About Coach Quigley

  • Born in Paducah, KY, oldest of 4 boys

  • Basketball and baseball player throughout high school and a year of college (baseball)

  • Began running at the end of college to "stay in shape" and got hooked on running after my first marathon in Kansas City in '83

  • Qualified for the Boston marathon in '85 by running 2:49:xx in the St Louis marathon in 1984 (2:50 was the qualifying time in those days)

  • Met Ann Reis (future spouse) in the summer of '87 while marathon training, married in '88

  • PRs

    • 5k 15:25

    • 10k 32:30

    • marathon 2:32:30 (Memphis, St Jude December '88)

  • 3 children

    • Daniel, married to Mallory Woodman, lives in Fort Collins, CO working as mechanical engineer for Thermo Fisher

    • Colleen, engaged to Kevin Conroy, lives in Los Angeles,  CA, Lululemon ambassador and professional runner, 2016 Olympian

    • Erin, lives in Ann Arbor, MI working at a specialty cloth store, ballet teacher

  • Hobbies

    • Guitar (fingerpicking style, especially classical guitar)

    • Golf

    • Biking

    • Hiking

    • Camping