Kanayo Anekwe

Director of Operations.  Kanayo has been an active runner since high school. Kanayo Graduated from Quince Orchard High School in June of 2001. He ran Cross Country, indoor, and outdoor track during his sophomore, junior, and senior years. From there, Kanayo attended Mount Aloysius College in Cresson, PA. Kanayo graduated from Mount Aloysius in May of 2005 where he received his Associates’s degree in Accounting and his Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration.

Kanayo also ran Cross Country during his junior and senior years at Mount Aloysius. Kanayo joined the Fleet Feet team in November of 2005 and has loved every minute of it. He enjoys meeting new and exciting people who love to run. Kanayo knows that running takes a lot of determination and wishes all runners in the local area the best of luck in their athletics. Kanayo hopes to see all of you visit Fleet Feet Sports very soon.

 

 

Melissa Barber

Melissa attends Montgomery College, where she majors in Exercise Science. Her goal is to become a personal trainer.

Melissa has been running since kindergarten. She has participated in various sports, such as basketball, tennis, softball, and soccer.

Melissa is always smiling in the store and even though she looks very young, she knows the FIT process for both footwear and sports bras as well as anyone.  

 

 

 

 

 John Bingham 

John is an area native and recent University of Maryland graduate. Hardly a lifelong runner, he began trekking the waterside trails of southern Maryland a few years ago as part of his rehabilitation from injury, and credits his running as helping him to regain his health and enjoy his surroundings. He hopes to use his experiences to help others as he pursues a career in rehabilitation medicine. Having originally come to Fleet Feet to get him on the road, John is happy to help others as they begin their own path towards an active lifestyle.

 

 

Kelly Callahan

Director of Apparel Buying. Kelly is originally from Upstate New York but has been part of the DC Running community for over 20 years.
As Apparel Director for Fleet Feet, Kelly is charged with bringing in running and lifestyle clothes that reflect our area’s athletes of all abilities, shapes and sizes.
As an active member of the Kentlands/Lakelands 5K Steering Committee and Race Volunteer Coordinator, she enjoys working on the operations of putting on one of the largest 5K races in Montgomery County as much as she enjoys being on the starting line.
With numerous marathons and triathlons under her belt, Kelly is headed to her very first Boston Marathon this Spring.

 

 

Jessica Cromwell

Jessica, NSCA-CPT is from the Gaithersburg area.  She graduated from the University of Maryland with a degree in Information Systems. 

She left her software consulting job to pursue a career in personal training.  Jessica is a certified personal trainer and certified group instructor, spin instructor, and core instructor.  She is currently personal training in conjunction with working at Fleet Feet Sports. 

Jessica has been running since high school and is passionate about overall health and fitness.  Tennis, weight lifting, running, and traveling are just a few of her interests.  She currently resides with her husband in Germantown, MD and is available for personal training.  If you would like to use her services, she can be reached by phone at (301) 523-1896 or by email at
jmcromwell@gmail.com  

 

Bob Elmore

Bob is a recreational runner that likes to push himself just to see what he is capable of doing. His running motto is “I Compete to Complete” and “Just Have Fun”.

New to running, Bob started running with MCRRC 2 years ago to find motivation for positive change and to learn how to run and train injury free. What he found was a new life style and a new look on life and physical fitness that has changed his life for the better.

Bob enjoys talking about running with any one who will share their stories, experiences, races and runs and learns something from every one he talks with.

His recent accomplishments in running include 2009 Suntrust Marathon in DC, 2009 Marine Corp Marathon and the 2010 Goofy Challenge race and a half. 

 

Jenn Gill

Director of Marketing, Head Coach and Running Group Coordinator. Jenn is originally from New York where her running career began at the age of 12. Sibling rivalry was what really started Jenn's running career. Jenn was determined to beat her older brother's sprint times when she joined the track team in 8th grade. What she learned was she could run longer and harder than her brother ever could (and still does!). After high school, Jenn went to George Mason University. She transferred to Tempe, AZ where she graduated from Arizona State University with a degree in Microbiology. Jenn moved back to the D.C. area and, after years of doing laboratory research with The Institute for Genomic Research and the American Red Cross, she gave it up to pursue a Masters of Public Health from George Washington University.

