Moath Alkhawaldeh
Jordan
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Personal Bests
Marathon
2:17:55
12/1/2024
Half Marathon
1:06:50
1/28/2024
3000 Metres
8:42.11
3/4/2022
5 Miles Road
24:50
11/25/2021
25 Kilometres Road
1:21:02
10/23/2021
Jordan
Marathon
2:17:55
12/1/2024
Half Marathon
1:06:50
1/28/2024
3000 Metres
8:42.11
3/4/2022
5 Miles Road
24:50
11/25/2021
25 Kilometres Road
1:21:02
10/23/2021
"You just have to show up. And I showed up."
Not too long ago, Mo Alkhawaldeh was a casual smoker. Today, he's a 2:23 marathoner with his sights set on representing his home country of Jordan in the 2020 Olympic Games. But although Mo is one of the top-ranked runners in the Middle East and Africa, he's not a full-time runner: He works full-time at Princeton University, where he's also the head coach of the Princeton Running Club. He gets his training done before and after work — elite marathoners, they're just like us! In 2015, Runner's World named Mo one of the 50 most influential people in running. Mo, who is coached by Ryan Hall, is currently training for the Berlin Marathon, where he hopes to run a 2:18.
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