David Holmen

David Holmen is a retired software engineer. He lives in Eagan, MN with his wife Deb. David and Deb don't have any children. David has been running marathons since 1983. He started out running one or two a year. In 1998, he set a goal of running marathons in every U.S. state. After completing that goal in 2010, he set the bar a little higher. He repeated eight states to get times under four hours, becoming the 17th 50sub4 finisher. Since then, he's set the bar higher still, qualifying for the Boston Marathon in all 50 states plus DC. It wasn't until 2010, after finishing his first 50 states circuit, that David ran his first international marathon. He couldn't resist running in the Athens Classic Marathon when they were celebrating the 2,500 year anniversary of the Battle of Marathon. Since then, he's added a few new countries each year. He's run marathons in 49 countries on all seven continents. David has run more than 500 marathons or ultras, running Boston qualifying times in roughly one third of his marathons. David is "old-school," setting time goals in most of his races. He likes to bring his best efforts to international races. David's marathon PR is 2:58. His ultramarathon PRs include 50 miles in 7:24, 100 miles in 18:09 and 124.81 miles in 24 hours.  David also sometimes race-walks marathons.  His PR for walking a marathon is 4:39. Deb doesn't run, but often volunteers at races where David is running.