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: 8th – 2:35:02 (2008)

Career Highlights:

3rd – 2011 Grandma’s Marathon, Duluth, 2:31:48 (PB)
2nd – 2011 USA 25K Championships
8th – 2008 Olympic Trials Marathon, 2:35:02
5th – 2008 USA 20K Championships
24th – 2008 World Half Marathon Championships, 1:15:14

Additional Highlights:

2011

2nd – USA 25K Championships
3rd – Grandma’s Marathon, Duluth, 2:31:48
5th – Crim 10 Mile
9th – USA 10 Mile Championships
10th – ING Rock ‘n’ Roll Philadelphia Half Marathon, 1:12:57

2010

17th – Bank of America Chicago Marathon, 2:36:01
2nd – Bellin 10K
3rd – 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.