About our Crew
Race Director - Ilana Balint
Ilana grew up in the Seattle area and started her 'career' as a runner when joining her first marathon training with Team in Training as a way to fundraise and support her father as he went through a cancer diagnosis and treatment. In her previous life she was in PR for nonprofits. During the 2008 economic downturn, she got laid off from her 'real job' and that started her journey in race directing. With time on her hands, and still fundraising for Team in Training, she thought she would start an event as her fundraiser. Thus was born Run Scared. After the first year she thought,"Hey, that was fun. Could I make a business out of it?" Run for Good Racing has been her life ever since. She started with 2 events and has grown the business to what it is now. You can still find her out on the trails, especially if there is a pastry at the finish line!
Marketing and Registration Guru - Christine
Christine is a Seattle area native who grew up playing sports where running was always considered “punishment.” It wasn’t until college that Christine realized running could be fun and she started her completely non-competitive running ‘career’ with the Seattle Half Marathon in 2003. Since those days, there have been multiple marathon seasons with Team in Training, half marathons on the regular, and even a toe-dip into ultra-running with a 50K in 2023. After becoming a mom, Christine wanted to combine her love of running with her career in marketing and events. She connected with Ilana in 2016 and the rest is history! When she’s not welcoming you at registration for the latest race, you can find Christine out for long runs, baking cookies or hanging with her husband and 3 crazy boys.
Course Manager - Holly
Holly has been a runner and triathlete since joining Team in Training in 2010 to raise money for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. She met Ilana at the Good Karma 5k to learn about organizing 5k events, and has been happy to have volunteered and worked with Run for Good for over 10 years! She enjoys biking with friends and her family, is getting back into training for running events, and teaches geometry & Algebra 2 during the school year. Her favorite event is Run Scared in October. You can usually find her at a water stop or carrying a pile of cones before and after races. She loves being the lead vehicle, we even got her an official flashing light for the top of her truck. Feel free to say hello and ask her your burning math questions!
Volunteer Manager - Jadea
Seattle resident born and raised. Jadea grew up participating in Girls on the Run. She loves the community and loves to support our volunteers and participants, any chance she gets. She loves meeting new people and hearing their stories. You will find Jadea hanging out at our volunteer booth, making sure you are well taken care of. We love our volunteers!
Graphic Design and Race Photographer - Ian
Ian Henderson, AKA, Ilana's husband, is the talent behind most of Run For Good's graphics and race day photography. Ian is a graphic designer, artist, game designer, musician, and composer (some people get all the talent, don't they!). Ian does graphic and sound design for a local game company. He has released many music albums under the name Painted Water, and has fine art is in several local galleries. Check out his art and music here. Ian loves to travel, do goofy voice impressions and play games. You will see him at most of our finish lines, behind the lens.
Some of our Race Day Crew shenanigans over the years
