Ana Maria was born in Caracas, Venezuela. She moved to Florida in 2003 and is mother of 2 beautiful kids. Her son Juan is currently attending UCF and her daughter Mariana is at Middle School. Ana and her husband Juan live in Pembroke Pines, Fl and have been married for 26 years Ana never practiced any sport or physical activity. In 2011, after celebrating 20th anniversary she was overweight and her previous diet strategies were not working anymore. With the help of a friend at work, she was introduced to spinning and exercising. This was a life changing for her. She started learning about nutrition and healthy habits. In 2014, as part of her training, one day she was invited to run at the Key Biscayne bridge, and she got in loved with the activity. After dropping her daughter at soccer practice, Ana started running around the park and surrounding streets. At the beginning, just few miles, then more and more. One day she decided to sign up for Weston Half Marathon, with self training and no guidance. The experience was exhausting but rewarding. This is when she decided to run more seriously and start looking for guidance. Through a friend she found FIT and joined the group at their first season in Weston. Since then, Ana has run 4 Full Marathons, including NYC and Chicago (twice) and multiple Half Marathons. Ana joined FIT coaches group in 2017 as a way to give back all her experience developed through these years to the people joining this beautiful and rewarding sport and continuing to learn and grow under the guidance of the great leadership coaches at FIT