MEMBER OF THE MONTH - August 2025

Jess Fessler


How did you hear about Pacifica Runners.

It was my husband Ryan that found the club and convinced me to give it a try. I'm glad we did!

How long have you been running?

I only started running regularly in 2020 when the pandemic forced me to find a new form of exercise outside of a gym.

How did you get into running?

When I was in high school running was a form of punishment, so it took me awhile to discover how fun it could actually be. The pandemic kick started my running habit, which I did very begrudgingly at first. Eventually every run got less hard, and having a close group of friends (and my partner Ryan) to run with also made it way more enjoyable! As my confidence running increased, I decided to set a goal to run a half marathon in 2020, and when I hit that goal a marathon in 2021. I really enjoyed the process of tracking my progress and hitting new PRs!

Do you have a favorite race(s)?

I love our local Fog Jog!

What are your favorite running trails/routes?

When I first moved to Pacifica I loved to run up to and around Mussel Rock Park, but lately I love running and walking around Mori Point too!

What are your future running goals?

Today I'm just running for fitness and fun. I might like to train for another race in the future, but right now I'm just enjoying running :)

What do you enjoy most about Pacifica Runners?

The people! Miles go by so much faster with company, and it's way easier to motivate myself to run with the club.

Any other cool info about yourself?

Outside of running one of my favorite activities is playing volleyball! I especially love to play grass volleyball. My parents met playing volleyball, and my three siblings all play too, so it's a fun family affair!


Previous Members of the Month (Click name to view.):

2025

July 2025 - Daniel Ooi
June 2025 - Sara Arce
May 2025 - Raymond Szeto
April 2025 - Pratyush Mahapatra
March 2025 - Doerte Prescher

February 2025 - Thomas Prescher

January 2025 - Winnie Xiong


2024

December 2024 - Gabriel Dotti

November 2024 - Myrtle Ventura


October 2024 - Diane Faith Wright


September 2024 - Justin Baker


August 2024 - Emma Zang Schwartz


July 2024 - Nick Siino


June 2024 - Buddy White


May 2024 - Ed Soto


April 2024 - Janet Uhde


March 2024 - Chloƫ McNabb


February 2024 - Kristine Siino


January 2024 - Jessica O'Rear


2023

December 2023 - Erik Samayoa
November 2023 - Lolita Fernandez
October 2023 - Briana Okonek
September 2023 - James Booth
August 2023 - Hao Liu

July 2023 - Howard Chou

June 2023 - Mika Padmanabhan-Kabana

May 2023 - Brittany Leabhart

April 2023 - Colin Hill

March 2023 - Gabriele Betancourt-Martinez

February 2023 - Ezra Dubnicoff

January 2023 - Richard van Wyngaarden

2022

December 2022 - Erin Espinoza

November 2022 - Amy Ow

October 2022 - Caitlin O'Callaghan

September 2022 - Anni & Noodles Kelley-Day 

August 2022 - Leslie Stanton

July 2022 - Linda Tanaka

June 2022 - Michael Kaca

May 2022 - Sebastien Pfeiffer 

April 2022 - Faith Kreitzer

March 2022 - Ami Kanani

February 2022 - Ross Robert Ellison

January 2022 - Scott Kraus

2021

December 2021 - Lauren Mathou

November 2021 - Rachael Sage

October 2021 - Jack & Jill Martini Harris

September 2021 - LB

August 2021 - Erica, Linnea & Naomi 

July 2021 - Roberto Rodriguez

June 2021 - Cristina Campion

May 2021 - Andrea de Francisco

April 2021 - Colleen McLaughlin Komeyli

March 2021 - Francisco Anduha

February 2021 - Andy Lie

January 2021 - Kayla Blom

2020

December 2020 - Serena Marie RD

November 2020 - Leina Serafino Arihara

October 2020 - Gia & Zoe Von Bargen

September 2020 - Clint Schaff

August 2020 - Jennifer Kozak

July 2020 - Katharine Xiao

June 2020 - Michelle Forshner

May 2020 - Vicki Zettler

April 2020 - Max Esquivel

March 2020 - Lucy Chow

February 2020 - Tamar & Sage Powell

January 2020 - Pamela Garfield-Jaeger

2019

December 2019 - Rolf Heimes

November 2019 - Pacifica Resource Center

October 2019 - Kevin Reese

September 2019 - Olga Munoz

August 2019 - Alicia Newton

July 2019 - Jamie Drever

June 2019 - Dara Ditsworth & Lance Myers

May 2019 - Kimberly Scearce Levie

April 2019 - Amanda Hall

March 2019 - Ana Grijalvo

February 2019 - Kenny Crampton

January 2019 - David Win

2018

December 2018 - Beverly Lamberson

November 2018 - Deirdre Martin

October 2018 - Jayanthi Linert

September 2018 - Annie Pearson

August 2018 - Sheryl Treichel

July 2018: Karen Strong

June 2018: John Chun

May 2018: Nancy Colombo-O

April 2018 - Mark Inouye

March 2018 - Oscar Loza

January 2018 - Lyla Smith Reinero

2017

December 2017 - Hynn Suk "Suki" Jang

November 2017 - Ron Little 

October 2017 - Holly Rios

September 2017 - Justine Lotridge

August 2017 - Roland Martini Harris

July 2017 - Jennifer Chaloemtiarana

June 2017 - Robert Ullman

May2017 - Tyler O

April 2017 - Kelly Gahagan

March 2017 - Mor Hirsh

February 2017 - Kendra Chun

January 2017 - Fran Hardcastle

2016

December 2016 - Ami Kelly-Hodge

November 2016 - Wendy Semenoff Lloyd

October 2016 - Ria Tingin Tajbl

September 2016 - Todd Dubnicoff

August 2016 - Ramona Esquivel



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