Michael Eaton
QT: 2:18:31
Residence: Seattle, WA
Hometown: Bowling Green, KY
College: University of Louisville
Age on Race Day: 32
Affiliation: Club Northwest
Qualifying Race: Chevron Houston Marathon 2020
Marathon Best: 2:18:31
Social Handles: Instagram - @bigcountryeaton
Favorite inspirational quote: "My soul finds rest in God alone; my salvation comes from him. He alone is my rock and my salvation; he is my fortress, I will never be shaken." - Pslam 62:1-2
Favorite book: The Art of the Commonplace - Wendell Berry
Favorite post-race indulgence: KFC and Mountain Dew
Favorite movie: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly
Of Note:
- Assistant Sales and Community Manager, The Brooks Trailhead
- Competed in 2012 and 2016 Trials; finished 57th in 2012
- Represented U.S. at the 2012 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships and at World Junior Cross Country as senior in high school
- Wife, Jessica, is a medical resident in UW Neurosurgery Department
- Finished 3rd a few years ago in a 1500m race in front of 40,000 people in Malawi, where his wife was doing research and he caught on with a group of local runners. Experience there reignited love for running after a disappointing 2016 Trials.
