Christo Landry

Christo Landry
Personal information
NationalityAmerican
Born(1986-04-29)April 29, 1986
Madison, Wisconsin, USA
Height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight143 lb (65 kg)
Websitewww.christolandry.com
Sport
SportTrack, Long-distance running, Cross Country
Event(s)10,000 meters, Roads, Marathon
College teamWilliam & Mary
Coached byAlex Gibby
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)5000 meters: 13:36.69[1]
10,000 meters: 27:55.19[1]
Marathon: 2:14:30[1]
Updated on 5-4-2015.

Christo Landry (born April 29, 1986)[2] is a United States distance runner who has won multiple USA Road Championships and holds the American record in the 25 km distance.[3]

Education

Born in Madison, Wisconsin, Landry attended Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology, a state-chartered magnet school in Fairfax County, Virginia. After graduating in 2004, he attended the College of William & Mary[4] where he earned a bachelor's degree in finance and economics and a master's degree in accounting.

Running career

High school

Landry ran for Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology which competed in the AAA division of the Virginia High School League. While there, he led the team to the 2002 State Championship in Cross Country[5] and a runner-up finish the following year in 2003.[6] In 2004 he won both the 1600 meter and the 3200 meter at the outdoor state meet in times of 4:13.39 and 9:13.74.[7]

Collegiate

At William and Mary, Landry earned three All-American awards in cross country with a highest placing of 13th (2007) at the NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships[8] and placed 46th in the 2005 IAAF World Cross Country Championships Junior Race for the United States.[9] On the track Landry qualified for NCAA Outdoor Championship Meet in his freshman and sophomore years in the 5,000m.[10]

Post-collegiate

After finishing his NCAA eligibility at William and Mary, Landry moved to Ann Arbor, Michigan, and became a volunteer assistant coach for the cross country team at the University of Michigan for two years while he pursued a professional running career.[11] His first post-collegiate breakthrough was a 28:30.07 showing in 2011 at the Payton Jordan Invitational 10,000m, his debut in the event.[12] This success continued onto the USARC (USA Running Circuit) where he racked up four top five finishes in the next year, including a runner-up finish at the 2012 15 km Championships that would later be upgraded to a first-place finish as a result of a drug conviction of the previous winner.[13] After the 2012 Olympic Trials, where he finished 17th following a fall in the 10,000m,[14] Landry signed with MizunoUSA. By the end of the year he had accumulated enough points in USARC races to become the 2012 overall champion.[15] In 2013, Landry continued to improve in the 10,000m and dipped under the 28 minute barrier for the first time.[16]

For Landry 2014 was a breakout year as he won three USA Road Championships in a row (10 mile, 25 kilometer, and 10 kilometer), including setting the American record at 25 kilometers,[3] and finished second in two others. This led to Landry winning the USARC overall championship for a second time.[17]

In 2015 Landry was second place in the USATF 15 km Championships behind Ben True. Landry ran the Mt SAC Relays 5000 meter in 13:36.69 in Walnut, California, on April 17, 2015, as a tune up to Payton Jordan Invite where he ran the Olympics standard for 10,000 meters with his time of 27:55.19 at Stanford University on May 2, 2015.[18][19]

Competition record

National championships and international competition

Road

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
2011 USA 8 km Road Championships Carmel, Indiana 4th 8 km 23:16[20]
USA 10 km Championships Atlanta, Georgia 5th 10 km 28:52[21]
USA 20 km Road Championships New Haven, Connecticut 4th 20 km 61:17[22]
USA 5 km Road Championships Providence, Rhode Island 8th 5 km 14:07[23]
Izumo University Ekiden Izumo, Japan 9th 8 km 23:33[24]
Chiba Ekiden Chiba, Japan 7th 10 km 30:00[25]
2012 USA 15km Road Championships Jacksonville, Florida 1st 15 km 44:37[26]
USA 25 km Road Championships Grand Rapids, Michigan 2nd 25 km 1:15:47[27]
USA 20 km Road Championships New Haven, Connecticut 7th 20 km 60:04[28]
USA 5 km Road Championships Providence, Rhode Island 10th 5 km 14:12[29]
USA 10 mi Road Championships St. Paul, Minnesota 8th 10 mi 47:52[30]
2013 USA 15km Road Championships Jacksonville, Florida 5th 15 km 43:46[31]
USA 25 km Road Championships Grand Rapids, Michigan 3rd 25 km 1:15:00[32]
USA Marathon Championships St. Paul, Minnesota 5th Marathon 2:14:44[33]
USA 12 km Road Championships Alexandria, Virginia 4th 12 km 34:40[34]
2014 USA 15km Road Championships Jacksonville, Florida 4th 15 km 43:58[35]
USA 10mi Road Championships Washington, D.C. 1st 10 mi 46:41[36]
USA 25 km Road Championships Grand Rapids, Michigan 1st 25 km 1:14:18[37]
USA 10km Road Championships Atlanta, Georgia 1st 10 km 28:25[38]
USA 7 mile Championships Davenport, Iowa 2nd 7 mi 33:32[39]
USA 20 km Road Championships New Haven, Connecticut 2nd 20 km 61:27[40]
USA 12 km Road Championships Alexandria, Virginia 8th 12 km 34:42[41]
Chiba Ekiden Chiba, Japan 5th 10 km 28:55[42]
2015 USA 15km Road Championships Jacksonville, Florida 2nd 15 km 44:14[43]
USA 25 km Road Championships Grand Rapids, Michigan 2nd 25 km 1:15:01[44]
2016 USA 15km Road Championships Jacksonville, Florida 3rd 15 km 44:42[45]
USA 1/2 Marathon Road Championships Columbus, Ohio 1st 1/2 Marathon 62:52[46]
USA 25 km Road Championships Grand Rapids, Michigan 1st 25 km 1:15:32[47]
2017 USA 1/2 Marathon Road Championships Columbus, Ohio 3rd 1/2 Marathon 63:13[48]
USA 25 km Road Championships Grand Rapids, Michigan 2nd 25 km 1:14:51[49]
USA 20 km Road Championships New Haven, Connecticut 4th 20 km 60:36[50]

Key:   American Record[51]

Track and field

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
2011 2011 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships Eugene, Oregon 12th 10,000 m 28:54.94[52]
2012 USA Olympic Trials Eugene, Oregon 17th 10,000 m 28:35.46[53]
2013 2013 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships Des Moines, Iowa 12th 10,000 m 29:38.82[54]
2015 2015 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships Eugene, Oregon 20th 10,000 m 29:40.49[55]
2016 2016 United States Olympic Trials (track and field) Eugene, Oregon 15th 10,000 m 29:27.15[56]

Cross country

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
2012 USA Cross Country Championships St. Louis, Missouri 7th 12 km 36:28[57]
NACAC Cross Country Championships Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago 2nd 8 km 24:10[58]
2014 USA Cross Country Championships Boulder, Colorado 16th 12 km 38:07[59]
2016 USA Cross Country Championships Bend, Oregon 10th 10 km 32:45[60]

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