I have been working in the fitness industry since 2013. I progressed from a group class instructor to working as a personal trainer for professional athletes. During my time in the industry, I also served as a fitness club manager and opened a CrossFit gym in St Petersburg. I trained in Finland and the United States, and I always strived to build communities within fitness studios and gyms. When I moved into personal training, I missed that sense of community greatly, so in 2022 I started organising runs. When Sunday runs from a coffee shop near my home were no longer enough, I stepped outside my comfort zone and joined the Peak Moscow project. That is how the Peak running club came into my life. The club has given me not only the opportunity to develop creatively and bring people together, but also to expand my coaching potential and start preparing my own students for races.