P3R Champions Circle

Matt is a native Pittsburgher who moved to Florida for 10 years before making his way to New Jersey. He is a happy husband and proud father. He has been a P3Runner since the beginning and happy to continue MOVING with P3R!

Adrian has been running since 2011 and fell in love with marathons after spectating the DICK'S Sporting Goods Pittsburgh Marathon that same year. She has run more than 15 marathons since and even got engaged at the 2021 EQT Pittsburgh 10 Miler!

Cara has been an athlete her whole life - starting with slow-pitch softball at age 7 and added basketball, track, and tennis. In addition to running, Cara loves to read, travel, ski, and visit with friends and family.

Erin started running consistently in 2016 and since then has completed one 50k, seven full marathons, 13 half marathons, and many other distances. She loves running on the local trails, especially with her dogs. When not running, Erin loves spending time outdoors and with her family!

Katie was raised in Pittsburgh and came back after living in Charlotte, NC for 12 years. She is a teacher at heart and a stay at home mom to two. Katie ran the 2020 Virtual GAP Relay presented by UPMC Health Plan on a team AND again on her own!

Jeanine has lived the last 19 years as an endurance athlete with Rheumatoid Arthritis. Despite her prognosis she defied the odds and became a two-sport collegiate athlete (soccer and cross country). To Jeanine, running embraces everything conquering life with a chronic illness is about, facing adversity and challenging your limits to go further than you ever thought possible.

Leigh owns her own business as a wedding photographer. She is an avid exerciser, and, when not running, I can be found riding her bike or working out at the gym. Leigh has a passion for traveling, not only to learn about culture, but also to experience the worlds that exist far beyond anything that I can imagine. She has hiked around the Meteora Monasteries in Kalambaka, Greece, and has also run to the top of the San Cristóbal Hill where the Sanctuary of the Immaculate Conception was built, in Santiago, Chile!

Jeff is a father of four who is very active in the Central Pennsylvania running community, though he is originally from Beaver County. He has participated in the DICK'S Sporting Goods Pittsburgh Marathon weekend of events every year since its rebirth in 2009. For the past four years, Jeff has organized race weekend for a large group of Harrisburg runners — they proudly wear "#HBGrunsPGH"!

Although born in Scotland, Jacqui has now made Pittsburgh her home. She started running 20+ years ago on a treadmill at the gym for fitness and to build endurance. Over the years she built the endurance and eventually started running races in 2017 and ran her first half marathons in 2019. Outside of running, Jacqui has an appreciation for the arts, good conversation, traveling overseas, organic foods and the occasional macaron.

Erica is an avid runner and she has participated in several P3R events! She is a mom of two kids, and they have a Great Dane and one cat. Erica is a clinical therapist and a Pilates teacher. She's excited to represent the running community of Pittsburgh again in 2022!

Lauren is known for being passionate, loud, and enthusiastic. As a newlywed, her wedding ring is the only bling she's more obsessed with than race medals. Lauren leads a fairly stressful life as both an admissions recruitment director and doctoral candidate at Pitt and running is her go-to stress reliever.