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American long-distance runner
Renee Metivier Baillie (born December 25, 1981, in
Highland Village, Texas ) is an American
long-distance runner who competed at multiple
IAAF World Cross Country Championships and finished eighth at the
2012 Chicago Marathon .
High school and college career
In high school, Metivier Baillie was a three-time state champion.
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In college, she was an 11-time
All-American for the
University of Colorado and
Georgia Tech .
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Elite career
In 2010, Metivier Baillie won the
3000 meters at the
USA Indoor Track and Field Championships , but did not compete in the world championships that year.
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In 2012, Metivier Baillie won the
US 20K championship and finished eighth at the
2012 Chicago Marathon .
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In 2016, Metivier Baillie won the
US Half marathon trail championship at
Lake Padden Trail Half Marathon in
Bellingham, Washington .
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In 2020, during the
COVID-19 lockdown, Metivier broke several
treadmill world records during the Chaski Challenge.
[4] En route to her 50 km world record of 3:11:42, she set records at the marathon, 2:40:55, and half-marathon, 1:19:29, distances. The old treadmill 50 km record was 3:51:25.
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[6] The half-marathon record was short-lived, as only a few hours later
Sara Hall lowered the mark to 1:09:03.
World Cross Country Championships Competition record
2010 : 38th (senior race)
2008 : 49th (senior race)
2007 : 36th (senior race)
2006 : 49th (long race)
2005 : 42nd (long race)
Metivier Baillie has been sponsored by
Nike and
Mizuno .
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References
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"Fetterman: Renee Metivier Baillie couldn't wait to get on the road again after winning three state titles | Dallasnews.com - News for Dallas, Texas - SportsDayDFW" . www.dallasnews.com . Archived from
the original on June 28, 2013. Retrieved January 17, 2022 .
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"Bernard Lagat and Renee Metivier Baillie Win USA 3000m Indoor Titles - RunWashington" . old.runwashington.com . Archived from
the original on May 2, 2014.
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"2016 US Half marathon trail championship results" .
USATF . October 15, 2016. Retrieved October 26, 2016 .
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"Chaski Challenge" . www.chaski.run . 2020. Archived from
the original on August 18, 2020. Retrieved August 23, 2023 .
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"World Records for Treadmill Running" . Retrieved December 16, 2020 .
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"2016 Sara Hall breaks treadmill half-marathon record" .
Canadian Running . June 7, 2020. Retrieved December 16, 2020 .
^ Lockwood, Max (February 26, 2013).
"Runner Reborn | Runner's World" . Runnersworld.com. Retrieved December 3, 2016 .
External links
1975–1979Amateur Athletic Union 1981–1992The Athletics Congress 1993–presentUSA Track & Field Notes *Distances have varied as follows: 2 Miles (1975–1986) and odd numbered years since 2015, 3000 meters (1987–2014) and even numbered years since 2014