Renee Metivier Baillie

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

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In high school, Metivier Baillie was a three-time state champion.[1]

In college, she was an 11-time All-American for the University of Colorado and Georgia Tech.[1]

Elite career

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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.[2]

In 2012, Metivier Baillie won the US 20K championship and finished eighth at the 2012 Chicago Marathon.[1]

In 2016, Metivier Baillie won the US Half marathon trail championship at Lake Padden Trail Half Marathon in Bellingham, Washington.[3]

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.[5][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

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  • 2010: 38th (senior race)
  • 2008: 49th (senior race)
  • 2007: 36th (senior race)
  • 2006: 49th (long race)
  • 2005: 42nd (long race)

Sponsorship

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Metivier Baillie has been sponsored by Nike and Mizuno.[7]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "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.
  2. ^ "Bernard Lagat and Renee Metivier Baillie Win USA 3000m Indoor Titles - RunWashington". old.runwashington.com. Archived from the original on May 2, 2014.
  3. ^ "2016 US Half marathon trail championship results". USATF. October 15, 2016. Retrieved October 26, 2016.
  4. ^ "Chaski Challenge". www.chaski.run. 2020. Archived from the original on August 18, 2020. Retrieved August 23, 2023.
  5. ^ "World Records for Treadmill Running". Retrieved December 16, 2020.
  6. ^ "2016 Sara Hall breaks treadmill half-marathon record". Canadian Running. June 7, 2020. Retrieved December 16, 2020.
  7. ^ Lockwood, Max (February 26, 2013). "Runner Reborn | Runner's World". Runnersworld.com. Retrieved December 3, 2016.
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