Christy Nielsen

Christy was born and raised in Treynor, IA.  In high school Christy was a long distance 2 mile and 1500 runner for Track and Cross Country at Treynor H.S.  She attended Creighton Univeristy for her undergraduate degree and began a serious career in running her Junior year of college.

It wasn't until her Senior year of college that she ran her 1st Marathon when a friend suggested she do it.  She had no idea what a Marathon even was at that time.  She ran the Lincoln Marathon for her 1st Marathon at 3:14 (her goal was to run it under 4 hours) with no official marathon training.  After that marathon she was hooked.  Her next competitive marathon was in Dec of 1997, she finished with 2:43 which was her personal best. 

Soon after, she began her graduate studies as a Physical Therapist at Creighton University whole she was training for her 1st Olympic Trials.  For her career she has has run 27 marathons, and has won 8 of them, and qualified for the past 3 Olympic Trials.  +Learn More

Occupation: 

Christy has her Doctorate in Physical Therapy and is a Orthopaedic Physical Therapist at the Nebraska Orthopaedic Hospital in Omaha, NE.  She specializes in running athletes. 

Hobbies:

In her spare time she shows Quarter Horses (Rio and Gracie), can be seen running in the area with her 2 Doberman dogs.  Christy also enjoys shopping and does spend some time training area high school and other upper level runners in the area upon request. +Learn More

Favorite Quotes:

"To give anything less than your best is to sacrifice the gift." - Prefontaine

"Never, Never, Never Give Up" - Winson Churchill

"It's never too late to become who you're supposed to be." - unknown

Personal Goals:
  •  Break 2:40 in the Marathon
  •  Break 1:16 in the 1/2 Marathon

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