Joe started his running career in 1977 completing his first marathon in 1979. Since then he has competed in over 200 races, of which approximately 40 were marathons.

Highlights were:

•  11 Boston;
•  3 Halifax (one of which was Joe’s best marathon time, 2 hr. 27 min., currently a N.B. record);
•  3 New York;
•  2 Ottawa (one of which was Olympic Trials);
•  1 Chicago

Joe has won 5 National Masters race

• Two marathons
• One 13.1 mile
• One 20 K
• One 10 K

Joe currently holds the Canadian Masters record for five miles on the road, (24 minutes 56 seconds)

As a master, Joe has not lost a race in Canada or in the New England States.

The highlight of Joe’s career was the Boston Marathon in 1985 when he won the masters’ category and was the first Canadian finisher overall. He has been the top Canadian masters finisher each year that he has run Boston.

In recognition of his success in Boston, the Woodstock Old Home Week Road Race was renamed, the Joe McGuire Road Race in 1985.

Woodstock’s Joe McGuire continues to run and compete in races.

~ INDUCTION, NOVEMBER 4TH, 1995 ~