Taylor Ward ran strong at the 2017 and 2018 Chicago Marathons. Can she do even better this year?
Name: Taylor Ward
Country of Origin: U.S.A.
Standout Race:
Ward ran finished ninth in 2:35:27 in 2017 in Chicago and seventh last year in a personal best, 2:32:42 (she ran her first Chicago Marathon in 2015, finishing
23rd in 2:45:01). She is a two-time Olympic Trials qualifier in the marathon (2016, 2020), and she is the 2016 Philadelphia Marathon champion. She started 2019 with a nice PR in the half, 1:13:27, at the Houston Half Marathon.
More About Taylor Ward:
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Ward was a gifted runner at Weber State University where she amassed a Big Sky title in the 10,000m, 12 Academic All-Conference honors and some of the fastest times in the 5000m and 10,000m in school history. She graduated in 2014 and made a quick move to road racing. She is an Assistant Professor of Radiologic Science at Weber State University; she spent some time grading papers at O’Hare airport before running last year’s race.
