Matt Welch
QT: 2:17:44
Residence: Portland, OR
Hometown: Duluth, MN
College: University of Minnesota, University of Portland
Age on Race Day: 25
Affiliation: McKirdy Trained
Qualifying Race: Medtronic Twin Cities Marathon 2019
Marathon Best: 2:17:44
Social Handles: Instagram/Twitter - @runtheprocess
Favorite inspirational quote: "You attract what you are, not what you want. If you want great, then be great."
Favorite song to run to: Dance Monkey by Tones and I
Favorite sports team: Jacuzzi Boys Athletic Club
Of Note:
- Director of Enrollment and Research at Coach Training EDU
- 5th in 2019 Medtronic Twin Cities Marathon in 2019, where he earned his OTQ
- He and his three brothers spent several years as children living on an organic farm in northern Minnesota with no running water or electricity, being home-schooled
- After graduate school he used his life's savings to buy a mini school bus that he renovated and lived in for 7 months before flipping it for a huge profit
