High School: Groton School (MA) 1994 | College: Haverford College (PA) 1998
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Career Highlights: 3-time NCAA DIII All-American (1XC, 2 Outdoor track in steeple). Never won a conference title individually; never lost one team-wise.
Occupation: Head of School at PreK-9th grade independent school
Fun Fact: Has seen an MLB game in more than 20 parks; travels each summer with former college teammates – some of whom are still running – to cross another stadium off the list.
High School: Metuchen High School | College: Cook College, Rutgers University
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Occupation: Program Support Specialist. Data Scientist
Fun Fact: A great date night for me is playing poker while listening to heavy metal music.
High School: Hopkins High School (1994) | College: Colgate University (1998), Georgetown University (2001)
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Career Highlights: Ran first 5K at 38 (finished 2nd F). Ran 10+ minute BQ in first marathon.
Occupation: Writer at an advertising agency.
Fun Fact: Has a masters degree in English; former competitive swimmer; first job out of college was at Miramax Films.
High School/College: Sophia University (Japan)
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Career Highlights: USATF-NJ Long Distance Running Grand Prix AG Champion.
Occupation: Global Investment Administrator at Japanese asset management firm in NY
Fun Fact: I am bilingual in English and Japanese. I teach Indoor cycling in Manhattan. I have completed over 80 marathons all over the world. I am petite but I eat a lot.
High School: Metuchen HS (1995), Rutgers (1999) | College: UC Berkeley (2007)
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Career Highlights:Indoor USATF 800m National Champion, Outdoor USATF 800m Champion, Outdoor USATF 1500m Champion, Outdoor East Region 1500m Champion, 3rd at USATF National Road Mile Championships, WMA World Championships 800m Finalist (11th overall), Fastest American 800m at World Championships (2:00.63), member of USATF 8k XC and Road Mile National Champion Teams.
Occupation: Literacy Coach
Fun Fact: Has never worn jeans and has never tasted coffee.
High School: Randolph HS/County | College: College of Morris/Montclair/Rutgers
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Career Highlights:4th place 50+ 2012 Philly half “off the couch and first race ever”.
Occupation: Chief Administration Officer at NewBridge Services, Inc.
Fun Fact: No running history, no pedigree, no formal coaching, no clue, but enjoys running fast.
High School: Saint Dominic Academy (Jersey City, NJ) | College:Tenafly High School (Tenafly, NJ), Manhattan College (Riverdale, NY)
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Occupation: Health and fitness blogger www.runcooklaugh.com, Social Media Influencer
Fun Fact: She is responsible for the care of 5 crazy boys (5, 8, 10, 13… 45🤪) who run as well. She willingly adopted 5 cats, 3 ferrets, and an adorable spotted python.
High School: Wando High School, 1983 | College: College of Charleston 1987
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Occupation: Fine Art Appraiser
Fun Fact: I was not a runner until my late 30s. All of my PRs are from 2011 or later.
High School: Brockville Collegiate Institute (1997) | College: Central Connecticut State University (2001)
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Career Highlights: MVP of CCSU Track Team all 4 years, Inducted into CCSU Athletic Hall of Fame in 2010. Won VT City Marathon in 2003.
Occupation: Realtor, Race Director, Event Planner.
Fun Fact: Originally from Canada.
High School: Wallington High School (1994) | College: Montclair State University (1999)
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Career Highlights: Did not compete in high school or college track. He was the first GSTC master in USATF XC 5k nationals in Boston 2017 and 2nd GSTC master at Club Nationals in Lexington 2017.
Occupation: High School Photography teacher and youth track coach.
Fun Fact: I once ate 11 slices of pizza with toppings during lunch while on a field trip.
High School/College: Cotton High School (Cotton, MN) | College: Gogebic Community College (Ironwood, MI), University of Wisconsin-Superior (Superior, WI)
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Occupation: Stay at home mom of 2 girls (ages 1 & 4), NASM Certified Personal Trainer, Beautycounter Advocate and Consultant.
Fun Fact: Jess played 4 years of college basketball and wasn’t a fan of running until graduation and beyond (2000).
