Speakers


2024 Women Run NH event | Saturday, August 19th | Bedford, NH

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Bedazzling with the Boston Unicorn!

Yuki Chorney

Yuki Chorney is 19 time Boston Marathon finisher from Mont Vernon, NH. She has been a runner for 27 years and has completed 42 marathons and 22 ultramarathons. She is best known for putting the fun in a run by bringing her big smile and bejeweled race themed outfits. Her journey to finding joy in running through fashion was featured in Women’s Running Magazine and on an episode of Ali on The Run podcast. UltraSignup voted her Best Dressed Runner in 2022. She is a volunteer for Girls on Run and is a member of the the Gate City Striders and Millennium Running clubs.

We are so excited to welcome Yuki back to our event this year for something extra special: “Bedazzling with the Boston Unicorn!“ Bring your favorite running singlet or small piece of apparel, and Yuki will teach you how to apply the rhinestones to create your very own bedazzled singlet. This fun addition to our event is sponsored by our friends at Millennium Running!


NH Elite Panel

Corey Dowe

Corey Dowe is a member of the 2022 US Mountain Racing Championship Team which took home a bronze medal from the World Mountain Racing Championships in Thailand. Corey is a graduate of Coe-Brown Academy and Cornell University. She lives and trains in the White Mountains.

We are excited to welcome Corey to our event in August. Come hear about her journey to Thailand to take on the World Mountain Racing Championships and her experiences as a small town NH runner. She will also be on our NH Elite Panel.


NH Elite Panel

Courtney Hawkins

Courtney Hawkins runs for the Boston Athletic Association Racing Team and is a Natick store Ambassador for Lululemon. She became a 2:46 marathoner in Berlin in the fall of 2022. Courtney is a NH native and graduate of Milford High School where she won many accolades for her high school running performances. She was the 2011 NH XC MOC Champion and the 2011-12 NH Gatorade XC Runner of the Year. She went on to compete for the University of Rhode Island, where she had to overcome a fractured patella. She graduated with a B.S. in Nutrition and Dietetics and a B.A. in Biology and currently works in Engineering Compliance at Moderna. 

We are excited to welcome Courtney to our event. She will join Emilee Risteen and Corey Dowe on our Elite Panel. 


A Mind for the Miles: Mental Skills for High Performance in Distance Running.

Dr. Stephen P. Gonzalez PHD, CMPC

We are very fortunate to welcome back Dr. Stephen P. Gonzalez: CMPC and Assistant Athletics Director for Leadership of Mental Performance at Dartmouth College. Dr. Gonzalez has supported our event since the beginning, and his talks on mastering the mental approach to training and racing have been a staple of the education we hope to offer coaches and athletes. His sessions are in high demand, and we are so grateful for his continued support.

Dr. Gonzalez will offer 2 sessions on developing mental skills for high performance in distance running. Set yourself up for success this season with his tips.


Dr. Annika Michaels PT, DPT

Dr. Annika Michaels PT, DPT is the owner of Evolve Physical Therapy and Personal Fitness in downtown Manchester, NH. She graduated from Northwestern University in Chicago with a Doctorate of Physical Therapy and holds a Certification in Personal Training through the American College of Sports Medicine. Her combined experience as both a physical therapist and personal trainer in various settings has provided her with a unique perspective on rehabilitation and wellness.

Annika utilizes an eclectic approach to care, balancing patient education and lifestyle coaching with evidence-based rehabilitation techniques. She is a former Division 1 soccer player who found her love for running a bit later in life after her competitive career ended. She now enjoys treating runners of all levels and teaching them strategies for improving running efficiency and reducing injury risk. She works with her clients one-on-one in a private treatment setting and offers a wide variety of techniques, including: functional dry needling, kinesiotaping, myofascial cupping, compression therapy, blood flow restriction training, and more.

Annika will be offering sessions on myofascial and lymphatic drainage self-treatment techniques in order to facilitate optimal recovery and performance.


Dr. Danielle Temmen

Dr. Danielle Temmen is a physical therapist and the owner and founder of Revitalized Performance Physical Therapy located in Bedford & Londonderry, NH.  Dr. Temmen has been practicing for over 12 years and her clinic offers full hour, one-to-one sessions with an individualized treatment approach that specializes in treating active individuals and athletes with orthopedic injuries (foot/ankle, knee, hip, low back, neck, shoulder).  Her ultimate goal is to help athletes return to sport or activity as quickly as possible so they can continue being active and doing the things they love, without pain. 

Danielle has completed extensive training to become a Certified Running Technique Specialist through the Pose Method of Running which has allowed her to help runners improve their form to help them run faster, longer and injury free.  Danielle has a strong background in athletics having played Division I softball at Sacred Heart University.  Since collegiate softball, she has become active in CrossFit to satisfy her need for fitness and competition.  In her free time, she enjoys training at CrossFit Amoskeag, snowboarding, paddle boarding, and hiking with her husband, Zack, as well as spending time with her son Giovanni and rescue hound, Grant.


Fueling For Performance

Noreen Gallo

Noreen Gallo is a Licensed, Registered Dietitian and has been passionate about helping people reach their health and wellness goals for over 25 years. She received her Undergraduate degree in Nutrition from the University of New Hampshire and her Masters Degree in Nutrition from the University of California at Davis. She has a private nutrition practice, Your Forever Nutrition Counseling, based out of Windham NH. The focus of her practice is medical nutrition therapy, digestive health, family and sports nutrition. She knows how challenging life can be and she makes it her goal every day to help people make the changes necessary to live that life to the fullest.

Noreen will be offering two sessions on Fueling for Performance at our event on August 20th at Bedford High School. Find out more about the Women Run NH Event on our website womenrunnh.org. We hope you will join us!


Andy Schachat

Andy Schachat, will be returning to our event this year as the moderator for our NH Elite Panel. Andy’s voice is a familiar one to NH runners who race locally and throughout New England. For nearly 30 years he has been calling us to the finish line. We are so grateful for his continued support!


Renegade Movement and Performance

Renegade Movement and Performance is an orthopedic sports performance and pelvic health physical therapy clinic located in Bedford, NH. Renegade’s promise is to not only find solutions for what you’re going through, but to also keep you active and doing whatever it is that you love.

They are proud to offer individualized and one-on-one treatment and solutions that allow you to feel better right away and feel great for life.

They offer solutions for leaking, pelvic pain, diastasis and prolapse concerns, a comfortable pregnancy, and the best and most optimal postpartum recovery as well as treatment for all orthopedic concerns for young athletes and adults who want to recover from a nagging injury, perform better, and be active for life.

Providers:
Dr. Kyle Brunelle, PT, DPT
Dr. Kaylee Pobocik, PT, DPT, ATC
Dr. Alexis Brunelle, PT, DPT


Shira Evans

Shira Evans, MS, RD, CSSD, LD is an expert in the fields of sports nutrition, REDs, disordered eating, and eating disorder care. She is the owner of Shira Evans Nutrition LLC and excited to offer virtual nutrition counseling services to athletes for sports nutrition, and the treatment of REDs, disordered eating, and eating disorders in multiple states!
Shira started her career working in higher levels of care for eating disorders, supporting clients of all diverse backgrounds and working in a multidisciplinary fashion. Simultaneously, she ventured into private practice to support athletes, providing 1:1 nutrition counseling to optimize their performance. She has many years of experience working as a sports dietitian in Division-I athletics, most recently serving as the Director of Sports Nutrition at UNC Chapel Hill and prior to that working in a similar capacity at Dartmouth College.

Shira is a competitive runner and she enjoys cycling. She has cycled across the United States twice, to support affordable housing initiatives.