Stephanie Wang

Age: 27
Events: Marathon, Trail (50K, 50 Miles), Triathlon, Open water swimming
Hometown: Plano, TX
College competed for: University of Texas at Austin (Triathlon)

Personal Bests

Mile: 5:37
Marathon: 3:23
50K: 6:04
50M: 11:48
Ironman: 12:45

Career Highlights

All the amazing people that I've met along the way!

Ironman Texas, 2015: 12:45 (6th, 18-24 age group)

Vancouver Marathon, 2016: 3:23

Boston Marathon, 2017

White River 50 Miler, 2019: 11:48

Park to Park 2.5 Mile Swim, 2019: 1:06 (6th, Female)

10K Open Water Swim, 2019: 3:01 (3rd, Overall)

About

Growing up, I was the kid who could never sit still and found running and swimming as outlets for my excess energy. I swam competitively for 11 years and was recruited to swim at West Point, but was medically disqualified due to poor eyesight. I ended up attending the University of Texas at Austin and joined the Triathlon team, where I realized that despite being far ahead after the swim, I quickly lost ground during the bike and run. While focusing on improving my run times, I fell back in love with running. I ran my first marathon in 2013 and haven't looked back since!

I took a short hiatus from sports from October 2016 through May 2018 (with the exception of the Boston Marathon) and lived abroad in New Zealand and Australia on a Working Holiday Visa. I traveled and worked agriculture and hospitality jobs such as picking and packing kiwifruit, waitressing, packing fish, milking cows, and serving as the House Captain of a hostel. Although I didn't train much during this period, I met incredible people from all over the world and gained a new perspective on my purpose in life, our country, and the beautiful planet that we live in.

When I returned back to the States in 2018, I met my now-girlfriend, Rachel during a Hood to Coast Relay. She competed in XC for CNW that Fall and while cheerleading for her, I got to also meet many of her wonderful teammates. It didn't take much more to convince me to be a part of the supportive CNW community and to train and compete with the best!

Pronouns: She/Her