Perry Reeves Shoemaker
QT: 2:43:33
Residence: Vienna, VA
Hometown: Annapolis, MA
College: St. Mary's College of Maryland
Age on Race Day: 48
Affiliation: Potomac River Running DC Elite Race Team
Qualifying Race: Eugene Marathon 2019
Marathon Best: 2:43:33
Favorite road race you've run: Her hometown race, The Army Ten-Miler
Of Note:
- Teacher at Holy Comforter Episcopal Preschool
- Although she's long been a runner, didn't start training and racing until she was 40; was coached by her husband until this year when Ben Bruce, husband of Trials contender Stephanie Bruce, took the role
- Has three daughters, ages 20, 19 and 12; all run competitively and two oldest are competing in NCAA
- Favorite running memory was her family cheering her to fourth-place finish in 2012 Marine Corps Marathon, not long after she'd started training seriously
