Molly Bookmyer
QT: 2:44:07
Residence: Columbus, OH
Hometown: Cleveland, OH
College: The Ohio State University
Age on Race Day: 28
Affiliation: Fleet Feet Columbus
Qualifying Race: Chevron Houston Marathon 2019
Marathon Best: 2:44:07
Social handles: Instagram - @mollybookie
Favorite inspirational quote: “If you are working on something that you really care about, you don’t have to be pushed. The vision pulls uou.” – Steve Jobs
Favorite song to run to: One Less Day (Dying Young) by Rob Thomas
Favorite post-race indulgence: Cookie cake
Of Note:
- Sr. Planning Analyst at Justice
- Had two brain surgeries in 2015; first to remove a benign tumor that had grown since first diagnosed in 2013 and second to alleviate side effects that included paralysis on her left side
- Husband, Eric, was diagnosed with cancer in 2017 two weeks after their wedding; after treatment he is cancer free
- 3rd at 2019 USATF 25K Championships, her first U.S. champs race, behind only Emma Bates and Sara Hall
