Meet Our Coaches: Eden Slater
Eden is an RRCA Certified Running Coach who has been with RunKNOX since 2015. She is a graduate of the University of Missouri with a double degree in Communications and Peace Studies and a former runner on the Missouri Track and Field and Cross Country Teams. Her day job is serving as Assistant Neighborhood Coordinator for the City of Knoxville's Office of Neighborhoods. Running has always been a leading passion in her life. Eden started going for solo runs at age 11, was MVP for both her high school track and cross country teams, and walked onto the Missouri Track and Field Team her sophomore year of college. Since living in Knoxville, Eden has expanded her running into trail races and longer distances - running the KTC Trail series, multiple half marathons, and placing 3rd in the 2017 Knoxville Marathon.