Since middle school, Jenn has competed in numerous races from 5Ks to marathons. She has dabbled in triathlon and just recently finished her first ultramarathon. Jenn lives in Germantown with her husband John and their marathoner-in-training son, Keller. Currently, Jenn is our Director of Marketing, Head Coach and Coordinator of our running programs. And, in addition to working at Fleet Feet Sports, Jenn sits on the board of directors and coaches for Girls on the Run of Montgomery County. 

 

Tish Halle

Tish, originally from North Carolina, moved to Gaithersburg in 2003 with her husband and 2 children. After many years in the corporate world, Tish finally decided to pursue her love of running and fitness and joined Fleet Feet this May. In October she will earn her certification through RRCA (Road Runners Club of America) to become a certified running coach. Tish is currently coaching the Summer No Boundaries 5K Program and the Intermediate 10K Program. 

Tish is an avid runner and enjoys running marathons and hopes to complete her first ultra marathon later this year. 

 

 

Heather Hanson

Heather is a relatively new runner, but has always been a long time participant in team athletics. Growing up in Gaithersburg, Heather played soccer and swam on a local swim team at Quince Orchard high school. Throughout her collegiate studies (in music), Heather made a point to stay active by swimming, weight training and yoga. It was then that she discovered the joys of running. “I always hated running in high school. The day we had to run a mile in gym class was the day I would try to fake being sick. However, in college I started running to get in shape and haven’t stopped yet!”

Heather is currently training for the 2009 Richmond Marathon and is a member of Mountgomery County Road Runners. Her dream is to eventually run a qualifying time for the Boston Marathon and to win one of those raffles from the packet pick-up exposition (since winning the race is out of the question). Come on in to get FIT, talk shop, or just to say 'hi'! 

Rhonda Leib

 Head Buyer: Rhonda brings 15+ years of retail as well as military experience to Fleet Feet Sports.

She is currently taking classes and is a certified personal trainer. 

She has also received several hours of FIT training on footware and sports bras and is very happy to help you get into the right equipment for you.

Rhonda is an avid runner and coaches runners and fitness enthusists and can be seen running 5K and other races in the area. She hopes one day to train up for a 1/2 marathon. 

 

 Monique Lynch

A desire to leave the field of public education after spending six years as a high school instrumental music teacher, Monique was challenged with finding a career that blended her interests and skills. After discovering the addictive nature of running through participating in the Fleet Feet Beginning 5K training program, Monique has completed several 10Ks and half marathons since then and finds Fleet Feet a fun and upbeat place to work. In her free time she enjoys skiing, playing tennis, softball, soccer and anything that keeps her outside and on the move.

 

 

Greg Pallett

Greg brings a beginners enthusiasm to running!

Although his first love is bicycling, Greg began running after making a new years resolution to be more active. Although he started running on a treadmill, Greg is looking forward to getting acclimated to running in the great outdoors by participating in the summer 5k training program. A Montgomery county native, he is ready to share his favorite running and cycling spots along the C&O towpathGreg is studying gerontology at UMUC and in his spare time he sings baritone with the National Philharmonic Chorale and plays mechanic to his collection of aged Volkswagens.

 

 

Seann Pelkey

Seann (shown with two of his student/athletes) is the coach of the Cross Country and Track teams at Quince Orchard High School as well as the teacher for AP World History.

His teams have won numerous state championships.

 He is an avid runner and can be seen at many local races.  
 

 

Nathan Timm

Nathan ran cross country and track for four years in high school and was a captain for three of those seasons. He continued his running career at Florida State University under three-time NCAA Coach of the Year Bob Braman. After graduation, Nathan moved to Maryland after being recruited at a teacher job fair in Tallahassee, Florida.

Timm is in his fifth year as an English Teacher and Head Cross Country and Track and Field Coach at Magruder High School. He loves recruiting and guiding young runners in high school and beyond in training, racing, and shoe selection. You can catch Nathan training and at races throughout the year.

 

Emily Zamora

Emily is an Art History student at Montgomery College and is transferring to University of Maryland College Park in the Fall. She spent four years in the U.S. Navy before deciding to go back to college full-time.

 In addition to her passion for the arts, Emily truly believes in the power of exercise. While in the Navy, Emily began running as part of her military training. It wasn't until her enlistment ended that she came to see running as a fun way to stay in shape. Yoga, she also believes, is a great way to stretch and calm the mind and spirit.

Emily is a part-timer at Fleet Feet Sports Gaithersburg and its newest staff member. The supportive atmosphere and excitement of loyal and new customers, she says, encourages her to find the time to run again after a winter hiatus.