Peyton is a Trail and Ultra Runner and Mental Performance Coach. She has a Bachelor’s Degree in Biology from Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo, where she also competed in Cross Country and Track & Field. During her time racing for Cal Poly, Peyton became fascinated by the effects of athletes’ mental state/strength on performance outcomes. This led her to pursue a Master’s Degree in Sport and Exercise Psychology from Western Washington University, where she had the opportunity to teach athletes and exercisers mental skills and strategies to improve their sport performance and overall wellbeing.

Distance running became part of Peyton’s life in second grade, when she convinced her PE teacher to let her join her school’s Cross Country team 3 years early, and later evolved into two D1 All-American finishes in college. From the beginning, Peyton fell in love with running because of the freedom, simplicity, challenge, and joy the sport brought her. This is exactly what led Peyton to trail running in 2020 - since then she has completed numerous ultra and sub-ultra trail races and is eager to continue testing her strengths at new distances.

Peyton’s mission as a coach is to empower her athletes to chase big goals by providing the foundational physiological and mental support they need to get there. Peyton focuses on a highly personalized training approach designed around her athletes’ specific goals, past experience, and daily schedule in order to support a sustainable and balanced pursuit of joy and personal improvement through ultra running. Peyton is focused on building genuine connections with her athletes and providing constant support through the high and lows that come along with the pursuit of big ultra running goals.

Education and Certifications:

• UESCA Certified Ultra Running Coach

• Master’s Degree in Sport and Exercise Psychology

• Bachelor’s Degree in Biology, Anatomy and Physiology Concentration

• Association of Applied Sport Psychology Member, pursuing CMPC (Certified Mental Performance Certification)

• Podcast nerd and student of the latest endurance research

Running History and Awards:

• 2x D1 All-American (Cross Country, 5,000m Track and Field)

• 1st @ No Hands Trail Run 50k 2025

• 1st @ 2024 Big Sur International Marathon

• 3x Broken Arrow Skyrace finisher (10th at 46k in 2023)

• 6th place @ Chuckanut 50k 2022

• Multiple 1st Place Sub-Ultra Trail Race finishes