 70.3 and has participated in one Relay Around Columbus and two Hood to Coast Relays. Dave loves the social aspect of running and is always up for pacing opportunities or a group run anywhere. He is an RRCA-certified running coach. Dave is 49 years old.

His current personal bests are:
5k – 18:13
10k – 42:33
Half Marathon – 1:27:49
Marathon – 3:10:25

ROGUE RACERS

Amy H.

Her current personal bests are:
5k – 25:40
10K – 48:33
Half Marathon – 1:48:28
Marathon – 3:26:24

Amy W.

Her current personal bests are:
5k – 20:39
10K – 42:15
Half Marathon – 1:35:14
Marathon – 3:28:28

Andrea

Her current personal bests are:
5k – 16:58
10k – N/A
Half Marathon – 1:24:03
Marathon – 2:52:48

Ashley

Her current personal bests are:
5k – 19:42
10K – 40:33
Half Marathon – 1:32:46
Marathon – 3:25:30

Brittney

Her current personal bests are:
5k – 19:18
10K – 44:43
Half Marathon – 1:31:44
Marathon – 3:19

Chris

His current personal bests are:
5k – 16:51
10k – ….
Half Marathon – 1:16:33
Marathon – 2:47:04

Clare

Her current personal bests are:
5k – 20:09
10k – 41:05
Half Marathon – 1:28:21
Marathon – 3:10:00

Cliff

His current personal bests are:
5k –
10k – 37:04
Half Marathon – 1:25:22
Marathon – 2:56:44

Darren

His current personal bests are:
5k – 16:28
10k – 36:05
Half Marathon – 1:15:48
Marathon – 2:39:13

Darris

His current personal bests are:
5k – 16:59
10k – 36:36
Half Marathon – 1:16:15
Marathon – 2:44:55

Dena

Her current personal bests are:
5k – 20:48
10k – 43:08
Half Marathon – 1:34:59
Marathon – 3:31:42

Don

His current personal bests are:
5k – 19:14
10k – 41:07
Half Marathon – 1:26:33
Marathon – 3:09:13

Dustin

His current personal bests are:
5k – 16:20
10k – 36:14
Half Marathon – 1:18:43
Marathon – 2:45:40

Emily

Her current personal bests are:
5k – 22:02
10k – 43:44
Half Marathon – 1:33:31
Marathon – 3:24:07

Erick

His current personal bests are:
5k – 17:42
10k – 36:59
Half Marathon – 1:22:55
Marathon – 2:51:40

Erin A.

Her current personal bests are:
5k – 19:56
10k – 44:54
Half Marathon – 1:29:47
Marathon – 3:18:12

Fred

His current personal bests are:
5k – 20:15
10k – 42:22
Half Marathon – 1:32:16
Marathon – 3:24:28

Gemma

His current personal bests are:
5k – 21:25
10k – 46:54
Half Marathon – 1:29:13
Marathon – 3:14:27

Greg

His current personal bests are:
5k – 19:48
10k – 38:33
Half Marathon – 1:37:52
Marathon – 3:13:32

Jamie

Her current (post collegiate) personal bests are:
5k – 20:41
10k – 43:07
Half Marathon – 1:35:11
Marathon – 3:22:13

Jared M.

His current personal bests are:
5k – 14:24
10k – 30:54
Half Marathon – 1:14:05
Marathon – 2:37:45

Jared T.

His current personal bests are:
5k – 19:51
10k – 43:19
Half Marathon – 1:31:31
Marathon – 3:10:15

Jennifer

Her current personal bests are:
5k – 17:58
10k – 39:31
Half Marathon – 1:26:20
Marathon – 2:55:55

Joel

His current personal bests are:
5k -N/A
10k – 35:35
Half Marathon – 1:17:33
Marathon – 2:42:24

John G.

His current personal bests are:
5k – 16:27
10k – 35:03
Half Marathon – 1:17:43
Marathon – 2:37:19

Jon J.

His current personal bests are:
5k – 21:26
10k – 44:27
Half Marathon – 1:40:24
Marathon – 3:17:39

Josh

His current personal bests are:
5k – 16:50
10k – 34:22
Half Marathon – 1:15:11
Marathon – 2:39:06

Julia

Her current personal bests are:
5k – 19:11
10k – N/A
Half Marathon – 1:33:47
Marathon – 3:21:45

Katie

Her current personal bests are:
5k – 20:32
10k – 42:01
Half Marathon – 1:33:51
Marathon – 3:31:15

Kelley

Her current personal bests are:
5k – N/A
10K – N/A
Half Marathon – 1:37:32
Marathon – 3:21:12

Kris

His current personal bests are:
5K – 17:04
10K – 36:11
Half marathon – 1:19:23
Marathon – 2:48:37

Kristin

Her current personal bests are:
5K – 19:09
10K – 38:25
Half marathon – 1:25:26
Marathon – 3:11:27

Kristina

Her current personal bests are:
5K – 18:27
10K – 38:54
Half marathon – 1:25:44
Marathon – 3:03:08

Linda

Her current personal bests are:
5k – 19:46
10k – 41:04
Half Marathon – 1:32:13
Marathon – 3:10:11

Maggie

Her current personal bests are:
5k – 19:45
10k – 40:33
Half Marathon – 1:32:30
Marathon – 3:12:08

Marika

Her current personal bests are:
5k – 22:15
10k – 45:01
Half Marathon – 1:40:16
Marathon – 3:22:00

Megan

Her current personal bests are:
5K – 20:15
10K – 43:22
Half Marathon – 1:36:15
Marathon – 3:31:50

Melissa

Her current personal bests are:
5k – 19:07
10k – 42:11
Half Marathon – 1:29:17
Marathon – 3:25:04

Michael

His current personal bests are:
5k – 20:33
10k – 45:59
Half Marathon – 1:36:08
Marathon – 3:16:07

Michelle

Her current personal bests are:
5k – 17:52
10k – 40:37
Half Marathon – 1:24:44
Marathon – N/A

Paul

His current personal bests are:
5K – 16:15
10K – 33:36
Half Marathon – 1:14:31
Marathon – 2:45:14

Sarah

Her current personal bests are:
5K – 20:46
10K – 44:01
Half Marathon – 1:34:33
Marathon – 3:24:48

Shayne

His current personal bests are:
5K – 19:41
10K – 40:19
Half Marathon – 1:28:27
Marathon – 2:58:22

Tamara

Her current personal bests are:
5k – 19:43
10K – N/A
Half Marathon – 1:36:52
Marathon – 3:12:42

Wendy

Her current personal bests are:
5k – 19:37
Half Marathon – 1:32:57
Marathon – 3:14:49