Career
Dow competed in the 20 kilometer walk for the United States Olympic team at the 2008 Summer Olympics making her first Olympic team at the age of 44. She placed thirty-first with a time of 1:34:15. Dow graduated from Trinity High School in Manchester in 1982.
She graduated from the University of New Hampshire in 1986.
Dow was a sprinter and swimmer in college. Dow took up the sport of racewalking in 1994.
She placed fourth in the 20km walk at the 2000 United States. Olympic Trials and second at the 2004 United States. Olympic Trials Dow was a sprinter and swimmer in college., Dow is the coach of the Southern New Hampshire University cross country team
