USA Week

Let's keep the flags waving and the celebration* rolling, shall we?

* Not to include concussive explosions, which scare the shit out of my poor anxious dog

Keira D'Amato is a 38 year-old mother of two. She went to Oakton High School in Northern Virginia, then attended American University. She resides in Richmond, where she's a realtor.

Oh, and she just became the fastest female half-marathoner in U.S. history. And she already held the American record in the marathon. 

Both of the stories linked above are worth a read. The TL:DR version is this: after a successful collegiate career, a series of foot injuries quashed D'Amato's competitive running aspirations. Or so she thought. After having her first child, she started running to relieve stress, and realized she was pretty fast. She reconnected with her post-college coach, started training in earnest, and became one of America's best distance runners, while working and raising a family. 

Keira D'Amato, fuck yeah.