High School: Ramsey High School (1994) | College: Montclair State University (1989)
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Career Highlights: Second team XC All-Bergen County (1983). Eight time age group winner in USATF-NJ Long Distance series (2009,2011-2016, 2018), 3rd overall in USATF-NJ Long Distance series in 2010 and 1st overall USATF-NJ XC series in 2013.
Occupation: Information Technology / Software Developer
High School: Abington, Pennsylvania (1988) | College: Carnegie Mellon University (1992)
Events:
Career Highlights: Key contributor to GSTC Masters 40+ 2018 USATF National Masters Team Title, running in 5 out of 8 National Championships for GSTC (8k XC, 8k, 10k, Half-Marathon and 5k XC); 2-Time USATF National Masters Champion in the 45-49 age group (2017 5k XC in Boston, MA and 2018 Half-Marathon in Ann Arbor, MI), 2nd place overall in 2017 USATF National Masters Individual Grand Prix 45-49 age group; 3 straight Top-50 finishes at USATF Club National Masters Cross-Country Championships (37th overall in 2015, 49th overall in 2016, 41st overall in 2017); 5th place overall in 2018 USATF National Masters Half Marathon in 1:14:20, Ann Arbor, MI;5th place overall at the 2018 USATF National Masters 8k Championship in 26:08, Virginia Beach, VA; 3rd place overall at the 2017 USATF National Masters 5k Championship in 15:49 (5:04 per mile pace), Syracuse, NY; 2 straight Top-15 finishes at the USATF National Masters 10k Championship, Dedham, MA (13th place in 2017, 7th place in 2018 running 33:35 in both races); 4th place overall at the 2015 USATF National Masters 12k Championship in 40:59 (5:28 per mile pace), Alexandria, VA; 3rd overall Master (42nd place overall) at the 2018 Blue Cross Broad Street Run 10 Miler, Philadelphia, PA in 53:58 (5:23 per mile pace) – the 5th time in the last 6 years finishing in the Top-5 Masters and second straight sub-55:00 performance; 3rd overall Master (32nd place overall) at the 2017 Rothman 8k, Philadelphia, PA in 26:08 (5:15 per mile pace); Top-10 finisher in 2016 and 2017 in the JPMC Corporate Challenge in Central Park, NY (4th overall in 2016, 9th overall in 2017); Top-200 overall finisher at both the NYC Marathon (2010) and Boston Marathon (2012) as a Master.
Occupation: Compliance technology lead for Accenture's NA Regulatory & Compliance Practice
Fun Fact: Raced out of the womb first ahead of identical twin brother and GSTC teammate (Elliott) and striving to repeat that result in races that we run together!
High School: McClellan High School in Arkansas | College: Baptist School of Nursing in Arkansas
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Career Highlights: Started running at age 30, Have run 23 marathons, 7 were Boston. Occupation: Full Time Registered Nurse in Critical Care.
Fun Fact: In the Boston Documentary Movie about the 2014 Boston Marathon, I am the very last person/scene of the movie crossing the finish line before the credits roll.
High School/College: Kinnelon HS, Kinnelon NJ (1982) | College: Lafayette College, Easton PA (1986) – BS Chemical Engineering; Purdue University, West Lafayette IN (1996) – PhD Chemical Engineering
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Occupation: Executive Director of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Merck & Co, Inc.
Fun Fact: Father of two, avid back country skier.
High School: Abraham Lincoln Des Moines (1992) | College: Luther College (1996)
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Career Highlights: 4 Masters Team National Championships (2018), 3rd Place 2018 USATF Masters 10K Championship, 2nd Place M40-44 USATF Individual Grand Prix 2018, 3rd Place M40-44 2018 California International Marathon, 2017 USATF-NJ M40-44 Grand Prix Champion.
Occupation: Finance & operations manager at The Greenwall Foundation, a grantmaker in medical ethics
Fun Fact: Likes to run all nearby streets and tracks (completed Hawthorne, Glen Rock, Ridgewood, Fair Lawn, Midland Park, Prospect Park); avid follower of Tottenham Hotspur, the US Soccer National teams, and the New York Times crossword puzzle.
High School: Tottenville HS, Staten Island, NY (1996) | College: City University of NY – Staten Island (2000); Doctor of Chiropractic – New York Chiropractic College (2004); PhD – Health Science, Seton Hall University (2012)
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Career Highlights:Top performer in the Staten Island and the greater NYC Road Racing circuit in the late 1990s – early 2000s.
