Dickson is one of the top American masters road racers, with top-5 finishes at the national masters 4-mile, 10k, 12k, and half marathon championships. In 2024, he won the USATF National Masters Grand Prix road racing series. In 2025, he captured a national age group title for 4 miles and won the masters division at the USATF 25k Championships, while also placing 2nd in the 3,000 at the USATF Masters Indoor Championships. Other notable masters victories include the Cherry Blossom 10 Miler, Alexandria Turkey Trot 5-Miler, and Guthrie Wineglass Marathon. On the world stage, he finished 26th overall (7th American) in the 2023 Abbott WMM Age Group World Championships (Chicago Marathon) and placed 15th in the 5,000m and 10th in the 10k road race at the 2024 World Masters Athletics Championships in Gothenburg, Sweden. His current masters PRs are: Mile – 4:42, 3k – 9:10, 5k – 15:51, 10k – 32:54, 10 miles – 53:17, Marathon – 2:33:21.
As an open athlete, Dickson was a two-time marathon winner. In 2018 he ran 2:31 at both Houston and New Jersey before setting his lifetime best of 2:28:01 at the California International Marathon (USA Marathon Championships).
A member of GRC since 2009, he has steadily progressed from his collegiate years, lowering his 10k road best by more than two minutes from what he ran on the track at Gettysburg College. His running career began as a high school senior, when he helped Rumson-Fair Haven (NJ) to the 1999 Group 1 state cross country title.
Dickson lives in Takoma Park with his wife Emily and their kids Henry and Hope. He has a master’s degree in Communications and Public Affairs from American University, and is the U.S. Head of Strategic Messaging and Executive Communications for Siemens. He also serves as President of GRC and on the board of directors for the Siemens Foundation.
Personal Bests:
800 – 2:02
1 mile – 4:30
3k – 8:52
5k (roads) – 15:33
5k (track) – 15:13
5 miles – 25:25
10k (roads) – 31:38
10k (track) – 32:23
10 Miles – 53:04
13.1 – 1:09:57
26.2 – 2:28:01
Goals:
Win Masters national titles and PR in the marathon