Laura Thweatt


Laura Thweatt is an American long-distance runner. She lives in Louisville, Colorado.

Prep

Thweatt took up running at Durango High School where she placed 2nd at the 2006 Colorado 5A cross country state championship.

College

Thweatt competed for the University of Colorado where she was a five time All-Big 12 Conference performer and Academic All-Big 12. She was coached by Mark Wetmore and her teammates included future Olympic medalists Jenny Simpson and Emma Coburn, Olympic steeplechaser Billy Nelson, Brent and Sara Vaughn, and Bradley Harkrader.

Professional

USA National Championships

Track and Field

Laura Thweatt ran 2016 Summer Olympics standard in 10,000 meters in 31:52.94 at the 2016 Stanford Invitational.

Cross Country

Thweatt won the title at the 2013 and 2014 USATF National Club Cross Country Championships.
In 2015, Thweatt won the USA Cross Country Championships. She also competed in the 2015 IAAF World Cross Country Championships where she finished 29th.

Road

Thweatt finished 3rd in 2013.US National Road Racing Championships in 39:15 over 12 kilometers.
Thweatt finished 2nd in 2015 Jacksonville Gate River Run 15 km USATF Road Championships in 50:50.
Thweatt won 2015 Rock 'n' Roll Virginia Beach Half Marathon and debut at 2015 TCS New York City Marathon 7th place in 2:28:23.
At 2016 USATF 5 km Championships hosted by CVS Downtown 5K in Providence Rhode Island, Thweatt finished 6th in 16:07.
Thweatt finished 6th in 2017 London Marathon in 2:25:38 over 42.2 kilometers.
In 2019, she finished 5th in the 2019 NYRR New York Mini 10K, which also served as the USATF Women's 10K Championship.
She trained under coach Joe Bosshard for the 2020 Olympics but missed a place on the U.S. Olympic Team by 16 seconds.