Scot Hayward

Scot is the running warrior at the store, and wishes he could be here all of the time. He is an avid marathon runner and is planning on completing 50 marathons in 50 states.  Scot finished his first hundred miler last September and is now a proud owner of an Umstead 100 Miler belt buckle finishing in under 20 hours! This year Scot continues to strive for even greater distances! This fall he was the first ever to complete the Blue Ridge 211 Mile Relay solo, by passing the wrist band to himself at each exchange!

Celeste Brinkley

Celeste is known for all of her work as a Team In Training (TNT) coach.  She joined TNT in Jan. of 2004 and has been a walk coach since Feb. 2005.  She completed her first marathon in 2004 and has done several half marathons since then.  Celeste can be seen at the local finish lines cheering people on.  Working with people and helping them to meet their goals is one of her greatest passions. 

Andrew Campbell 

 Andrew is a hometown, Hickory High alumni.  He grew up here with his 4 siblings and returned to the Hickory community in 2008 after graduating from Clemson University with a BS in Psychology.  He has worked at the store for the last 3 years and has enjoyed competing and training with our running community.

Benjamin Lowry

 Benjamin is a senior in high school and runs cross-country at HCA.  He has completed five half marathons and countless 5k's. He is looking forward to going to college next year!

Brittany Richards

Brittany is a student at Lenoir Rhyne University.  In her free time she enjoys hiking, camping, and staying active with her friends.  Even though she doesn't do much running herself, she is passionate about helping others achieve their goals.  She hopes to eventually run a half marathon once she catches that running bug.

Sara Poovey

Sara grew up in Hickory and graduated from CVCC in Business Administration.  Sara and her husband, David, live in Hickory and have a son, Connor.  She enjoys running and has completed 2 half marathons in 2011.   She is passionate about helping people and hopes to encourage them to begin running or walking.  She enjoys playing sports and spending time with her family and friends.

Tyler Matthews

Tyler graduated from Lenoir-Rhyne University in 2006 with a Bachelor in Sports Management. He had been coaching since 2001. He enjoys spending time running and helping out others achieve their goals. You can always see him enjoying the monthly social run and dressing up with the monthly theme! He hopes to continue running races and looking forward to getting into triathlons. 

Lora Drum

Lora graduated from Appalachian State University in 2007 with a Bachelor's degree in Exercise Science.  Running has become her passion over the last year, allowing her to complete her first 10K, half marathon and triathlon with more races to come.  She hopes to complete a marathon and more triathlons in the coming year.  When not running, she can be found in the kitchen baking up delicious cupcakes and cake pops!