About 2013 30A 10K and Management Team
Left to right: Craig Baranowski, Karen Meadows, Lucky the Turkey, Danny Margagliano, Jenky Fields, Amy Stoyles, Michelle Uhlfelder
When the 30A 10K and Fun Run was founded in 2012 we had two simple rules:
1. Host a world class event for competitive and non-competitive runners
2. Raise money for a local beneficiary while having fun
2013 is our second annual event and we have stepped up our game on these two founding principles.
The 30A 10K was founded and is managed by elite athletes that have raced a lifetime of endurance events around the country and is backed by the largest endurance club in the Emerald Coast, Hammer Down Multisport. We know what is like to train for months, spend hundreds of dollars to travel to an event with your family only to have a negative experience. We have been there and done that…
Our passion and mission is to ensure your race day is a positive experience. We want you and your family to come back and enjoy our race and the beautiful area of South Walton Rosemary Beach year after year.
About the 30A 10K & 1 Mile Fun Run
Established in 2012, the 30A 10K is a non-profit 501c7 operated through Hammer Down Multisport, the region’s largest cycling, triathlon and running club. In the inaugural year of the 30A 10K, the event donated $18,000 to Donations 4 Danny. The purpose of the 30A 10K is to promote a healthy lifestyle through sports, especially running and support community charitable causes. Nearly 2,000 runners will participate in the 30A 10K events this 2013.
2013 30A 10K Race Team
Karen Meadows is our Race Director and Co-Founder of the 30A 10K. With a lifetime of experience racing marathons, two Ironman competitions, and numerous triathlons, Coach Karen knows what it takes mentally and physically to succeed. She qualified for and raced the Boston Marathon in 2013 and earned a spot on the 2011 Team USA World Long Course Triathlon Team. Karen is a USA Track and Field and USA Triathlon Certified Coach. She trains athletes from beginner to Pro levels on scenic 30A and surrounding areas. It has always been Karen’s dream to host a top quality running event on Scenic 30A where her husband Jim and her two children live. Both Karen and Jim are avid runners and two of the top masters racers in the area and compete on the Hammer Down Multisport Racing Team.
Craig Baranowski is Co-Race Director and Co-Founder of the 30A 10K. He is also President and Co-Founder of Hammer Down Multisport with a background in corporate strategic alliances. Craig brings unique experience and expertise to the 30A 10K race team. He is an elite Category 2 Masters USA Cycling racer and has been racing bikes since he was six. Craig and his wife Tracy run Team Baranowski of Keller Williams Realty, a top producing Real Estate Team on Scenic 30A, Panama City Beach and Destin. Craig has a passion for the 30A community and has worked with many charities including Cottages for Kids and Donations 4 Danny. Originally from the Bay Area California, Craig and his wife and two girls proudly call South Walton Home.
Amy Stoyles is Co-Race Director and Co-Founder of the 30A 10K. She is the co-owner of Archiscapes, LLC, a local architecture firm that specializes in residential and commercial architecture. Their architectural designs can be seen in some of the most prominent communities on 30A including WaterColor, WaterSound and Seagrove Beach. When Amy is not running the firm with her husband, Chris, she can be found pushing her little girl around 30A in her jogging stroller. Amy has competed in two marathons, two half IronMan races and numerous half marathons and other running and triathlon races.
Michelle Uhlfelder is our Public Relations & Marketing Specialist. Originally from Atlanta, Georgia and Germantown, Tennessee, Michelle received a B.A. in Radio & Television with honors and completed her master’s work from Southern Illinois University in Professional Media Management. She worked on the award winning HBO Independent Film, 39 Pounds of Love by generating nationwide press and influencer initiatives for the film. Michelle led countless successful national, regional and local media campaigns generating press coverage, social media buzz and consumer focused influencer programs while working for Edelman, the world’s largest privately held public relations firm. A few of her clients included Tempur-Pedic, the Fox Theater, General Growth Properties, Wal-Mart, Starbucks and Pike Family Nursery. Michelle currently lives with her husband Daniel, and two children in Santa Rosa Beach, Florida on a stretch of heaven known as Scenic Highway 30A. She devotes countless hours to non-profit work using her public relations and marketing skills to further charity causes. She serves on the boards of The Tree House Episcopal Montessori, Easy on 30A, and Lighthouse Family Retreat.
Jenky Fields is on our management team covering critical roles in operations and volunteer coordination for the 30A 10K. Jenky lives on Scenic 30A in Seacrest. She works as a physical therapist and is an avid runner. Jenky enjoys local running races and triathlons. She is currently training to survive Ironman Florida 2013 and Boston 2014. She has two children, Catherine and Jay, who ran last years inaugural 30A 10K Fun Run. They all love the 30A area and hope you do too!