Joe Muldowney

Joe Muldowney has been a competitive runner since 1976, owning a personal best marathon time of 2:22:54. He is a veteran of 54 marathons, 48 under the 3:00 mark, and 12 under 2:30. At age 57, he turned in a marathon time of 2:58:54. Joe has run the Boston Marathon 16 times, and in Personal Best, he writes his account of the events at tragic 2013 race.

Recently, Joe earned 24th place on the list of runners who have broken the 3:00 barrier in the marathon for five decades.

Personal Best is a book written to assist every runner, of all ability levels, achieve their personal best every day. The author bases his advice on his running experience. He has logged enough miles to have circled the world four times, and has run more than 1,000 road races. In addition, he interviews runners whose accomplishments are truly extraordinary and tells their stories.

The author has been an educator for thirty years. He served as the mayor of his hometown of Pottsville, Pennsylvania. He has designed personal training programs for hundreds of runners, and currently serves as Men's and Women's cross country coach at Penn State Schuylkill campus.

Joe is a motivational speaker, and has delivered seminars at many major marathons from Miami to Salt Lake City.

His first book, "Running Shorts: A Collection of Stories and Advice for Anyone Who Has Ever Laced Up a Pair of Running Shoes," was published in 2011.