B.A.A. Racing Team
B.A.A. Racing Team
ABOUT THE RACING TEAM
The B.A.A. Racing Team represents top regional runners and U.S. Olympic Trials qualifiers who seek to achieve success while balancing work, graduate studies and/or family life. The Racing Team often competes at national and regional club championships.
QUALIFYING STANDARDS
The B.A.A. Racing Team program has the following performance qualifying standards to be considered for the team and the benefits program. The athlete performances are reviewed annually. Recent performances are part of the consideration for the Racing Team athlete benefit offering.
| TRACK | MEN | WOMEN |
|---|---|---|
| 800m | 1:50.50 | 2:08.50 |
| 1,500m | 3:53 | 4:28 |
| Mile | 4:08 | 4:43 |
| 3,000m | 8:15 | 9:30 |
| 5,000m | 14:20 | 16:30 |
| 10,000m | 29:30 | 34:00 |
| ROAD | MEN | WOMEN |
|---|---|---|
| 5K | 14:35 | 16:40 |
| 10K | 30:15 | 34:30 |
| Half Marathon | 1:07:00 | 1:16:30 |
| Marathon | 2:19:00 | 2:43:00 |
Learn about the Racing Team members
Christopher Allen
College: Harvard University
Hometown: Norfolk, MA
Residence: Norfolk, MA
Personal Bests:
Indoor Mile: 4:14 | 5000m: 14:26 | 10K: 29:54 | Half Marathon: 1:06:37 | Marathon: 2:23:48
Favorite place to run around New England: Trails in Lincoln and Concord
Favorite Race Distance: Half Marathon
B.A.A. Team Member Since: 2016
Lauren Ames
College: St. Lawrence University
Hometown: Rodman, MA
Residence: Southborough, MA
Personal Bests:
Marathon: 2:43:48 | Half Marathon: 1:18:30 | 10K: 36:30 | 5K: 17:21
Favorite place to run around New England: Boston Marathon Course!
Favorite Race Distance: Marathon
B.A.A. Team Member Since: 2021
Nicole Borofski
College: Stonehill College
Hometown: Plymouth, MA
Residence: Revere, MA
Personal Bests:
Indoor Mile: 4:47 | Indoor 3000m: 9:41 | 800m: 2:13 | 1500m: 4:26 | 3000m Steeplechase: 10:09 | 5000m: 16:55 | 10K: 38:22
Favorite place to run around New England: Charles River or the Comm Ave stretch of the Boston Marathon
Favorite race distance: 3000m Steeplechase
B.A.A. Team Member Since: 2018
Karolyn Bowley
College: Rhode Island College (Bachelors and Masters)
Hometown: Newport, Rhode Island
Residence: Middletown, Rhode Island
Personal Bests:
Marathon: 2:50:41 (2019) | Half Marathon: 1:18:36 (2022) | 10K: 36:44 (2019) | W50-54 American Track Records: 1500m Outdoor 4:47:71 | 3000m Indoor: 10:11:03 | Mile Indoor: 5:08:51 | 1500 Indoor 4:49:38
Favorite place to run around New England: The Ocean Drive Newport, Rhode Island
Favorite race distance: Half Marathon
B.A.A. Team Member Since: 2017
Ashley Busa
College: University of New Hampshire
Hometown: Concord, MA
Residence: Portsmouth, NH
Personal Bests:
Marathon: 2:47:11 | 5K: 17:51 | 10K: 37:17 | 10M: 1:00:45
Favorite place to run around New England: Battle Road Trail or Rockingham Rail Trail (Southern, NH)
Favorite race distance: Marathon
B.A.A. Team Member Since: 2018
Heather Cappello
College: Providence College
Hometown: Pendleton, NY
Residence: Arlington, MA
Personal Bests:
Indoor Mile: 4:46 | Indoor 3000m: 9:22 | Indoor 5000m: 16:34 | 10K: 33:32 | 15K: 50:55 | 10 Miles: 54:40 | 20K: 1:10:19 | 25K: 1:28:07 | Half Marathon: 1:13:07 | Marathon: 2:40:58
