Shelly resides in Elk River, Minnesota with her husband and four active children. She enjoys running with friends, kayaking, teaching, photography, and interacting within her growing teenager/adult lives.

Shelly Binsfeld has achieved USA Track and Field Level Two and Lydiard Level Two coaching certifications and previously Power Pilates instructor certification. Within her 17-year running career, Shelly has raced on award-winning teams including her Colorado high school team, Minnesota State University, Mankato Division II college team, Willow Street Athletic Club and Baba Yaga Relay Team.  Her numerous achievements include winning the 2010 Mohawk Hudson Half Marathon, 2011 Hudson Mohawk Road Runners Club Grand Prix, and second in the USATF Adirondack Grand Prix for 2010 and 2011. Shelly blends her knowledge and desire for running with her joy of coaching runners of all ages and abilities.  Her coaching has entailed YMCA personal and group instruction, founding and leading a USATF youth team, volunteer assistant coaching for the College of Saint Benedict, and head cross country coach at Kaleidoscope Charter Middle and High School.  Shelly’s mission is to individually optimize her athlete’s hard work in an intelligent way.

Shelly doesn’t coach at this time.

Personal Records as an OPEN and MASTERS Runner

Mile - 5:19 Memorial Mile 2013

5K - 18:13 Flat Fast 5K 2013

10K - 38:15 Tuft 10K 2012

10 Mile - 1:08:37 Medtronic TC 10 Mile 2018

15K - 59:32 Stockadeathon 2011

Half Marathon - 1:26:05 Mohawk Hudson Half-Marathon 2011

Marathon - 3:19:22 Twin Cities Marathon 2019