Trena Roudebush has run nearly 100 marathons, including Chicago, Boston and the 2024 Back Your Badge. She lives and trains in Indianapolis and enjoys helping people reach big goals on and off the road. Trena enjoys volunteering as Indy hosts major events as well as talking to strangers. When asked the hardest part about distance running, she answered: I cannot tell a short story. 

A little about me: 5X 100 miler finisher and recovering perfectionist. Former high school 400m dash runner turned ultra marathoner. The even splits of pacing tug at my lingering desire to chase 'perfection,' but the front row seat to runners pursuing their goals on race day is my favorite part of pacing! I love everything from a flat, fast one mile course to a rocky, rugged 100-mile mountain race. I'm looking forward to helping runners reach their goals at Back Your Badge Marathon!

I'm Jason Hargrave.  I’ve lived in Plainfield over 30 years and started running in 2008 as part of my exercise plan. I ran my first half marathon, the Indy Mini, May 2, 2009 and my first full marathon, the Monumental, November 2, 2013.  Through April 2024 I have completed 94 half marathons in 30 states + Washington D.C., 16 Ultra Marathons, and countless other races. The 2024 Back Your Badge will be my 14th full marathon.

Stephen Bartlett. I have run over 50 marathons and over 25 ultras as long as many other distances from road to trail running  with the marathon being my favorite distance.

My name is Karin Hand and I  started running in 2015 for my health . It gave me such a boost mentally and physically.  I ran my first 50k in 2017 and then my first marathon in 2018. I continue to challenge myself and each year take on bigger goals.  To date , I have finished 9 - 100 mile races and 1 - 200 mile race. I am seasoned marathon pacer and love helping runners reach their goals .

I am a marathon runner, I have run 711 Marathons and I have paced 550 of them. I love pacing. I had a Stroke 10 years ago on Thanksgiving Day. I had paced 260 of them since the stroke. I wrote a book Perseverance and I was on the Wheaties box.

Melissa started running in 2018 to stay healthy for herself and her family and decided to celebrate a year later with her first half marathon in 2019.  Despite the obstacles of 2020, she ran her first road marathon that December, and she's been hooked on distance running ever since!  Melissa is a seasoned pacer and enjoys helping others cross the finish line!