Grace Bowen
QT: 2:44:49
Residence: New York, NY
Hometown: Kenilworth, IL
College: Princeton University
Age on Race Day: 27
Affiliation: Dashing Whippets Running Team
Qualifying Race: Philadelphia Marathon 2019
Marathon Best: 2:44:49
Social Handles: Instagram - @gracebowen
Favorite Inspirational Quote: "Don't quit. Suffer now and live the rest of your life a champion." - Muhammad Ali
Favorite TV Show: The Great British Baking Show
Of Note:
- On the Business Development & Investor Relation team for the Anchorage Capital Group hedge fund
- Played lacrosse in college, as did her sister. Brothers are great golfers
- Fiance Alec Keller plays pro baseball, most recently for Washington Nationals AAA team in Fresno, CA. Proposed to her a week before her OTQ race
- Her grandfather recalls that his father (her great-grandfather) ran for Penn and the New York Athletic Club, and qualified to run the Olympic Trials in the 100m but was not allowed to do so after it was discovered he had rheumatic heart disease
