Michelle Baxter is a dedicated runner from Anchorage, Alaska with two young kids a drive to go sub-3:00 in the marathon. She has run 10 marathons including the Boston Marathon in 2013 and the NYC Marathon in 2018. Michelle has come a long way in just a few years, working her way up to 100 miles in a week, winning the 2013 Kenai River Marathon, placing 19th at the Twin Cities Marathon where she ran her current PR of 3:02, and placing 1st at the Moose’s Tooth Marathon at 9.5 months postpartum.

You can learn more about Michelle at www.therunnersplate.com. 

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