Rena Elmer
QT: 2:40:21
Residence: Flower Mound, TX
Hometown: Beaver, UT
College: Brigham Young University and Utah Valley State College
Age on Race Day: 37
Qualifying Race: CNO Financial Indianapolis Monumental Marathon 2019
Marathon Best: 2:40:21
Favorite inspirational quote: "No success in life can compensate for failure in the home." - David O, McKay
Favorite song to run to: Hall of Fame by The Script
Of Note:
- Stay-at-home mom; she and husband, Will, have 9 children: Ryan, Talon, Taryn, Owen, Oliver, Emma, Kenna, Kristen, and Kimber
- Worked as a firefighter for the forest service in the summers during college to earn money
- Third in steeplechase at 2005 NCAA Outdoor Championships
- After barely falling short in 2008 and 2012, and after having four children, she qualified for the 2016 Trials in the steeplechase and placed 10th in the finals
