Mackenzie Lowe Runs Big Personal Best in Philadelphia Marathon

ASICS Greenville Track Club-ELITE's Mackenzie Lowe ran a huge personal best at the 2021 Philadelphia Marathon on Sunday morning. After passing the halfway point (21.1K) in 1:23:18 and 30K at 1:59:07, she crossed the finish line in 2:48:50. That was almost six minutes better than her previous best of 2:54:42, which she ran in the 2019 Chicago Marathon. She placed 16th among the women and averaged 6:26 per mile pace. 

Mackenzie's support group.

Post race smiles.

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GTC-ELITE was established in 2012. The program produced four qualifiers for the 2016 USA Olympic Trials Marathon in Los Angeles, one qualifier/participant for the 2019 Pam American Games Marathon in. Lima, Peru, three qualifiers/two participants for the 2020 USA Olympic Trials Marathon in Atlanta, GA and one qualifier for and participant in the 2021 USATF Olympic Track & Field Trials in the 3000m Steeplechase.  Also, the group set four South Carolina State road race records in 2020 (5K, 15K and Half Marathon).  The post-collegiate, Olympic development program is sponsored by ASICS, the 49-year-old Greenville Track Club, Joy Real Estate (Adopt an Athlete partner), generous individual contributors and partnerships with Performance Therapy, Carolina Spine and Rehab, Roll Recovery products, FinalSurge (on-line training log), ElliptiGO, NormaTec Recovery Boots, Cocoa Elite recovery products, Stryd Running, Coach Bob Williams Pace Calculator, the DorsiFlex (stretching device), the MOBO board (balance & mobility), On Pace Wellness (nutrition coaching) and LEVER Movement (treadmill body weight support).  The club is a proud and active member of both the Road Runners Club of America and  USATF.​