FIT CEO. FIT MUM.
A diagnosis in her 20’s birthed a passion for running the world and founding a company as she navigated the many miles to motherhood.
Run a Company.
Run the World.
Run Your Life.
Kelly McLay tries to live life to its fullest everyday. Mom, wife, marathoner, author, keynote speaker, and traveler, she values living by the mantra, "happy days."
A two-time seven continent marathon finisher with 89 total 42K courses under her belt, Kelly is passionate and respectful of the marathon distance. In 2018, Kelly earned her World Marathon Majors’ 6th star as well as the World Marathon Challenge finish, 7 marathons on 7 continents in 7 days returning again in 2023 to finish the continents and in 2024 to finalize a third round of the Abbott World Marathon Majors. She is one of 5 women globally who have completed the 777 challenge twice and the first woman to finish both the World Marathon Challenge and the World Marathon Majors.
Kelly is a level one RRCA certified coach, a passionate Balega ambassador, and always like to take on a challenge (her next goal: IronMan). As the CEO & Founder of Fitness International Travel, a female founded, US-owned and mama run company, she has 20+ years experience in global travel, especially to marathons. She has spent years navigating the sports industry and advocating for females at the front. She is proud to continue to pursue her passion of running and travel (albeit petrified to fly), to continue to pave the way forward for women in business, to tackle impossible challenges, and to be a wife and mum to the greatest little family she knows.
She may run a company and run the world, but she still buys the milk.
SweatyMum in Sweaty Betty
Hi! Kelly here…life for sure has been a marathon and it is still going! I strive to maximize my days with life feeding off the mantra of happy days and aiming to squeeze every last bit out of the day that breath will give me. My path towards happiness and goals has of course seen its fair share of obstacles. I have cried many a tear to losses, lack of confidence and closed doors…but I have always gotten back up again. Tackling seemingly impossible feats, especially as a mama bear, gives me a confidence like no other; When I run - I can do anything. And when I cross that finish line - watch out -not only will there be ugly tears but you will see a woman on a mission. My trio is important - Family, Fitness, Food on the table (i.e. work)…without a branch I am incomplete. I am no elite, I am no doctorate…I am the woman in the grocery store with a baby on her hip, a gallon of milk in her hand who maybe just returned from running the world in 7 days. I will fight for a voice in this world, for a space to feel brave in the face of pain, for a space at the table for me now and my daughter later, and I will love deeply and run harder…cause at the end of the day, when I no longer have that breath, I want to know that I ran like hell to get there…
What People Are Saying
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With an insatiable zest for life, Kelly’s inspirational journey to motherhood will uplift women and mamas alike.
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— BRANDI WIATRAK, MOM AFTER HOURS PODCAST
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[Kelly] a 70x marathon runner who looks like the model of good health but had the metabolism of a 94 year old when she first had her levels checked in her early 20s…Hearing how she built her family is super inspiring (& also, I love the story of how she picked an egg donor and why she decided to meet her).
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— ANDREA SYRTASH, FOUNDER PREGNANTISH
“I am inspired by so many people…Meet Kelly ~ If you met her on the street or in her new favorite coffee spot Tartine, you might not know how extraordinary she is because she has a quiet humility. Beneath her girl next door likability is strength, endurance, and inspiration…I know this woman. I know her strength and I know her struggles. She has an amazing story. A loving wife and mother, entrepreneur, author, speaker, and marathoner. Kelly is one of 40 women who have completed 7 full marathons on 7 continents in 7 days!! When her pregnancy suspends her running, she does yoga…This is how I see you Kelly. You are an inspiration.”
— LISA PELONZI, NICU NURSE, PHOTOGRAPHER, FRIEND
1 of 5 women in the world to have finished 7 marathons on 7 continents in 7 days twice
Abbott World Marathon Majors 6-star Three-Time Finisher
FIT CEO, RRCA Level I Certified Coach
Champion for infertility, women in sport, women in the workforce & mums on the run
Three-time seven continent marathon finisher & women’s winner of the 2017 Antarctic Ice Marathon
