Aaron Davidson
Men's Marathon
Qualifying Time: 2:16:03
Qualifying Race: 2023 Grandma's Marathon
Date of Birth
10/10/99
Age on Race Day
24
Current Residence
Flagstaff, AZ
Hometown
Fairfax, CA
High School
Archie Williams
Current Affiliation
Marin County Track Club, The Feed
Marathon PB
2:16:03
First Trials qualification
Yes
Previous Trials
None
Number of attempts to qualify
2
College(s)
Cornell College
Career Highlights
16th, 2023 Grandma's Marathon; 18th, 2023 Chevron Houston Marathon; 2021 Golden Gate Trail Classic 10K Champion; 8-time Midwest Conference Champion (cross country, 10K, 5K, 5K indoor, 3K indoor and DMR indoor); 2-time D III Midwest All-Region.
Family
My brother, Trent, and my parents, Amy and Ken, have long been my biggest supporters.
Greatest Accomplishment
My greatest accomplishment has to be my OTQ marathon. I had moved to a new state and go all in on my running for this goal, so seeing it come to fruition was amazing.
Interesting Story
During college I went through a severe mental health crisis tied to childhood SA. During this time my relationship with running was torn apart and I had no idea if I wanted to stick with it anymore. I spent the summer doing a lot of soul searching, and when I returned the following season I raced with a much more relaxed mentality and simply didn't care too much about how good or bad my performance was. Despite not having trained very much I destroyed my PRs and won a conference title in dominant fashion. I found my happiness in running and competing again and haven't looked back since.
Favorite Book
KingKiller Chronicle
Favorite Movie
Django Unchained
Favorite TV Show/Series
Letterkenny
Favorite Song
Bulls on Parade by Rage Against the Machine
Favorite Post-race Indulgence
Dark chocolate peanut butter cups
Favorite Breakfast
Chocolate croissants
Favorite Motivational Quote
"I don't train to absorb the pain, I train to break the pain." - Henry Rono
Favorite Running Memory
In one of the last meets of my freshman year of high school, in the JV 800m I closed a 40m gap in the final lap to take the win in a time of 2:25. During my entire running career since then, I've been chasing the rush I felt in that moment.
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