Amy Cragg
QT: 2:21:42
Residence: Portland, OR
Hometown: Leavenworth, KS
College: Arizona State University
Age on Race Day: 36
Affiliation: Nike Bowerman Track Club
Qualifying Race: Tokyo Marathon 2018
Marathon Best: 2:21:42
Social Handles: Instagram/Twitter - @hastyhastings
Favorite inspirational quotes: "I will prepare and someday my chance will come." - Abraham Lincoln and "Just as the tumultuous chaos of a thunderstorm brings a nurturing rain that allows life to flourish, so too in human affairs times of advancement are preceded by times of disorder. Success comes to those who can weather the storm." - I Ching No. 3
Favorite song to run to: Rise Up by Andra Day
Favorite post-race indulgence: Cheesecake
Of Note:
- 2-time Olympian; won the 2016 U.S. Olympic Team Trials - Marathon and 2012 U.S. Olympic Team Trials - Track & Field 10,000m
- 2017 IAAF World Championship Marathon Bronze Medalist
- 5th-fastest female marathoner in U.S. history
- 4th in 2012 marathon Trials, just missing the team before making it later that year in the 10,000m
- Married to Irish Olympian Alistair Cragg
