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Dorothy McMahan

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Dorothy McMahan
Personal information
Born (1976-11-06) November 6, 1976 (age 48)
Hilbert, Wisconsin, United States
Height5 ft 6 in (168 cm)
Sport
CountryUnited States
SportTrack and field
EventMarathon
College teamUniversity of Wisconsin Milwaukee
Achievements and titles
Personal bests
  • 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)
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing the  United States
World Athletics Half Marathon Championships
2005 Edmonton Half Marathon
2008 Rio de Janeiro Half Marathon
World Athletics Championships
2013 Moscow Marathon

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]

Personal life

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

Coaching community

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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

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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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  1. ^ "Dorothy McMahan". IAAF. August 31, 2015. Retrieved August 31, 2015.
  2. ^ Final Results
  3. ^ Hanson Brooks Team Dot McMahan 2019 profile Hansons Brooks Original Distance Project
  4. ^ Dot McMahan profile USATF Legacy page
  5. ^ One step at a time: McMahan runs the world Archived September 2, 2016, at the Wayback Machine The Brillion News
  6. ^ Hansons-Brooks send five women to the Olympic Marathon Trials in Boston Run Michigan
  7. ^ Dot McMahan Profile Chevron Houston Marathon
  8. ^ 2014 Interview Archived September 10, 2016, at the Wayback Machine Runners Connect
  9. ^ 2012 Results Dorothy McMahan profile World Athletics
  10. ^ McKirdy Trained coaches profile McKirdy Trained
  11. ^ Dot McMahan Interview Cloud 259
  12. ^ October 06, 2005 - Women's Cross Country Panther Alum Takes 48th At World Half Marathon Championships UW-Milwaukee Panthers
  13. ^ Dot McMahan Interview
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