Marathon Phenom Fiona O'Keeffe

It will be tough for Fiona O'Keeffe to top her first marathon. But, she'll try to do it at the 2024 Paris Summer Olympics.

Fiona broke running records virtually every step of the 2024 US Olympic Marathon Trials in February in Orlando.

She's the first woman to win the Trials in a marathon debut. And, she broke the previous Trials record by three minutes!

Fiona grew up in the Sacramento area. Her dream of being an Olympic runner started in middle school where she dominated in the mile and 800. She graduated from Davis High School and went on to Stanford University and became a 6-time All American.

After graduating from Stanford with a degree in Earth Systems, Fiona's pro running career took off.

She's a member of the Puma Elite Team and is training in North Carolina with her teammates. She qualified for the US Olympic Marathon Trials with a blazing half marathon time.

But, she had never raced a marathon until the Marathon Trials and admits she learned by watching experienced runners during the race.

On this Dying to Ask:

• The strategic advantage underdogs have in big races
• What happened on Instagram that let Fiona know her world was forever changed
• How she's managing the attention
• How some of the big names who didn't have their best day at the trials reacted to her win
• And what do the next few months look like before she heads to France for her second marathon