Gregory Leak
QT: 2:14:44
Residence: Tacoma, WA
Hometown: Chadds Ford, PA
College: Dickinson College
Age on Race Day: 31
Affiliation: Tacoma City Running Club
Qualifying Race: BMW Berlin Marathon 2019
Marathon Best: 2:14:44
Social Handles: Instagram - @greg.leak Twitter - @GregoryLeak
Favorite inspirational quote: "Going on from there was the bravest thing he ever did. The tremendous things that happened afterwards were as nothing compared to it. He fought the real battle in the tunnel alone, before he ever saw the vast danger that lay in wait." - J.R.R. Tolkien
Go-to breakfast: Waffle Eggs Benedict
Favorite book: Into Thin Air
Of Note:
- Medical Scribe for an Orthopedic Surgeon; Cross Country and Track and Field Coach at Bellarmine Preparatory School
- Brother, Colin, also running Trials; they got their first OTQs at same race, 2017 California International Marathon
- Has coached 6 individual and one team state champions
- Qualified for 2018 USATF Outdoor Championships in the 10,000m; 36th overall and third American at 2019 BMW Berlin Marathon; 2009 DIII All-American in Cross Country
