President—Joseph P. Fisher

Joseph P. Fisher currently serves as the President of the DC Road Runners Board of Directors.

A Washington, DC resident since 1999 and a club member since 2010, Joe brings over 35 years of running experience to his club service.

Joe is an RRCA certified coach, and he formerly served on the DC Road Runners Board as the Director for Training Programs. Joe has also worked as a co-race director for the National Capital 20 Miler since 2019.

Email: joe@dcroadrunners.org

Running Background

Joe joined his first organized cross country team when he was in the sixth grade. He ran cross country, indoor, and outdoor track in high school, and he continued his cross country career through college, when he ran for the St. Anselm College Hawks in the late 1990s.

After the completion of his graduate studies, Joe began running long distances at a fairly high level. For most of the 2010s, Joe trained under the guidance of Wilson Komen, who helped him achieve three Boston Marathon qualifying times, as well as personal records at the ten-mile and half marathon distances. Joe worked as Coach Komen’s Communications Director from 2016-2023.

In late 2018, Joe was diagnosed with a substantial osteochondral defect in his right ankle, which plagued his training for the previous six years. He underwent two surgical procedures to repair it, which were followed by two unexpected hip surgeries in 2023. Inching his way toward 50, he is hoping to return to distance running very soon.

Extracurricular Activities

Joe currently works at the Executive Director of the Academic Resource Center at Georgetown University. Formally trained as a Professor of American Literature, Joe believes deeply in the transformative force of the humanities, and he has dedicated his professional life to exposing college students to the importance of cultural literacy and literature.

Outside of running, Joe and his wife Kelly [INSERT LINK] dutifully obey the whims of their three cuddly cats. In his spare time, Joe plays the drums, which is yet another activity that requires lots of coordination between right and left.