Meet
the Staff:
Ed
Doyle, Owner
Ed ran Cross Country and Track
for Penn Hills high school in the 70's. Upon graduation he gave up
competitive
running but continued jogging to stay in shape. Ed completed his first
marathon at age 50 at the 2003 Pittsburgh Marathon. He just completed
his second marathon with the 2009 return of the Pittsburgh Marathon and
is already signed up for 2010's. When not helping local runners
find the best shoes and running equipment, Ed enjoys fly fishing and
carving walking sticks.
Current
Training Shoes: Saucony
Pro-Grid Hurricanes
Favorite
Training Shoes: Saucony
Pro-Grid Hurricanes
Patrick
Doyle
Pat ran track and played soccer at Knoch High School. After high
school, he attended Penn State Behrend and became the first BFA
graduate from Penn State. He currently runs recreationally.
Current
Training Shoes: Mizuno Wave
Nirvana
Favorite
Training Shoes: Brooks
Adrenaline GTS
Pat
Neubert
Pat is an avid runner who competes at many local and national events
ranging from 5k to marathon. She is a multiple Boston Marathon
finisher. Pat also writes the weekly running column for the Butler
Eagle.
Current
Training Shoes: Saucony
Grid Triumph
,Brooks Adrenaline GTS 5, and Brooks Adrenaline ASR
Favorite
Training Shoes: Asics
GT-2020
Margretta
Lutz
Margretta began running later in life than most runners at her level.
Her late start in our sport hasn't gotten in the way of her many
outstanding performances. She is also a multiple Boston Marathon
finisher. Over the past decade she has been nationally ranked in the 60
and up, and 70 and up category for the marathon. Margretta also holds
several national age group records.
Current
Training
Shoes: Saucony Grid
Triumph, Mizuno Wave Mercury, and Asics GT-2100
Favorite
Training
Shoes: Asics
GT-2020
Wendy
Recio
Wendy ran
track at Knoch High School where she broke the record
for the 800 and helped break the record for the 2 mile relay.
After
that she ran
on and off through college and life until she had a family
and put running on the back burner. Like many, the pounds
packed on
and she thought she would never run again. However in
September of
2006 she underwent gastric bypass surgery and slowly began to run again
when her weight got down to a manageable level. She ran close
to 25
races in 2007 and in May of 2008 ran her first marathon: The
Cincinnati Flying Pig Marathon in which her time qualified her for the
Boston Marathon. For health reasons she did not run Boston in
2009 but
hopes to run it in
2010. In any event, she's happy to be back
to
running and amazed at the wonderful people in the Western PA running
community! Wendy also works at the Butler YMCA and you might
see her
at local races, not running, but timing for Miles of Smiles Timing
Service.
Favorite
Training Shoes:
Brooks
Adrenaline
Kevin
Doyle
Kevin ran track and played soccer at Knoch High School. He was the 1998
WPIAL Champion at 1600 meters (4:19). He received a cross country and
track scholarship to St. Francis University (Loretto, PA). During his
senior year, Kevin qualified for the NCAA Cross Country Championships,
and ran 13:55 for 5,000 meters on the track. He spent two years as a
professional runner with the Hansons-Brooks Distance Project in
Detroit, MI. Kevin represented Team USA at the Chiba Ekiden Marathon
relay in Chiba, Japan in November of 2003. He finished 2nd at the 2004
Pittsburgh Great Race 10k with a time of 29:31. Kevin is currently
running the hills of Ebensburg and hopefully soon will make a return to
racing. When not out running the roads or trails, he is running after
his two kids. He stays on as Up-N-Running's resident 'Shoe Guru.'
Current
Training
Shoes: Asics Gel Nimbus and
Brooks Defyance
Current
Racing
Shoes: Mizuno Wave Spacer
road flat & Brooks Mach 5 Spike
Lazlo
Lazlo is a Black English Labrador Retriever who lives with the Doyle's.
He has helped Ed keep in shape and prepare for the race season on many
occasions. Lately, he has mostly enjoyed playing tennis or frisbee in
his back yard to keep in shape. He works at the store as Vice President
of Customer Relations. He usually works weekdays until 5:00pm, but that
sometimes changes. If you want to be sure that you'll see Lazlo during
your visit to the
store, call or email Ed ahead of time and he'll make
sure he's there. **For those of you that may be nervous around dogs, he
is about as gentle as they come. He may bark a little, but he really
just wants to play and give kisses. If you are still nervous though, he
has a bed in the back room where he can take a nap during your visit.
Current
Training
Shoes: He runs bare pawed.
