Megan Heuer
Age: 41
Events: queen of the local 5Ks, XC, middle distance track
Hometown: Seattle, WA
College competed for: University of Notre Dame
Personal Bests:
1500 - 4:24
5K road - 16:50
Half Marathon - 1:20:24
Marathon - 2:50
Career Highlights
2003 Big East Indoor Mile, 2nd Place
2002 Big East Indoor Mile, 8th Place
2001 Big East Indoor Mile, 5th Place
2000 Big East Indoor Mile, 5th Place
2002 Big East Outdoor 1500m, 5th Place
2001 Big East Outdoor 1500m, 9th Place
2003 Big East Distance Medley Champions, Meet Record 11:24.45
2003 Distance Medley NCAA qualifiers
2003 Academic All-American
2003 Great Lakes Regional Championships, 12th Place
2001-2003 Cross Country NCAA qualifier
USATF Fall XC Championships, 2nd team scorer, 36th overall, 2005
USATF Club Track Nationals, 9th Place, 2007
USATF Club Cross Country Nationals, 52nd Place, 2007
USATF Track Nationals, 5th Place in the 800m, 2:15, 3rd Place Team in the Sprint Medley Relay, 4:07, 2nd Place Team in the Distance Medley Relay, 12:20, 2010
Seattle Half Marathon, 2nd Place Finish, 1:23
2011 USATF Track Nationals (800m – 5th Place – 2:14) (1500m – 6th Place – 4:35) (4x8 – 3rd) (Sprint Med – 5h) (4x4 – 4th)
USATF XC Nationals (2011); 70th Place
2011 Eugene Marathon 2:50; 10th Place
2012 Track Nationals (1500m – 4th Place – 4:31) (5K – 3rd Place - 17:28)
2012 XC Nationals (61st Place)
2014 Cross Country Club National Championships, 41st place finish
2014 Track Nationals (1500m – 2nd place – 4:27) (5000m 1st place – 17:10)
2021 XC Nationals (4th place 40s, 5th place Masters)
2022 XC Regionals (1st place in Masters) 23:02
2023 XC Nationals (3rd place in Masters) 22:38
Volunteer work
I teach a junior high leadership class. We volunteer at a memory care facility. It is heartwarming to see the interactions between the residents and my junior high students. Some activities we do are: art projects, mini "talent shows," and sing alongs. The residents look forward to the visits from the kids, and I love seeing how caring the students are with the residents.
About
When I was 7 years old at my older brother's track meet at Shoreline Stadium, my mom encouraged me to jump into a kids' open 400m dash. I ran it in a blur and loved every second of it. After I finished, I said, "I want to do that again. But faster." That is when I first knew that I wanted to be a runner. And since then, I have, and forever will be, a runner.
I live in West Seattle with my husband and 3 little kids, Ellie (9), Calvin (7), and Geri (4). Our favorite things to do are hang out down at Alki, go out to eat at local restaurants, and have play dates at the park. My husband and I are obsessed with our neighborhood coffee shop, and our drink of choice is an oat milk latte. To unwind at night, I love watching HGTV, Real Housewives franchises, or SportCenter.
For the last 16(!) years, I have been fortunate enough to teach 5th-8th grade math, a leadership elective, and a running elective at Holy Rosary School. One of my favorite things about teaching math is seeing my students' incredible progress in the 4 years that I teach them.
Running is a huge part of my life. I roll out of bed each morning to get a run in, and it is the best way to start the day! I have a few go-to routes through West Seattle, but I also enjoy a treadmill run listening to my favorite podcasts as I get my morning miles. On weekends, I always get a run or a workout in with my Club Northwest buddies.