THANK YOU, WALTER MACGOWAN

Walter MacGowan served as president of The Shore Athletic Club for almost 25 years. He is a dedicated member of the Jersey Shore Running Club and Ocean County Running Club. During his time as president of the Shore A.C.; Walter covered a lot of ground. He competed in local races and USATF long distance running events. He offered his place of business as a home to the club and directed several board meetings annually out of MacGowan Realty in Spring Lake. Walter managed club-hosted events including the Lake Takanassee Summer Series, the Adult XC Series and the Annual Awards Banquet, while also bringing on board Race Directors to assist with the planning and production of each event. He started a club internship program for student athletes part of Monmouth University’s cross country and T&F team. This plan of action gave young adults professional experience in their sport’s industry. Professional runner, Olympic Trialist and All-American Collegian runner, Allie Wilson, was one of his recent interns.

Walter has been a great ambassador of the sport and club supporting youth initiatives, elite, open and masters USATF competition, local community running events and their working committees. Walter’s vision to encourage operational support has positioned the club to grow and impact lives daily. The club is in an effective state of affairs to deliver on its mission “To develop junior and youth, men’s and women’s open and masters track and field athletes, distance and cross-country runners and racewalkers. We strive to activate the human spirit by providing competitive events for all ages and groups, and to promote the entire sport, in all its categories as lifetime activities.” 
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Walter plans to stay involved and now serves as a Lifetime Trustee on the board. A sincere thank you to Walter for all his time, energy and support over the past two decades. The Shore Athletic Club is and will be forever grateful. 

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