Jenelle Deatherage
QT: 2:41:17
Residence: Madison, WI
Hometown: Peoria, IL
College: University of Wisconsin - Madison
Age on Race Day: 42
Qualifying Race: Grandma's Marathon 2019
Marathon Best: 2:41:11
Social handles: Instagram - @jmdeatherage
Favorite inspirational quote: "No one can make you feel inferior without your consent."
Favorite movie: Best in Show
Favorite TV show: Last Week Tonight
Of Note:
- Sports Medicine Physical Therapist, University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics, specializing in evaluating and treating injured runners
- This will be her fifth Olympic Team Trials after competing at 1500m in 2000 2004, 2008 and the marathon in 2016 (finishing 65th)
- Two-time member Team USA at IAAF World Indoor Championships
- Got into running watching her dad run marathons when she was young
- Married to her PT school anatomy dissection partner for 14 years; they have two daughters, Cameron (8) and Paige (5)
