Residence: Rochester Hills, MI
Hometown: Hilbert, WI
Age on race day: 35
Best Qualifying Performance: 2:31:48, Duluth, 2011
PRs: Half-Marathon, 1:12:57 (2011); Marathon, 2:31:48 (2011)
Olympic Trials Marathon History: 8
th – 2:35:02 (2008)
Career Highlights:
3
rd – 2011 Grandma’s Marathon, Duluth, 2:31:48 (PB)
2
nd – 2011 USA 25K Championships
8
th – 2008 Olympic Trials Marathon, 2:35:02
5
th – 2008 USA 20K Championships
24
th – 2008 World Half Marathon Championships, 1:15:14
Additional Highlights:
2011
2
nd – USA 25K Championships
3
rd – Grandma’s Marathon, Duluth, 2:31:48
5
th – Crim 10 Mile
9
th – USA 10 Mile Championships
10
th – ING Rock ‘n’ Roll Philadelphia Half Marathon, 1:12:57
2010
17
th – Bank of America Chicago Marathon, 2:36:01
2
nd – Bellin 10K
3
rd – USA 25K Championships
2009
Did not compete due to maternity
Of Note:
Trains with Desiree Davila as member of Hansons-Brooks Distance Project … Trials qualifier at Grandma’s Marathon was a PB by more than three minutes … McMahan gave birth to daughter Elizabeth on May 4, 2009 … Has been running competitively since second grade, starting at 400 meters … Ran 800 meters at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee … Has worked part-time as a high school math and science tutor.
