Jeffrey Eggleston
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Eggleston racing the marathon the 2013 IAAF World Championships
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| Personal information | |
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| Nationality | American |
| Born | October 1, 1984 Rochester, New York |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Track, long-distance running |
| Event(s) | 5000 meters, 10,000 meters, marathon |
| College team | UVA |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best(s) | Half marathon: 1:02:41[1] Marathon: 2:10:52[1] |
Jeffrey Eggleston (born October 1, 1984) is an American distance runner who competed at the World Championships in Athletics in 2011, 2013, and 2015. He finished eighth at the 2014 Boston Marathon.[2]
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Running career
High school
Eggleston graduated from Greece Arcadia High School in Rochester, NY in 2003 where he played soccer and ran cross-country. He won the boys' unseeded 5K at the 2002 McQuaid Invitational in a time of 15:05.[3] During track season, Eggleston specialized in the 3200 meters.[4]
Collegiate
Eggleston attended the University of Virginia from 2003 to 2007, during which he competed in cross country and track.[5] At the time, UVA had a number of distance runners who would later pursue marathoning, including Andrew Dumm with whom Eggleston trained. While a junior at UVA, Eggleston won the 2006 Charlottesville 10-miler with a time of 50 minutes and 51 seconds.[6]
Post-collegiate
After college, Eggleston took what many considered a risky move and moved to Flagstaff, Arizona, a popular distance-running hub for prospect marathoners. He linked up with coach Jack Daniels, and followed a very high-mileage training program. In 2011, Eggleston competed in the men's marathon at the world championships where he finished 39th.[7] Eggleston also won the 2011 Pittsburgh Marathon.[8] Ahead of the 2013 World Championships, Eggleston ran up to 150 miles per week before his taper phase.[4] He then competed in the men's marathon at the world championships where he finished 13th.[9]
In 2014, Eggleston finished 8th at the 2014 Boston Marathon[10] and won Rock ‘n’ Roll Virginia Beach Half Marathon in 65 minutes 28 seconds.[11] In 2015, Eggleston finished 12th at the 2015 Boston Marathon.
References
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- ↑ [2] Marcus Washington. Newsplex: Charlottesville 10-Miler. April 1, 2006. Retrieved August 29, 2015
- ↑ http://www.hmcpresscenter.com/olympic-trials/olympic-trials-mens-bios/jeffrey-eggleston/
- ↑ http://www.hmcpresscenter.com/olympic-trials/olympic-trials-mens-bios/jeffrey-eggleston/
- ↑ [3] Daniel Petty. The Denver Post: Meb Keflezighi first American Boston Marathon winner since 1983, Jeffrey Eggleston top Colorado finisher. April 21, 2014
- ↑ [4] Jim Gerweck. Competitor.com: Arciniaga, Eggleston Run Strong in Boston. April 21, 2014
- ↑ [5] Duncan Larkin. Competitor.com: For Jeffrey Eggleston, 2:10 Marathon Part of the Progression. August 22, 2014
External links
- Jeffrey Eggleston profile at IAAF
- Pages with broken file links
- IAAF ID different in Wikidata
- Living people
- 1984 births
- American long-distance runners
- American marathon runners
- Male long-distance runners
- Male marathon runners
- American male track and field athletes
- World Championships in Athletics athletes for the United States
- Virginia Cavaliers athletes
- Virginia Cavaliers track and field athletes
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