Dan Vassallo
QT: 2:17:30
Residence: Peabody, MA
Hometown: Wilmington, MA
College: Colby College
Age on Race Day: 34
Affiliation: Central Mass Striders
Qualifying Race: California International Marathon 2018
Marathon Best: 2:17:30
Social Handles: Twitter - @okayTUNA14
Favorite inspirational quote: "No nuts, no glory. My biography, damn right, the true story. Set the city on fire, and didn't even try. Run the streets all day, I can sleep when I die." - Jay W. Jenkins
Favorite song to run to: Standing Ovation by Young Jeezy
Go-to breakfast: Homemade French toast
Of Note:
- Corporate Controller at GraVoc Associates
- Finished 42nd in 2016 Trials
- Won Philadelphia Marathon in 2014 and and finished 10th in Boston Marathon in 2018
- Father was an All-American soccer player at Westfield (MA) State College
- Is planning to retire from marathons at the finish line of the Trials, after 20 years and 74,000 miles of competitive running
