William and Mary alum Ed Moran '03, MPP '05, MBA '11 ran his first-ever marathon Sunday morning at the ING New York Marathon, and announced his arrival in a big way with a 10th-place finish against some of the best marathoners in the world.  Kenya's Geoffrey Mutai, who ran the fastest-ever marathon at Boston earlier this year, won the race Sunday with a course-record time of 2:05:06.

Moran finished 10th overall in the race with a time of 2:11:46, and was the second-fastest American behind only 2009 champion Meb Keflezighi (sixth in 2:09.13).  Moran's time was well under the automatic qualifying standard for both the U.S. Olympic Trials, in Houston in January, as well as for the London Olympic Games next summer.  Today's race capped off a successful 2011 campaign for the 30-year-old, who will be getting married next week in Pittsburgh.  In February, Moran was third at the U.S. Cross Country Championships, and took sixth at 5,000m at the U.S. Track Championships in June.  On July 4th, he was second at the 10K Road Championships in Atlanta, and in October, he was fourth at the 10-Mile Road Championships in what was his longest-ever race before today.

Running for the Tribe from 2000-05, Moran was a four-time All-American with two awards each in cross country (2000 and 2002), as well as twice at 5,000m outdoors (in 2003 and 2005).  Since graduating, Moran has been a member of the College's coaching staff while also pursuing a professional running career.  In 2007, he won the Pan-Am Games 5,000m with a meet-record time, and the following year was fourth at the Olympic Trials at 10,000m.  In 2010, Moran took second at 10,000m at the U.S. Track Championships, and won the 10K Road title just two weeks later for his first national championship.

In addition to his national success, Moran has been selected to represent the U.S. internationally seven times, including his gold-medal showing at the 2007 Pan-Am Games.  In 2009-10, he was named to the Colonial Athletic Association's 25th Anniversary team in both cross country and track and field.  After earning degrees in government and finance in 2003, Moran earned a Master's degree in Public Policy from the College in 2005 while finishing up his eligibility.  In the spring of 2011, he added an MBA from the W&M Mason School of Business.