Amanda Nurse
QT: 2:42:15
Residence: Brookline, MA
Hometown: South Portland, ME
College: Bowdoin College
Age on Race Day: 32
Affiliation: adidas
Qualifying Race: BMW Berlin Marathon 2018
Marathon Best: 2:40:45
Social Handles: Instagram - @amandarunsboston Twitter - @amandarunsBOS
Favorite inspirational quote: "If you think you can, or if you think you can't, you're right!"
Favorite book: Endure by Alex Hutchinson
Go-to breakfast: Blueberry muffin, iced coffee and fruit
Of Note:
- Owner and Coach for Amanda Runs Boston LLC
- 62nd in 2016 Trials
- Ran OTQ 11 months postpartum; she and her husband and coach, Ian, a sports chiropractor, met at a 5K and now have a 2-year-old son.
- A favorite running memory is Joan Samuelson running up behind her at a local 5K in Maine and telling her to quit sandbagging it. "She's been my inspiration and friend ever since"
