MADELEINE MARECKI
Hometown: San Diego, CA
Background: Ran cross country and track for Brown University, competed post-collegiately with the Westchester Track Club in New York, had a 3-year stint where I raced bikes for a New York City team and then transitioned to triathlon, and now am back to running!
Racing Competitively Since: 1999
PRs:
3000 m: 10:17 (Yale Springtime Invitational (track), 2008)
5K: 18:03 (New Haven Road Race, 2008)
5 Miles: 29:45 (NYRR Club Championships, 2008)
10K: 37:34 (Holyoke St. Patrick's Road Race, 2008)
20K: 1:19:34 (New Haven 20K, 2009)
Half Marathon: 1:23:04 (2009)
Highlights: Running faster than I did in college! Also, finishing 2nd AG at the New York City Triathlon in 2014 and qualifying twice for the USAT Age Group National Championships and once for the World Championships.
The Fun Questions:
Favorite Race: New York City Half Marathon
Favorite Workout: Steady state or tempo runs
Words to Live By: Do what you can with what you got.
Why I Choose to Run for PRT: I am new to the West Coast, and am excited to find a strong group of women out here who love to run and support one another!
What I Like to Do Besides Running: Exploring trails, cycling, wine tasting and brewery hopping, finding good happy hours :)