Originally from Woodinville, Washington (suburb of Seattle). I graduated from University of Oregon with a double in Sports Marketing and Spanish. There I ran 2 years with the UO team and 2 years with the UO Running Club with Tom Heinonen. Since then, I have competed with the Kansas City Smoke and unattached.

Nicknames: White Lightning, The Galloping Ghost, K-Lav

Training shoes: Nike Structure Triax

Favorite Trails: Redmond Watershed, McKenzie River Trails, Ridgeline

Running Highlights:

3 seasons on the U of O Division 1 squad

2007 NIRCA National Champion (for collegiate clubs)

4:23 Indoor Mile (February 2008)

8:44 3,000 meters (March 2007)

14:52 5,000 meters (March 2009)

31:22 10,000 meters (April 2009)

15:23 5k road

1:11:09 debut in Half-Marathon (November 2008)

2:47:07 Marathon, 2009 Rock'n'roll Seattle

2009 and 2010 Truffle Shuffle 4-mile champ

7-time Arcade Silver Medalist

4-time Arcade Gold Medalist and $100 award (Mar, Nov '09, Jan, Feb '10)

Producer of the original hits, "I'm On A Track"