Peter Maher (runner)

Peter Kevin Maher (born March 30, 1960, in Ottawa, Ontario) is a former Canadian marathon runner who competed mainly in the 1990s. He was a resident of Thornhill, a suburb of Toronto. He was credited for a brief period with the world record time for 25 km. Maher represented Canada in the Olympic men's marathons in Seoul, 1988 and Barcelona, 1992.^[1]^[2] He is said to be the originator of the quote "Running is a big question mark that's there each and every day. It asks you, 'Are you going to be a wimp or are you going to be strong today."^[3] Maher also now runs a Sports Therapy Clinic in Carrigaline, Cork, Ireland.

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing Canada
1987	California International Marathon	Sacramento, United States	1st	Marathon	2:16:49
	World Championships	Rome, Italy	32nd	Marathon	2:26:40
	National Capital Marathon	Ottawa, Ontario, Canada	1st	Marathon	2:12:58
1988	Olympic Games	Seoul, South Korea	46th	Marathon	2:24:49
1990	Goodwill Games	Seattle, United States	3rd	Marathon	2:17:16
1991	World Championships	Tokyo, Japan	13th	Marathon	2:20:31
1992	Olympic Games	Barcelona, Spain	—	Marathon	DNF
1993	World Championships	Stuttgart, Germany	10th	Marathon	2:19:26
1995	World Championships	Gothenburg, Sweden	—	Marathon	DNF

References

^ "Peter Maher". Canadian Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on September 29, 2007.
^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Peter Maher". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on December 3, 2016.
^ "Top 10 Running Quotes". kdays.com. Archived from the original on July 20, 2008.