Dorothy McMahan

Dorothy McMahan (born November 6, 1976) is an American long-distance runner.[1] She competed in the marathon event at the 2013 World Championships in Athletics in Moscow, Russia.[2][3]

Dorothy McMahan
Personal information
Born (1976-11-06) November 6, 1976
Hilbert, Wisconsin, United States
Height5' 6"
Sport
CountryUnited States
SportTrack and field
Event(s)Marathon
College teamUniversity of Wisconsin Milwaukee
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)
  • 800 m: 2:09.17 (2/02)
  • 1 mile road: 4:35.2 (07/08)
  • 5k road: 16:31 (12/10)
  • 5k Track: 16:27 (2/13)
  • 4 mile road: 21:55 (12/09)
  • 8k road: 26:39 (4/13)
  • 10k road: 33:24 (4/12 & 10/13)
  • 15km: 51:56 (3/13)
  • 10 mile: 55:36 (4/14)
  • 20km: 1:09:32 (9/08)
  • 1/2 marathon: 1:11:48 (6/14)
  • 25k: 1:25:52 (5/13)
  • marathon: 2:31:48 (6/11)

Personal life

Dorothy McMahan was raised in Hilbert, Wisconsin. Dot McMahan daughter was born in May 2009,[4] and placed 9th (2:32:16) at Houston Texas hosted 2012 US Olympic Trials in the Marathon.[5][6] She graduated from UW-Milwaukee in 1999.[7][8][9]

Coaching community

Since 2013, McMahan has coached distance runners for Boston Marathon qualifiers and personal best times in events from the mile to the 50 km.[10]

Professional

McMahan joined Hanson Brooks Original Distance Project in Rochester Hills, Michigan at age 22 and waited until 30 years old until debuting in the Marathon.[11]

McMahan, alum of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee women's track and field team, placed 48th at the 14th IAAF World Half Marathon Championships, October 1, 2005 in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.[12]

In 2019, USATF named McMahan the national athlete of the week.[13]

References

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