Peyton enjoys running as a way to connect with nature and hopes to inspire others to do the same. She began running in high school, competed collegiately for Baylor University, and currently runs for Without Limits in Wilmington. Her marathon best is 2:42:57 and she competed in the 2020 U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials.

She is also a biology and marine biology graduate student at the University of North Carolina-Wilmington, where she studies the effects of environmental stressors on muscle physiology and development in several fish species. She is interested in environmental and social justice advocacy and wants to promote daily lifestyle practices that enhance the quality of the environment and expand ways for people to become more connected to it.

Peyton is a member of The RELAY Squad. Learn more about The RELAY.