Athlete Bios

Kevin Havel

Men's Marathon

Qualifying Time: 2:16:09
Qualifying Race: 2022 Grandma's Marathon

Kevin Havel
Date of Birth

01/13/91

Age on Race Day

34

Current Residence

Elmnurst, IL

Hometown

Arlington Heights, IL

High School

John Hersey High School

Current Affiliation

Second City Track Club

Profession

Director, TriVista Consulting

Marathon PB

2:15:40

First Trials qualification

No

Previous Trials

2016, 2020

Number of attempts to qualify

1

College(s)

Stanford

Career Highlights
3-time U.S. Olympic Team Trials - Marathon qualifier; 64:27 PR in 2016 Aramco Houston Half Marathon; 2:15:37 PR in 2019 Bank of America Chicago Marathon.
Family
Married to Becky Havel
Greatest Accomplishment
Ability to blend family, career and athletics
Interesting Story
I have been running for 22 years. It's a competition with my wife (haha).
Favorite Book

Harry Potter

Favorite Movie

The Prestige

Favorite TV Show/Series

The Office

Favorite Song

I don't run to music

Favorite Post-race Indulgence

Ice cream

Favorite Breakfast

Cereal and yogurt

Favorite Running Memory
Running 2:15:40 in Chicago in 2019 - always felt good and ran super fast at the end