Favorite place to run around New England: Minuteman Bike Trail
Favorite Race Distance: Half Marathon
B.A.A. Team Member Since: 2003
Rachel Coogan
College: Wellesley College
Hometown: Somerset, MA
Residence: Providence, RI
Personal Bests:
5K: 17:12 | 5M: 28:32 | 10M: 59:54 | 10K: 38:23 | 15K: 55:08 | Half Marathon: 1:17:39 | Marathon: 2:37:36
Favorite place to run around New England: The Charles River & East Bay Bike Path
Favorite race distance: Marathon
B.A.A. Team Member Since: 2015
George Degen
College: Carnegie Mellon University
Hometown: Madison, WI
Residence: Cambridge, MA
Personal Bests:
3K (Indoor): 8:22 | 5K: 14:45 | 10K: 30:13 | Half Marathon: 1:09 | Marathon: 2:27
Favorite place to run around New England: Somerville Greenway to Fresh Pond
Favorite race distance: Marathon
B.A.A. Team Member Since: 2021
Evan Gates
College: Carnegie Mellon University
Hometown: Pittsburgh, PA
Residence: Cambridge, MA
Personal Bests:
8k: 24:56 | 10k: 31:22 | 10 Mile: 51:30 | Half Marathon: 66:12 | Marathon: 2:39:17
Favorite place to run around New England: The Charles River
Favorite race distance: Half Marathon
B.A.A. Team Member Since: 2020
Allie Hackett
College: Abilene Christian University
Hometown: Cranston, RI
Residence: Boston, MA
Personal Bests:
Indoor Mile: 4:46.54 | Indoor 3000m: 9:33.83 | Indoor 5000m: 16:10.65 | 5,000m: 16:03.83 | 10,000m: 33:43.02 | 10 Mile: 57:56 | 6K Cross Country: 19:50.2 | Half Marathon: 1:16:03 | Marathon: 2:42:48
Favorite place to run around New England: East Bay Bike Path in Providence, RI
Favorite race distance: 10K
B.A.A. Team Member Since: 2018
Liam Hackett
College: Harvard University
Hometown: Katonah, NY
Residence: Brighton, MA
Personal Bests:
800 (Track): 1:55.01 | 1000 (Track): 2:30.80 | 1600 (Track): 4:20.96 | 3K (Track): 8:34.58 | 8K (XC): 26:13 | Half-Marathon (Road): 1:11.25 | Marathon (Road): 2:49:46
Favorite place to run around New England: Manchester-by-the-Sea to Gloucester
Favorite race distance: Mile
B.A.A. Team Member Since: 2019
Brian Harvey
College: Carnegie Mellon University
Hometown: Ellicott City, MD
Residence: Belmont, MA
Personal Bests:
1500m: 3:45.59 | 3000m: 7:59.76 | 5000m: 14:10.67 | 5K: 14:00 | 10,000m: 29:39.78 | 10K: 29:50 | 15K: 46:16 | Half Marathon: 1:04:44 | Marathon: 2:17:05
Favorite place to run around New England: Harvard Stadium loops
Favorite race distance: Marathon
B.A.A. Team Member Since: 2009
Courtney Hawkins
College: University of Rhode Island
Hometown: Milford, NH
Residence: Arlington, MA
Personal Bests:
Marathon: 2:47:00
Favorite place to run around New England: Acadia National Park
Favorite race distance: Marathon
B.A.A. Team Member Since: 2021
Annie Heffernan
College: University of Notre Dame
Hometown: Cincinnati, OH
Residence: Boston, MA
Personal Bests:
5K: 16:07 | 10K: 33:09
Favorite place to run around New England: Charles River
Favorite race distance: 5K
B.A.A. Team Member Since: 2022
Rachel Hyland
College: Williams College
Hometown: Lake Bluff, IL
Residence: Belmont, MA
Personal Bests:
1500m: 4:42 | Mile: 4:55 | Indoor 3000m: 9:40.56 | 3000m: 9:46.7 | Indoor 5000m: 16:33.2 | 3K: 9:40 | 5K: 16:05 | 10K: 33:49 | Half Marathon: 1:15:20 | Marathon: 2:34:40
