Michael Dove retired as Chief of the Management Information Division of the Defense Manpower Data Center in Seaside, CA. He received the Distinguished Career Award, the department’s highest civilian career Award. He has an MBA in finance and BA in economics from the University of California at Berkeley. He is on the Board of Directors for both the Big Sur Marathon and Half Marathon, and is the Vice-President of the Salinas Valley Half Marathon. Dove is the author of the successful book, “The Running Life.” He has been ranked in the top five Senior runners in the U.S. every year since turning 50. Dove once held the age 49 world record for the 5K, and holds age group course records in several marathons, including Big Sur. He was awarded the prestigious National Jefferson Award for his volunteer contributions and activities.