Meet the 2025 SWM Athletes: Christina Aragon

Christina Aragon | Women’s Elite Mile

Social Media: Instagram

Sponsor: Nike Swoosh TC
College: Stanford
Mile PR: 4:27.74

I did competitive gymnastics for 15 years and I love everything gymnastics! Watching it, talking about it, sometimes attempting a thing or two in the off season🤫
I am a HUGE pastry girl. Croissants, scones, cookies, all of it. Would love to have some suggestions for Raleigh!
I did my undergrad in human biology and want to become a nurse practitioner or an occupational therapist in my post professional running chapter!
This is my 3rd time at Sir Walter and I’ve had so much fun every year! I love the positive energy and the welcoming community, and I think the lighthearted feel helps us to run extra fast!
I love spending time on the river! I love tubing, fly fishing, rafting, or sitting next to the river and reading a book! There are lots of beautiful rivers where I’m from in Montana, so I’m excited to go home for a visit this fall!

What is your song of the Summer? My song of the summer is Nice to Each Other by Olivia Dean
What’s one place you’ve run that you wish everyone could grab a few miles on? My favorite run is String Lake trail in Grand Teton National Park! It goes by a series of lakes with massive mountains as a back-drop. So beautiful!
What’s your favorite way to hydrate to beat the heat of the Summer? Guava goddess or trilogy kombucha
What’s something you do for fun in your “offseason?” I always try to get to the beach in California! I spent 6 years in California in college and I always start missing it when I’ve been away for too long!
Do you have any connections to Raleigh and/or North Carolina? Lots of small connections to Raleigh! My sister lived there for the past couple of years and ran on the Puma Elite pro team! My college coach Chris Miltenberg coaches at UNC! And I have quite a few friends I’ve met in the running world who now live in Raleigh!