Jared Ward
QT: 2:09:25
Residence: Mapleton, UT
Hometown: Kaysville, UT
College: Brigham Young University
Age on Race Day: 31
Affiliation: Saucony
Qualifying Race: Boston Marathon 2019
Marathon Best: 2:09:25
Social Handles: Instagram/Twitter - @jwardy21
Favorite inspirational quote: "Be more concerned with your character than your reputation, because your character is what you really are, while your reputation is merely what others think you are." - John Wooden
Favorite movie: Remember the Titans
Favorite TV show: Seinfeld
Go-to breakfast: Potatoes and eggs
Of Note:
- On the Adjunct Statistics Faculty at BYU
- 6th in the 2016 Olympic Marathon
- Married his high school sweetheart, Erica Christensen; they met on the track team when she was a hurdler. They have four children: Paul (7), Ellie (5), Julia (3), and Magnolia (1)
- Considers convincing Erica to marry him as the #1 accomplishment of his life
- Ran his last race in college with a stress fracture in his left fibula, which broke all the way through in the race
