Amelia Keyser-Gibson
Women's Marathon
Qualifying Time: 2:36:13
Qualifying Race: 2022 California International Marathon
Date of Birth
06/10/96
Age on Race Day
27
Current Residence
Seattle, WA
Hometown
Bainbridge Island, WA
High School
The Bush School
Current Affiliation
Cascadia Elite
Profession
Graduate Student/Research Assistant in the Plant Ecophysiology and Modeling Lab - University of Washington School of Environmental and Forest Sciences
Marathon PB
2:36:13
First Trials qualification
Yes
Number of attempts to qualify
1
College(s)
Haverford College
Career Highlights
2024 U.S. Olympic Team Trials - Marathon qualifier; 2023 USATF qualifier, 1,500m; D III All-American, DMR; 3-time Centennial Conference Champion.
Family
My partner, James, also ran collegiately at Haverford College. He continues to train and is my biggest supporter. We have two cats (Shelby and Gemma). My parents, Virginia and Stephen, are also huge supporters of my running and in general.
Greatest Accomplishment
Qualifying for the Trials is definitely up there, as well as pursuing running at a high level while also furthering my career in science and balancing those two pursuits (pretty) well.
Interesting Story
My first longer race (a half marathon) was run virtually in 2020 during the pandemic around the infamous Harvard Tempo Loop! Despite likely being short due to gps error, it helped spark my interest and show that I had some potential at the longer distances.
Favorite Book
Fates and Furies
Favorite TV Show/Series
Lupin, Parks and Rec (recently)
Favorite Post-race Indulgence
Ice cream
Favorite Breakfast
Swedish pancakes
Favorite Running Memory
Haverford placing 2nd as a team at the 2016 Indoor Track Centennial Conference Championships. We won many individual titles, in the 800, mile, 5k and DMR, but couldn't match the depth of the first place team. It was really such a fun show of teamwork and dedication and helped me buy in more fully into becoming the best runner I could!
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