Valeria Curtis
QT: 2:43:08
Residence: Minot, ND
Hometown: Bountiful, UT
College: University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Age on Race Day: 33
Affiliation: Nark Running Strategies
Qualifying Race: Fargo Marathon 2019
Marathon Best: 2:43:08
Social Handles: Instagram - @runval86
Favorite inspirational quote: “The world ain’t all sunshine and rainbows. It’s a very mean and nasty place and I don’t care how tough you are it will beat you to your knees and keep you there permanently if you let it. You, me, or nobody is gonna hit as hard as life. But it ain’t about how hard ya hit. It’s about how hard you can get hit and keep moving forward. How much you can take and keep moving forward. That’s how winning is done!” - Rocky Balboa
Favorite song to run to: On To The Next One - Jay-Z
Favorite book: The Shack - William P. Young
Go-to breakfast: Cream-filled crepes topped with berries
Of Note:
- Substitute Teacher at John Hoeven Elementary School
- Mother to Isabela (9) and Christian (7)
- Won the 2019 Fargo Marathon in her OTQ race after training in dead of North Dakota winter as a solo mom after Air Force husband was deployed to Guam. Trained a lot on treadmill but would run outside when windchill was less than 20 below zero.
