Matt Rand
QT: 2:18:42
Residence: Portland, ME
Hometown: Cape Elizabeth, ME
College: Tufts University
Age on Race Day: 28
Affiliation: Central Park Track Club/New Balance
Qualifying Race: CNO Financial Indianapolis Monumental Marathon 2019
Marathon Best: 2:18:36
Social handles: Instagram - @mattrand6 Twitter - @mrand6
Favorite inspirational quote: "Some days it just flows and I feel like I’m born to do this, other days it feels like I’m trudging through hell. Every day I make the choice to show up and see what I’ve got, and to try and be better. My advice: keep showing up." - Des Linden
Favorite book: Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett
Go-to breakfast: Honey Bunches of Oats mixed with Trix
Of Note:
- Research Manager at US News & World Report
- Favorite running memory is seeing 2:17:36 at the mile 26 clock in Indianapolis and knowing he would qualify for Trials as long as he didn't trip or collapse over the last 0.2
