Amy Lyles

Bio

Amy Lyles is an athletic trainer at Plano West High School and accomplished marathon runner who embodies resilience in the face of adversity. A native of Pojoaque, New Mexico (north of Santa Fe), Amy began her running journey in seventh grade and went on to compete at the collegiate level at Western New Mexico University. After earning her master's degree in Athletic Training from Texas Tech University, Amy has dedicated her career to helping high school athletes prevent and recover from injuries. Her medical expertise has given her unique insights into her own running challenges, including ongoing battles with stress fractures and bone density issues that have required her to completely reimagine her approach to training. Amy's greatest running achievement came at the 2024 Houston Marathon, where she ran a stunning 3:14:25 PR - a seven-minute improvement that came after a full year away from running due to pregnancy-related injuries. This comeback marathon qualified her for Boston and represented the culmination of careful coaching, nutrition planning, and cross-training with Peloton. As a mother of two young boys, Amy has become an advocate for realistic expectations around postpartum running. She's refreshingly honest about the challenges many women face returning to the sport after childbirth, often sharing that "returning to running postpartum is hard, and that's okay." When not chasing PRs or chasing toddlers, Amy can be found on her beloved Peloton bike "Lola," lifting weights for bone health, or connecting with the tight-knit Dallas-Fort Worth running community through Ray's Track Club. Her motto, borrowed from Lil Wayne: "Real G's roll in silence like lasagna" - a reminder to focus on your own journey without the noise of outside expectations. Amy currently lives in the Carrollton area with her husband and two sons, plotting her eventual return to Boston Marathon as a mom of two.