2022 M2B Ambassadors

 

Victor Hurtado

Excited to be back for the 5th straight year. I will be running the marathon this year. This course is where I currently hold my personal best. The goal this year will be to go faster. Let’s train hard, have fun, enjoy the process, and get a huge PR in May. Look forward to meeting a lot of new runners this year. Follow me on Instagram and ask any questions you may have. @running_victor 

Nathan Imhoff

I feel like I have been running my whole life, and that without it, my journey would have been a completely different one. Growing up in Escondido, CA, I found myself exploring distance running at Orange Glen High School, and literally found my happy place. While I loved running, I had not challenged myself beyond the random half marathon or 5K here and there. In 2017, I decided to throw a marathon on my schedule and the fire for distance running was reignited, and it’s just compounded from there. Since 2017, I’ve run the Santa Clarita Marathon, Los Angeles Marathon, San Francisco Marathon and the New York Marathon as part of Team ULTRA. My ultimate goal is to qualify for the Boston Marathon before I turn 40 in 2020, and keep adding races to the bucket list! I am so honored to be an ambassador for the 2022 Mountain 2 Beach Marathon! Find me on Instagram @N8I

Rafael Ojeda

My name is Rafael and it is an honor to be named an ambassador for the 2022 Mountains2Beach marathon and half marathon races. M2B is a great race, a very scenic course, and is one of the top BQ races in the country. M2B is very special to me as I have been involved with the race since it started: running the half marathon the first few years and then the marathon in 2019, as well as having been an ambassador the past few years. I got a PR at the 2019 marathon and I am aiming to better that this year. I may not be a BQ-fast runner but I’m hoping to break 4 hours at this year’s race, fingers crossed. Come join me and a couple thousand runners in running the M2B races. IG: @LPARafael

 

Lori Sharp

“Hello, RedheadRunner here! I’m so excited to be back again as your 2022 M2B Ambassador. I love this race and love the community involvement from Ojai all the way down to the beach in Ventura. I feel extremely lucky to have a top 10 BQ Marathon in my backyard. The weather is wonderful and the running community always comes out to support this race. The course is lined with family members and past/present unicorn spectators supporting us BQ hopefuls and I’ve have had great success qualifying for Boston with this race. I’ve had the amazing opportunity to cross the Boston Marathon finish line twice, see some amazing back-country in ultra-marathons, as well as race down the red carpet and hear Mike Riley yell “you are an IRONMAN” at the Santa Rosa Ironman. I’ve been extremely fortunate with my experiences and want to help others achieve their dreams. Through my running business RedHeadRunner, I help runners come out of injury and back on the road where they want to be by video analysis and movement education. I’ll be leading a quick stretch session at the morning shakeout run with my fellow ambassadors the Saturday before the race. Be sure to say hi and follow me on IG: redheadrunnerca