Jeffrey Eggleston

Residence: Flagstaff, AZ Hometown: Greece, NY Age on race day: 27 Best Qualifying Performance: 2:13:12, Duluth, 2011 PRs: Half-Marathon, 1:03:59 (2009); Marathon, 2:13:12 (2011) Olympic Trials Marathon History: Debut

Career Highlights:

1^st – 2011 Dick’s Sporting Goods Pittsburgh Marathon (2:16:40) 5^th – 2011 Grandma’s Marathon (2:13:12 PB) 39^th – 2011 IAAF World Championships Marathon (2:23:33) 2^nd – 2010 USA Men’s Marathon Championships (2:14:09) 

Additional Highlights:

2011

5^th – Naples Half Marathon (1:04:20) 1^st – Dick’s Sporting Goods Pittsburgh Marathon (2:16:40) 5^th – Grandma’s Marathon (2:13:12) 39^th – IAAF World Championships Marathon (2:23:33) 

2010

7^th – P. F. Chang’s Rock ‘n’ Roll Arizona Marathon (2:14:32) 7^th – News and Sentinel Half Marathon, Parkersburg, WV (1:06:07) 2^nd – USA Men’s Marathon Championships (2:14:09) 

2009

14^th – USA Half Marathon Championships (1:03:59 PR) 3^rd – BAA Half Marathon (1:04:16) 18^th – USA 20K Championships

Of Note:

Is coached long-distance by Dr. Jack Daniels from North Carolina, where he coaches at Brevard College … Competed at the University of Virginia … Won Pittsburgh Marathon on May 15 and finished fifth, first American, at Grandma’s Marathon on June 18, just 33 days later; in Pittsburgh he was brought in as a pacesetter through 18 miles but went on to win … Competed in Pan Am Games Marathon in late October but dropped out due to illness … Has been a vegan since 2010.