Meaghan Nelson
QT: 2:44:36
Residence: Williamsburg, VA
Hometown: Cedar Rapids. IA
College: Iowa State University
Age on Race Day: 30
Affiliation: Tracksmith Hare AC
Qualifying Race: Eugene Marathon 2019
Marathon Best: 2:44:36
Social Handles: Instagram - @meaghanelizabeth25
Favorite inspirational quote: "People spend a lifetime searching for happiness; looking for peace. They chase idle dreams, addictions, religions, even other people, hoping to fill the emptiness that plagues them. The irony is the only place they ever needed to search was within."
Favorite movie: When Harry Met Sally
Go-to breakfast: Bacon with something else, but the important part is the bacon
Favorite vacation spot: Camping or backpacking in the Sawtooth Mountains
Of Note:
- Works as a Physician Assistant
- This will be third Trials; competed in marathon in 2016 and at 10,000 meters in 2012, finishing 12th while still at Iowa State
- As a naive rookie, carried just an 8-ounce water bottle in a 40-mile ultra; suffered greatly but was determined to finish after dropping out of LA Trials in the heat, and gritted it out
- Goal is to try to beat her father at tennis sometime before he turns 70
