Brooke Slayman
QT: 2:42:48
Residence: Iowa City, IA
Hometown: Holland, MI
College: University of Iowa
Age on Race Day: 30
Affiliation: Fort Worth Distance Project
Qualifying Race: California International Marathon 2018
Marathon Best: 2:42:48
Favorite inspirational quote: "Be Still and Know that I am God."
Favorite book: Screwtape Letters
Favorite vacation spot: Family lake house in Missouri
Of Note:
- Speech Pathologist at John Peter Smith Hospital in Fort Worth before starting a family last year; now "official diaper changer and source of fuel" for son Knox, born August 5, 2019
- Will be less than seven months postpartum at the Trials; was four weeks' pregnant when she ran OTQ
- On her first run with new co-worker at a running store, she pushed the pace in the rain and they ended up running farther than planned. They were married less than a year later
- Competed at NCAA Championships at 5000 meters in 2010
