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Among these competitors we'd expect to find some recognizable
So in the spirit of the 26.2 mile race, we've decided to do a little digging and find the best
It turns out that Credit Suisse's CEO Brady Dougan, 53, is a really good long distance runner. He ran a marathon a few years ago averaging a mile pace of 7:43. We also learned that Dougan was a cross-country runner in high school. (See photo below).
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Below we've included a round up of marathon, half marathon, half Ironman, 10K and 5K times courtesy of Athlinks.com.
Check it out:
Marathon (26.2 miles):
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- Brady Dougan (CEO/Credit Suisse)- When Dougan was 47 years old, he finished the Marine Corps Marathon in 2006 with a time of 3:22:20 or a 7:43 average mile pace.
Dan Loeb (Third Point)- When Loeb was 49, he finished the 2010 ING NYC Marathon in 4:34:50.- Meredith Whitney- In 1995, Whitney, who was 25 at the time, ran the New York City Marathon with a time of 5:20:55. A year later, she finished it with a time of 4:45:08.
Half Ironman (70.3 mile swim, bike, run):
- Andreas Halvorsen (Viking Global)- The 50-year-old "Tiger Cub" fund manager/former Norwegian Navy platoon commander finished the 70.3 Eagleman Triathlon in 4:45:45. (38:04 for the 1.2 mile swim, 2:27:37 for the 56 mile bike ride and 1:35:08 for the 13.1 mile run)
- Daniel Loeb (Third Point)- Loeb finished the 2011 Montauk Mighty Man in 6:15:01.
Half Marathon (13.1 miles):
- Edith Cooper (Head of Human Capital/Goldman Sachs)- She ran the Brooklyn Half Marathon earlier this year with a time of 1:53:26, or an average mile pace of 8:39.
- Jamie Dimon (CEO/ JPMorgan Chase)- Dimon, 57, finished the NYC Half Marathon in March with a time of 2:13:53 or an average mile pace of 10:13.
10Ks:
- Matthew Zames (COO/ JPMorgan Chase)- When Zames was 34, he ran a 10K in New Jersey in 50:32 or an 8:07 mile pace.
5Ks:
- Chase Coleman (Tiger Global)- He ran the 2010 JPMorgan Corporate Challenge (3.5 miles) in 24:06, or a 6:53 mile pace.
- Mary Callahan Erdoes (CEO/JPMorgan Asset Management) She ran the JPMorgan Corporate Challenge (a 3.5 mile race) in 25:36. That's a 7:18 mile pace.
- J. Kyle Bass (Hayman Capital)- In 2002, Bass, who was 33 at the time, finished a 5K turkey trot with a time of 25:51 or an 8:19 mile pace.
- David Einhorn (Greenlight Capital)- Einhorn ran the Thiensville Turkey Trot in Wisconsin last year in 26:06, or an 8:24 mile pace.