Christo Landry

American long-distance runner

Christo Landry

Personal information

Born| (1986-04-29)April 29, 1986
Madison, Wisconsin, US
Height| 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight| 143 lb (65 kg)
Website| www.christolandry.com
Sport
Sport| Track, Long-distance running, Cross Country
Event(s)| 10,000 meters, Roads, Marathon
College team| William & Mary
Coached by| Alex 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 April 5, 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

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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

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### High school

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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

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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

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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

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### National championships and international competition

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#### Road

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Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes

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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

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Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes

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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

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Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes

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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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## External links

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* Christo Landry on Twitter
* ChristoLandry.com

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USA Championship winners in the men's 10K run

* 1978: Bill Rodgers
* 1979: Herb Lindsay
* 1980: Not held
* 1981: Not held
* 1982: Bob Hodge
* 1983: Steve McCormack
* 1984: Mark Finucane
* 1985: Keith Brantly
* 1986: Dirk Lakeman
* 1987: Keith Brantly
* 1988: Ed Eyestone
* 1989: Keith Brantly
* 1990: Harry Scott Green
* 1991: Gordon Sanders
* 1992: John Trautmann
* 1993: Ed Eyestone
* 1994: Arturo Barrios (MEX)
* 1995: Keith Brantly
* 1996: Matt Giusto
* 1997: Todd Williams
* 1998: Dan Browne
* 1999: Philemon Hanneck
* 2000: Scott Strand
* 2001: Nick Rogers
* 2002: Ryan Kirkpatrick
* 2003: Bob Kennedy
* 2004: Chad Pearson
* 2005: Dathan Ritzenhein
* 2006: Not held
* 2007–09: Abdihakem Abdirahman
* 2010: Ed Moran
* 2011: Ben True
* 2012: Not held
* 2013: Matt Tegenkamp
* 2014: Christo Landry
* 2015–16: Not held
* 2017: Leonard Korir
* 2018: Bernard Lagat
* 2019–20: Not held

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USA Championship winners in the men's 15K run

* 1889: S. Thomas
* 1890: Thomas Conneff
* 1891: Edward Carter
* 1892: William O'Keefe
* 1893–94: Edward Carter
* 1895: Not held
* 1896: H. Gray
* 1897: Not held
* 1898: Thomas McGirr
* 1899: George Orton (CAN)
* 1900–02: Not held
* 1903–05: Johnny Joyce
* 1906: Not held
* 1907: John Daly (IRL)
* 1908: John Eisele
* 1909: George Bonhag
* 1910: W.C. Bailey
* 1911: Louis Scott
* 1912: Harry Smith
* 1913–16: Hannes Kolehmainen (FIN)
* 1917: Ville Kyrönen (FIN)
* 1918: Charles Pores
* 1919–20: Fred Faller
* 1921: Earl Johnson
* 1922–23: Ville Ritola (FIN)
* 1924: Earl Johnson
* 1925–27: Ville Ritola (FIN)
* 1928: Frank Titterton
* 1929: James McDade
* 1930: Gus Moore
* 1931: William Zepp
* 1932–34: Paul Mundy
* 1935–36: Robert Rankin
* 1937: Johnny A. Kelley
* 1938: Victor Dyrgall
* 1939: Ellison Brown
* 1940: Eino Pentti
* 1941–42: Joe McCluskey
* 1943: Lou Gregory
* 1944: Clayton Farrar
* 1945: Johnny A. Kelley
* 1946: Victor Dyrgall
* 1947: Fred Kline
* 1948–49: Victor Dyrgall
* 1950–51: Louis White
* 1952: John DiComandrea
* 1953: Walt Deike
* 1954–55: Browning Ross
* 1956: Rudy Mendez
* 1957: Johnny J. Kelley
* 1958: Pete McArdle
* 1959: Alex Breckenridge
* 1960: Al Confalone
* 1961: George Foulds
* 1962: Pete McArdle
* 1963: Larry Furnell
* 1964: Karl Weiser
* 1965: Merle McGee
* 1966: Doug Brown
* 1967: James Freeman
* 1968: Steve Matthews
* 1969: Garry Bjorklund
* 1970: Phil Camp
* 1971: Tom Hoffman
* 1972–73: Chuck Smead
* 1974: Frank Shorter
* 1975: Hamilton Amer
* 1976: Gary Tuttle
* 1977: Randy Thomas
* 1978: Alex Kasich
* 1979: Benton Hart
* 1980: Pete Pfitzinger
* 1981: Terry Baker
* 1982: Jeff Adkins
* 1983: Bill Rodgers
* 1984: Paul Cummings
* 1985–93: Not held
* 1994–96: Todd Williams
* 1997: Joe LeMay
* 1998–99: Todd Williams
* 2000: Dan Browne
* 2001–04: Meb Keflezighi
* 2005: Ryan Shay
* 2006: Meb Keflezighi
* 2007: Not held
* 2008: Andrew Carlson
* 2009: Anthony Famiglietti
* 2010–11: Mo Trafeh
* 2012: Christo Landry
* 2013–15: Ben True
* 2016: Stanley Kebenei
* 2017–18: Leonard Korir
* 2019: Shadrack Kipchirchir
* 2020: Frank Lara
* 2021: Clayton Young

