YMCA Wellness Director Denice Davis and YMCA member Pam Drafts reached their personal bests at the 2014 Boston Marathon, held Monday, April 21. This is the second year both runners qualified and entered the 26.2 mile race.

[caption id="attachment_16594" align="alignleft" width="225"]<a href="http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/Sports-YMCA-Boston-Marathon.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-16594" alt="From left: YMCA member Pam Drafts and YMCA Wellness Director Denice Davis. " src="http://www.yourislandnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/Sports-YMCA-Boston-Marathon-225x300.jpg" width="225" height="300" /></a> From left: YMCA member Pam Drafts and YMCA Wellness Director Denice Davis.[/caption]

Drafts matched her 2013 time and ran the race in 3:38. Davis improved her 2013 time by two minutes, with a time of 3:25, putting her in the top 5 percent of all participants. Both runners qualify for the 2015 race.

Davis has over 10 years of experience in personal and group training and has been at the Wardle Family YMCA since 2006. Her certifications include: AFAA Personal Trainer, AFAA Group Exercise, Fitour Indoor Cycling, CPR/AED.  She is a dedicated and passionate runner and in addition to designing programs for runners, has various specialty certifications including Aqua Fitness, Senior Fitness and Bone Health, Pre/Post Natal, Resistance Band Training, Kickboxing and Nutrition Fundamentals.