Sara has been involved in every single Guatemala Impact experience and has grown to be Co-Executive Directer of both our charity partner, SERES as well as a key leader of Impact during our time working together. She is the heartbeat of the week, and we are always indebted to the level of preparation and care she puts into the Impact experience. Her bilingual skills are in constant demand so the runners can follow the stories as they develop through the week. Her passion for the youth and for her country constantly inspires our team.

fter the pandemic enforced Nick to take a year away from Guatemala, he will be back to share in a race and a country he has completely in his heart. Nick created Impact Marathons way back in 2015 to use running as a tool to change the world. He has designed routes across the world and built the series from a dream to reality. His Spanish is not as good as he claims but he continues trying his best and making mistakes. This year, he'll be taking a backseat as the Guatemalan team drives the race...should he join in the run?

We love Alma! We first met here back in year 1! She helped us translate in our very first year and then she just fell in love with the our vision. This will be Alma's second year leading the Impact Runner Development Fund in Guatemala (you will hear more about this soon) and her sixth year as part of our core team in country. She's a full Impact Runner, an agroforestry engineer and one of the most incredible humans we've ever come across! 

Dave Melody has become a cult figure at the Guatemala Impact Marathon. Instantly recognised by all those who have run the race and loved by us all too. He first came to Impact as a runner in our 2019 event in Guatemala. Since then, Dave ran with us in Nepal and returned to Guatemala in 2020. Dave works extensively with organizations that provide educational opportunities to children in indigenous communities in Guatemala, unrelated to Impact. He has now joined the team as the Impact Week coordinator for 2022, where he can share his experiences from working in the country with the international runners joining us this year.

Liza joined the team - officially - in 2022. Her first Impact Marathon full in action! She's a comms expert so anything related to Guatemala, Spanish, where to go, what to buy, etc... she's your girl. Liza helps us with every single message that you receive prior to the race, during the race, and after the race! She loves road running - but we are 100% confident that will change into trail running very soon! 

An ever-present in the team, Pablo is a guide who knows the trails of the region like few others. We keep trying to get him to run them, but he is a mountain biker through and through. When you walk through Antigua with Pablo, be sure to add an extra half an hour for all the people who stop him to say 'hola'. In the last four years, the race has also had a huge impact on Pablo himself: “I was used to seeing communities in need and be powerless, then with Impact I learned that sometimes, even small thing matters to people, so if there’s something small I can do as an individual, I do it!"

Abigail is a pocket rocket with a fire that shines from her whenever you meet her. She is a Maya Tz’utujil from San Juan la Laguna, Atitlan and can understand the indigenous languages of Tz’utujil, Kakchiquel, Quiche as well as the international languages of Spanish and English. In 2011, she discovered our charity partners, SERES, and along with her own power to create an even greater impact in her country, she joined the SERES team in 2013, where she has facilitated transformative change processes with hundreds of youth. She is now a Co-Executive Director and driving huge change across the indigenous communities of Guatemala and El Salvador.