Favorite place to run around New England: I love running on the Charles River, but my most beautiful runs have been in the mountains! Mammoth Lakes, CA or Colorado
Favorite race distance: Marathon and 10K
B.A.A. Team Member Since: 2011
Ryan Irwin
College: Mississippi State University
Hometown: St. Louis, MO
Residence: Newton, MA
Personal Bests:
800m: 1:51.01 | 1500m: 3:54 | 5K: 14:58 | 10K: 31:25 | Half Marathon: 1:08:44
Favorite place to run around New England: The Charles River
Favorite race distance: 5M
B.A.A. Team Member Since: 2021
Josh Kalapos
College: Carnegie Mellon University
Hometown: Pittsburgh, PA
Residence: Somerille, MA
Personal Bests:
3K: 8:29 | 5K: 14:33 | Half Marathon: 1:06:22 | Marathon: 2:27:02
Favorite place to run around New England: Charles upriver from JFK Bridge
Favorite race distance: Marathon
B.A.A. Team Member Since: 2022
Erik Linden
College: Boston College
Hometown: Dover, MA
Residence: Boston, MA
Personal Bests:
1500m: 3:37 | Mile: 4:05
Favorite place to run around New England: Copenhagen Lakes
Favorite race distance: 1500m/Mile
B.A.A. Team Member Since: 2022
Pat McCurry
College: Rowan University
Hometown: Waterford, NJ
Residence: Boston, MA
Personal Bests:
800m: 1:53 | 1500m: 3:53 | Mile: 4:12 | 3000m Steeplechase: 9:11 | 5000m: 14:49
Favorite place to run around New England: Charles loops with the boys.
Favorite race distance: Indoor Mile
B.A.A. Team Member Since: 2023
Tim McGowan
College: Penn State University
Hometown: Northport, NY
Residence: Brighton, MA
Personal Bests:
Mile: 4:03 | 5000m: 13:46 | 10,000m: 28:53 | Indoor Mile: 4:04 | Indoor 3000m: 7:56 | Indoor 5000m: 13:46
Favorite place to run around New England: Battle Road Trail
Favorite race distance: 5000m and Mile
B.A.A. Team Member Since: 2020
Jack Pinho
College: Springfield College (MA)
Hometown: Prospect, CT
Residence: Norwalk, CT
Personal Bests:
800m: 1:52 | 1000m: 2:25 | 1500m: 3:47 | Mile: 4:03 | 5000m: 14:22 | 8K XC: 25:05 | 10K XC: 31:34
Favorite place to run around New England: Greenwich Point Park, CT
Favorite race distance: Mile
B.A.A. Team Member Since: 2022
Hannah Rowe
College: Dartmouth College
Hometown: Saint Johnsbury, VT
Residence: Boston, MA
Personal Bests:
Indoor Mile: 5:10 | Indoor 3000m: 9:53 | Indoor 5000m: 17:08 | 1500m: 4:38 | 3000m: 10:02 | 5000m: 16:54 | 10,000m: 35:31 | 5K: 17:35 | 10K: 37:06 | 10 Mile: 59:28 | Half Marathon: 1:20:21 | Marathon: 2:44:26
Favorite place to run around New England: Harborwalk in Seaport
Favorite race distance: 10 Mile
B.A.A. Team Member Since: 2018
Philip Royer
College: Dartmouth College
Hometown: Portsmouth, RI
Residence: Boston, MA
Personal Bests:
Indoor 3000m: 8:06 | Indoor 5000m: 14:07 | 1500m: 3:52 | 3000m Steeplechase: 8:59 | 5000m: 14:10 | 10,000m: 29:59 | 10K: 31:26 | 10 Mile: 51:35 | Marathon: 2:29:32
Favorite place to run around New England: Beaver Brook North Reservation
Favorite race distance: 5000m
B.A.A. Team Member Since: 2018
Thomas Toth
College: Cameron University
Hometown: Lakefield, Ontario, Canada
Residence: Plaistow, NH
Personal Bests:
Half Marathon: 64:07 | Marathon: 2:16:26
Favorite place to run around New England: Acton Rail Trail
Favorite race distance: Half Marathon
B.A.A. Team Member Since: 2020