New Members

Barb Rushman Membership Chair

Frank Geier (Florham Park)

Frank is a lifelong New Jerseyan who moved to Florham Park 4 years ago. He is employed as a public school teacher and is also an attorney who practices law part-time. He has been running on and off for 20 years. Frank has completed 3 half-marathon. Running a full 26.2 mile marathon is on his "bucket list." He lives with his wife of 27 years, Catalina, and watches "Jeopardy" every night. He's looking forward to seeing us on runs soon!

Karina Palaric (Berkeley Heights)

Hi! My name is Karina. I was born in Peru and grew up in NJ. I started running during COVID as a way to challenge myself and clear my head, and it ended up sticking longer than I expected. I’ve run a few 5Ks and plan to run my first half marathon next year. I’m looking forward to meeting new people who enjoy running (and eating 🙂), and to having a group that helps keep me motivated and moving together! Apart from running I work as a Software Engineer. I also enjoy weight training, hiking and playing video games on my free time.

Carrie Harausz (Summit)

I started running after college as a way to get some exercise and over time really started to enjoy running. I have run the occasional 5K for years, but last year with a friend's encouragement I ran my first half marathon. My goal with running is to continue the half marathons and make some new friendships. Outside of running, I enjoy swimming, spin classes and just started playing pickleball. I live in Summit with my two boys (ages 12 and 14) and my dog, who is sometimes my running companion for shorter runs. Professionally, I work as a veterinarian in Westfield.

Adam Warner (Short Hills)

Hi, I’m a father of two from Short Hills. I was an equity options trader for about 25 years and a financial writer for about 10 of those years. I write and edit sports betting and fantasy sports content for a few sites. I got into running about 15 years ago when I was training for a triathlon. I’ve done 5Ks and a couple 10 Ks over the years. I don’t bike any more but still swim on the days I’m not jogging.

Michael Ashton (Morristown)

I’ve been a runner since my youth when I was approached by my high school X-country coach to run on the team. I ran 6 marathons in the 1990s and early 2000s.

I am married (26 years) with two kids (senior at U Miami; freshman at Florida State). I coached Cross Country for 3rd-8th graders at Assumption School for 15 years now. In September through early November, I’ll miss some group runs because we have Saturday meets.

Professionally, I am in finance – I’m been an independent financial advisor and inflation specialist. If you google “Inflation Guy” you will find out more than you want to.

Neha & Dorjan Pantic (Florham Park)

Dorjan runs Spartan, Tough Mudder races and has run the Brooklyn half marathon. He likes to run for fun and sometimes runs with our dog, Niko, who doesn’t have a fast pace due to making friends with every runner on the path, but does have a lot of spirit! Neha is walking more than running these days and likes to bring her 3-month old son in a carrier on her walks.

They like to do hikes mostly in the Hudson Valley area, but also drive out to Stairway to Heaven once in a while. Anything dog-friendly is where you can find us! We’re looking forward to doing more run/walks with the group.