Matt McGowan- 1998

• Started running when his family moved to Wheeling, IL In June of 1965
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• When he was in 7^th grade he started running for his junior high team running the 100yd dash then the 880
• Ran at Ohio Northern University where he qualified for Nationals
• During graduate school at Miami University he started training for marathons, training about 100 miles a week
• Ran his first marathon his freshman year in college and finished 20^th
• Started the women’s cross country program at the University of Miami
• Started RUNOHIO, a running magazine
• Started the Circleville Pumpkin Show 5 Miler
• His impressive running career includes personal records of:
  1. 4:21 in the mile
  2. 14:28 in the 5K
  3. 1:07:01 half marathon
  4. 2:22:08 marathon