Occupation: Associate Professor and Academic Chair, Dept of Health Professions – City University of NY
Fun Fact: One of Triplets, Father of Two, Scientific Writer
High School: Woonsocket (RI) (1993) | College: Princeton University (1999)
Career Highlights: 8th: 2017 World Masters Athletics (Daegu, Korea), 3rd: 2017 USATF Masters Individual Grand Prix (40-44)
Occupation: Technology / Finance
Fun Fact: Has never run a marathon (and doesn’t ever want to run a marathon).
High School/College: Gill St. Bernard’s (1995) | College: Lafayette College (1999)
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Occupation: Dog walker
Fun Fact: Took better part of 20 years off from running, from 1996 to 2016 in order to remain fresh for Masters circuit
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Career Highlights: Boston Marathon 2021 : 2:28
Occupation: United Nations Secretariat.
Fun Fact: Visited over 100 countries for work.
Events: 5k: 19:13, 10m: 1:07:46, 26.2: 3:16:27
Career Highlights: 5x Boston Marathon Qualifier
Fun Fact: I play guitar and I'm a vegan athlete!
Events: 5km, 18:06; 8km, 25:18; 10km, 38:15
Career Highlights: 7th master at the 2022 xc club champs in San Fran
Fun Fact: My party trick is lighting sambuca in my mouth
Events: 1500, 3000, 5000, 8k, 10 mile
Career Highlights: National masters 5k road champion Atlanta, GA, masters winner Rothman 8k, runner up masters broad street, 2nd place national indoor 3000, 2nd place national 5000 outdoor, nj masters 5k road 1st place
Events: 1500, 3000, 5000, 8k, 10 mile
Career Highlights:USATF Club National Champion 5K 2006, Top American Houston Marathon 2008
Fun Fact: My wife and I have a female dog we named Kevin.
High School: Catlin Gabel School | College: Duke University
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Career Highlights: 2nd place at the USATF Masters Indoor Championship in the Mile.
Occupation: Economist/Data Scientist at Airbnb
Fun Fact: I once ran a 0.99 mile loop 101 times in less than 20 hours.
Events: 200m: 23.3, 400m: 52.9, Long Jump: 6.41m
Career Highlights: 2003 NCAA D III Qualifier, 12 Time ALL ODAC, 3rd 2023 Boilermaker 15k Masters Division
Fun Fact: I'm faster at 40 over 8k and 10k than I was in college
Events: 5K: 19:06 4 miler: 25:53 10K: 40:34 Half marathon: 1:28:47 Marathon: 3:04:31
Career Highlights: Personal bests in the 4 mile, 10K, half marathon and marathon have all been run as a masters runner. Many top age group awards and several top 3 female finishes including most recently 2nd place female at the Manhattan 10K.
Occupation: Sr. Manager of Retail Operations at Bonobos
Fun Fact: Pizza is my favorite food except I don’t eat dairy so my options are limited. But I love a good vegan pie!
Events: 5k 18:11, 10k 37:15, half 1:19:55, full 2:49:06
Career Highlights: USATF masters Grand Prix champ for 40-44 2022, 2022 won Hoka Chicago half
Fun Fact: We have 6 kids
Events: Masters PR: 5:17 (mile), 18:54 (5k), 64:06 (10 mile)
Career Highlights: Masters Highlights: 2022 USATF Indoor 1600m W40-44 Champion; 2022 5th Ave Mile 1st Place W40-44; 2023 5th Ave Mile 3rd Place W40-44
Events: Mile: 5:10/5:23 5k: 18:53/19:23 (pre/post kids)
Career Highlights: 2nd in AG at 2021 5th Ave Mile, 3rd in AG at Indoor Masters Nationals in Mile
Fun Fact: I was almost was picked up by the sweeper bus in a half marathon in Nairobi (which ended up being close to 15 miles)
Events: Masters PRs: 800m 2:20.61; Mile: 5:20.35
Career Highlights: Masters career: 2 x Outdoor USATF Masters National Champion W40-44 800m (2021 and 2023)
Fun Fact: Mom to two daughters and two rescue dogs. I've been skydiving twice.