Casey Kilareski
QT: 2:43:14
Residence: Seattle, WA
Hometown: Pickens, SC
College: University of South Carolina
Age on Race Day: 33
Affiliation: O'Leary Racing Team
Qualifying Race: California International Marathon 2019
Marathon Best: 2:43:15.
Social handles: Instagram - @caseykilareski
Favorite inspirational quote: "I'm just telling you to live in it. Not just endure it, not just to suffer it, not just to pass through it, but to live in it. To look at it. Try to get the picture. To live recklessly. To take chances. To make your own work and take pride in it. To seize the moment. And if you ask me why you should bother to do that, I could say that the grave's a fine and private place, but none I think do there embrace. Nor do they sing there, or write, or argue, or see the tidal bore on the Amazon, or touch their children. And that's what there is to do and get it while you can and good luck at it." -Joan Didion
Favorite movie: My Girl
Go-to breakfast: Brown sugar and maple oatmeal
Favorite post-race indulgence: Ribeye steak
Of Note:
- Personal Running Coach for O'Leary Racing Team
- She and husband, Rob, have 2 children: 8-year-old Ella-Kate (Chicken Big) and 3-year-old Juliette (Chicken Little)
- Has fond memories of running the streets of hometown with her cousin during high school cross country practices
