Michael Sego
I'm Mike Sego — a marathoner, Boston Qualifier, and UESCA-trained endurance coach from the SF Bay Area. I've spent more than a decade racing, and the last several years pacing other runners to their own finish lines through "Sego The Distance" (https://www.segothedistance.com/), my free marathon pacing service.
Running changed my life: the discipline, the community, the proof that ordinary people can do extraordinary things. The 777 is my chance to test that belief at the absolute edge — and to put it to work raising money for Team For Kids to help kids who haven't yet discovered what their own legs can do.
Mike Sego is a marathoner, Boston Qualifier, and UESCA-trained endurance coach from the SF Bay Area who has spent more than a decade racing. Alongside his own competitive schedule, he runs "Sego The Distance," a free marathon pacing service. His career arc moves from half marathons toward progressively faster full marathons, culminating in registration for the 777 World Marathon Challenge in 2027 in support of Team For Kids.
- 2019
Sego recorded a finish time of 2:07:07 at the Golden Gate Half Marathon, an early marker in his distance-running development.
- 2022
A busy year across multiple distances: Sego ran the Los Altos Pathways 10K in 0:49:39, the Livermore Valley Half Marathon in 1:44:52, the Big Sur International Marathon in 3:54:41, and closed the year with the Honolulu Marathon in 3:35:14.
- 2023
Sego's most productive season to that point. He ran the Kaiser Permanente San Francisco Half Marathon in 1:30:11, the Big Sur International Marathon in 3:22:34, and the Boston Marathon in 3:22:39. He then lowered his personal standard sharply at the California International Marathon with a 3:07:20, earning a BQ.
- 2024
Sego continued his trajectory over the full marathon distance, running the Los Angeles Marathon in 3:12:42 and the Kaiser Permanente Napa Valley Marathon in 3:08:53.
- 2025
Sego set a new personal best at the Chicago Marathon with a time of 3:05:13. He also ran the United Airlines NYC Half Marathon in 1:42:01, the Seattle Marathon Summer Events Half Marathon in 1:26:49, and the MyHeart Counts 5K in 19:48.
- 2026
Sego opened the year with the Walt Disney World Marathon (3:56:32) as part of the Dopey Challenge, completing that multi-race weekend in a combined time of 7:09:46. He also ran the Los Altos Pathways 10K in 0:48:23.