Distance was 10 miles from 1899 to 1932

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USA Championship winners in the men's 10-mile run

* 1997: Todd Williams
* 1998: Jimmy Hearld
* 1999: Mike Mykytok
* 2000]–02: Not held
* 2003: Chris Graff
* 2004: Dan Browne
* 2005–07: Abdihakem Abdirahman
* 2008: Not held
* 2009: Abdihakem Abdirahman
* 2010: Fasil Bizuneh
* 2011: Mo Trafeh
* 2012: Ben True
* 2013: Not held
* 2014: Christo Landry
* 2015–16: Sam Chelanga
* 2017–18: Shadrack Kipchirchir
* 2019: Futsum Zienasellassie
* 2020: Not held
* 2021: Abbabiya Simbassa
* 2022:

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USA Championship winners in the men's half marathon

* 1987: Paul Cummings
* 1988: Mark Stickley
* 1989: Not held
* 1990: Mark Curp
* 1991: Jon Sinclair
* 1992: Don Janicki
* 1993: Ed Eyestone
* 1994: Rod DeHaven
* 1995: Steve Spence
* 1996: Alfredo Vigueras
* 1997: David Morris
* 1998: Rod DeHaven
* 1999: Todd Williams
* 2000: Rod DeHaven
* 2001: Dan Browne
* 2002: Peter de la Cerda
* 2003–04: Ryan Shay
* 2005: Dan Browne
* 2006: Brian Sell
* 2007: Ryan Hall
* 2008: James Carney
* 2009: Meb Keflezighi
* 2010: Antonio Vega
* 2011: Mo Trafeh
* 2012: Abdihakem Abdirahman
* 2013–14: Meb Keflezighi
* 2015: Diego Estrada
* 2016: Christo Landry
* 2017: Leonard Korir
* 2018: Chris Derrick
* 2019: Leonard Korir
* 2020: Not held

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USA Championship winners in the men's 25K run

* 1925: Albert Michelsen
* 1926: Frank Titterton
* 1927: Jacob Kaysing
* 1928: Frank Titterton
* 1929–31: William Agee
* 1932: Juan Carlos Zabala (ARG)
* 1933: Dave Komonen (CAN)
* 1934: Eino Pentti
* 1935: Ellison Brown
* 1936: Lou Gregory
* 1937: Johnny A. Kelley
* 1938: Ellison Brown
* 1939: Lou Gregory
* 1940: Ellison Brown
* 1941–44: Johnny A. Kelley
* 1945: Charles Robbins
* 1946–47: Thomas Crane
* 1948: Victor Dyrgall
* 1949: Charles Robbins
* 1950: Jesse Van Zant
* 1951: Thomas Crane
* 1952: Browning Ross
* 1953: John DiComandrea
* 1954: Nick Costes
* 1955: Browning Ross
* 1956–59: Johnny J. Kelley
* 1960–61: Pete McArdle
* 1962: Orville Flynn
* 1963: Pete McArdle
* 1964: Johnny J. Kelley
* 1965: Thomas J. Osler
* 1966: Ed Winrow
* 1967–68: Kerry Pearce
* 1969: Skip Houk
* 1970: Moses Mayfield
* 1971: Robert Fitts
* 1972–73: Paul Talkington
* 1974: Ed Mendoza
* 1975: Steve Hoag
* 1976: Frank Shorter
* 1977–78: Duncan MacDonald
* 1979: Stan Vernon
* 1980: Gary Tuttle
* 1981: ?
* 1982: Frank Plasso
* 1983: Vincent Fleming
* 1984–86: ?
* 1987: Greg Meyer
* 1988–94: Not held
* 1995: Keith Brantly
* 1996: Alfredo Vigueras
* 1997–98: John Sence
* 1999: Todd Williams
* 2000: Shawn Found
* 2001: Chad Johnson
* 2002: David Morris
* 2003–04: Dan Browne
* 2005: Brian Sell
* 2006: Fernando Cabada
* 2007–08: Brian Sell
* 2009: Dan Browne
* 2010: Andrew Carlson
* 2011: Fernando Cabada
* 2012: Joseph Chirlee
* 2013: Josphat Boit
* 2014: Christo Landry
* 2015: Jared Ward
* 2016: Christo Landry
* 2017: Dathan Ritzenhein
* 2018: Sam Chelanga
* 2019: Parker Stinson
* 2020: Not held

Distance was 15 miles from 1925 to 1932

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