Katie McGregor
Hometown: Willoughby, Ohio (outside Cleveland), USA
Date of Birth: September 2, 1977
Accomplishments:
• Katie was a state champion her freshman and senior years of high school.
• During college, she developed an impressive record. She was a National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) champion three times, an All-American eight times, and a Big Ten Conference champion three times, which means she did very well in competitions between the country’s most successful track teams.
• She has been a National Champion in the 10K (6.21 miles) and 25K (15.53 miles) races.
Fun Facts:
• Katie runs about 90 miles a week.
• Katie runs with Team USA Minnesota. One of the reasons she chose Minnesota is the weather. She explains, “The first day I arrived in Minnesota in May 2001, I went for a run and it started to hail. Right then I knew that training here with Team USA Minnesota was going to make me stronger.”
Quote: “I patted myself on the back and prepared mentally for a break, while in the back of my mind I thought about all the things I could have done differently,” about finishing the ING New York City Marathon in 2006 in ninth place.


