Matthew Blume
QT: 2:18:54
Residence: Chicago, IL
Hometown: Logansport, IN
College: Valparaiso University; MBA from Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern
Age on Race Day: 38
Affiliation: Fleet Feet Chicago Racing Team
Qualifying Race: BMW Berlin Marathon 2017
Marathon Best: 2:18:54
Social handles: Instagram - @temple_of_blume Twitter - @mattrblume
Favorite inspirational quote: "When a man knows he is to be hanged in a fortnight, it concentrates his mind wonderfully." - Samuel Johnson
Favorite book: Breakfast of Champions- Vonnegut
Favorite post-race indulgence: A nice, hazy New England-style IPA
Most memorable running moment: Running through the Brandenburg Gate, seeing the finish line clock hit 2:18:00 and realizing that I was going to quality for 2020 Trials
Of Note:
- Wealth Manager and Partner at Pekin Hardy Strauss Wealth Management in Chicago
- Was a walk-on at Valparaiso
- Daughter Alexandra will celebrate first birthday three days before the Trials
- Top Illinois finisher in the 2014 Chicago Marathon (31st overall)
