My name is Liz Anjos, aka “Mercury”. I’m a distance runner and musician hailing from Portland, Oregon. I co-founded the running team and nonprofit Rose City Track Club and coach high school and adult runners. I’m a classical pianist and spent five years touring nationally and internationally as a keyboardist and singer with the indie pop act RAC.
I began running at the age of 14, then as an adult became immersed in track and road racing with personal records of 36:44 in the 10K, 1:22:43 in the half marathon, and 2:51:34 in the marathon. In December 2019, I ran my first ultramarathon, placing 4th in the Hellgate 100K. In early 2020 I set a slew of FKTs (fastest known times) on local trails in Oregon, and in the summer of 2020 I set the women’s supported FKT northbound on the Appalachian Trail. I’m currently writing weekly stories in my newsletter, writing a memoir based around my experience on the AT, and preparing for my first 100 mile race, the Kettle Moraine 100 on June 12th, 2021.
As seen in:
Fastest Known Times:
Appalachian Trail | Northbound – Women’s, Supported (2020)
2,193 miles / 515,000ft elevation gain in 51 days, 16 hours, 30 minutes
Forest Park Nasties | Tour de Nasty – Overall, Unsupported (2020)
67.5 miles / 13,500ft elevation gain in 13:58:05
Kings Mt. – Elk Mt. Loop – Women’s, Unsupported (2020)
10.8 miles / 3,700ft elevation gain in 2:27:47
Wildwood Trail | Out and Back – Women’s, Unsupported (2020)
60.4 miles / 6,600ft elevation gain in 11:53:43
Personal Records / Achievements
2:51:34 – Houston Marathon, 2020
1:22:43 – Holiday Half Marathon, 2019
36:44 – Tenacious 10K, 2018
18:01 – Carlsbad 5000, 2018
2019 Hellgate 100K – 14:18:48, 4th place, ultramarathon debut
2021 Promise Land 50K – 5:51:56, 6th place in a historically competitive field!
Appletree Half Marathon Course Record Holder (1:24:50, 2019)
11-time Boston Marathon qualifier
Contact
Get in touch using the contact form below, or send snail mail to the following address:
Liz Anjos
422 NW 13th Ave #735
Portland, OR 97209
