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 (age 48) Hilbert, Wisconsin, United States
Height	5 ft 6 in (168 cm)
Sport
Country	United States
Sport	Track and field
Event	Marathon
College team	University 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

Personal life

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

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]