Julie Delfs

Julie started running over 8 years ago at the age of 47 and got the marathon bug! Her goal is to earn all six stars of the Abbott World Marathon Majors. To date she has completed Chicago (2018), Berlin (2019), and New York (2021). Julie has also run other epic marathons, including the original Athens Marathon in Greece, Marine Corps Marathon in Washington, D.C., Surf City Marathon in Huntington Beach, and Rock and Roll Phoenix Marathon x3. She has also run countless half marathons, along with 10k’s, 5k’s, and for the last 5 years her personal favorite - the Scottsdale Hot Chocolate 15K.Julie is committed to her training with each marathon but not a time qualifier, so she seizes the opportunity to raise money for her favorite charity, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. She has run proudly for the them during the Chicago and New York Marathons. She's so thankful that she can use her passion for running to help the children and families who are fighting childhood cancer.Julie is married to Brian, her husband of 37 years, and they live in Tucson, Arizona. They have 4 grown children and 1 grandchild. When not training for marathons she's trail running either on the cactus forest trails or the mountain trails of her beautiful hometown. She's super excited about the London Marathon (her 4th Abbott WMM) and hopes to be in tip-top shape to run her best time ever!