Teresa McWalters
QT: 2:40:19
Residence: San Francisco, CA
Hometown: San Francisco, CA
College: Stanford University
Age on Race Day: 35
Affiliation: Impala Racing Team and Brooks
Qualifying Race: California International Marathon 2018
Marathon Best: 2:36:30
Social Handles: Instagram - @teresaxc
Favorite inspirational quote: "We are what we believe we are." - CS Lewis
Favorite post-race indulgence: A good scone with a good espresso
Favorite vacation spot: Ireland
Of Note:
- Architect, Rapt Studio
- Being adopted at birth has given her an intrinsic awareness that life is a gift
- Developed a Talus stress fracture in late 2017 that sidelined her for over 8 months; thought she might not run again.
- Turning around after earning her OTQ in 2018 to see five of her teammates do the same was "among highest points of my running career"
- Injury returned and she had surgery in spring 2019
- This is her fourth Olympic Trials: 5000m in 2008; Marathon in 2012 and 2016 (when she finished 38th)
