Joanna Thompson
QT: 2:42:27
Residence: Blowing Rock, NC
Hometown: Knoxville, TN
College: North Carolina State University
Age on Race Day: 27
Affiliation: On ZAP Endurance
Qualifying Race: California International Marathon 2018
Marathon Best: 2:42:27
Social Handles: Instagram/Twitter - @jojofoshosho0
Favorite inspirational quote: "Don't Panic" - Douglas Adams
Favorite song to run to: 5 Out of 6 by Dessa
Favorite post-race indulgence: Beer and cheesecake
Of Note:
- Great-grandfather, Robert Doyle, at 19 was youngest competitor in the 1931 Boston Marathon (and supposedly ran it barefoot). Newspaper clipping said he had to stop for 30 minutes mid-race to staunch a nosebleed.
- 10th in the elite women's field of the 2018 Boston Marathon
- Finished 98th in 2016 Trials
