DWRunning Tenure:

Joined in August 2020

PRs:

1500m: 3:58, Mile: 4:17, 3k: 8:24, 5k: 14:49, 8k: 24:00, 10k (track): 31:17, 10k (road): 32:07, 10M: 51:17, Half Marathon: 1:09:54, Marathon: 2:29:01

Social Handles:

IG: joecowlin, Strava: Joe Cowlin

Long-Term Running Goals:

1. Wipe most if not all of my personal bests off the board
2. Run an Olympic Trials Qualifying time in the marathon
3. Stay healthy for a long and rewarding running career

Most Memorable Run:

My most memorable run was a long run during cross country camp in Galena, IL, late summer one year while running for the University of Illinois. My teammate Alex and I were the only two who were going 20 miles that day, and our coach had laid out an out n' back that was fairly flat up until mile 9 when everyone else turned around besides us two. We continued on and quickly discovered that mile 10 was straight downhill (big hills in Galena were mountains compared to anything we encountered in Champaign). Since mile 10 was straight down hill, mile 11 was straight uphill. It was a heck of a shock to hit the turnaround and stare right back at the huge hill we'd just come down. When we got back to the start and told the rest of the team about the dreadful mile 11, everyone assumed we were exaggerating and laughed us off. I'll always remember the feeling of impending doom as we kept descending mile 10 knowing we were about to turn around and run up a “mountain”.

Fun Facts:

Outside of running, I love to camp, fish, and cook
I work as an IT system auditor for KPMG
I hold the Fastest Known Time of the Chicago Lakefront Trail, covering 36.33 miles in 3:51:18

Track or Trails?:

Trails

Morning or Afternoon?:

Afternoon

Solo or With Friends?:

With Friends

Summer or Winter?:

Summer

Bolded PRs are PRs run while training with DWRunning.