Mimi Zielinski - Core Staff, Apparel Guru, Overall Super Nice Lady

Mimi has been an active member of the St. Louis Running Community for more than 20 years (Ben was just making his first communion!). Her experiences speak for themselves as she has served as the President of the St. Louis Track Club and coached with Team in Training for seven years. In her words, "Now I run to eat." We are super-excited to have Mimi on board. It is indeed true that Matt and Ben were just little tikes when Mimi began her running career in St. Louis but it is most certainly not true that they have more energy than her now. Mimi is awesome and has as much passion about running as anyone you will ever meet.

FUN STUFF

Favorite Movie:
#1- Ferris Bueller's Day Off- reminds me of my high school days. #2- Animal House- college revisited. I was the girl in the nice sorority.

Favorite Food:
Anything on the grill with dry rub. Salmon, ribs- it's my hometown Memhis thing.

Who’s your idol?
My kids- Caity 19 and Ben 16. They keep me totally grounded and from them, I learn something about myself (negative or positive) every day.

What was your favorite running moment?
Finishing third overall at the Hood to Coast Relay in Oregon. After 22 straight hours of team running, it came down to an all-out sprint with Team Nike.

What’s your guilty pleasure?
My Tivo. Oprah, Cops and the Biggest Loser rules!!

Place you would most like to visit?
Fortunately, my husband works globally so I've been to most places that I would like to visit. Been to all 50 States (Alaska is my favorite). I would have to say #1 is South Africa and second choice is Antarctica because I am obsessed with Polar Bears.