Tyler Pennel (born December 21, 1987) is an American distance runner. Having grown up in Colorado, he competed in cross country and track at

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and subsequently at

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. He runs for ZAP Fitness and is known for a competitive range from the mile to the marathon.

Running career

High school

Pennel attended

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, where he recorded personal bests of 4:25 in the 1600 and 9:49 in the 3200.

Collegiate

Pennel stayed in Colorado and committed to Western State College where he won an individual national title, a team national title, and was an 11-time All-American. His individual title was his first place finish in the men's 10,000 meters at the 2012 NCAA DII Outdoor T&F Championships. At Western State, Pennel trained almost always at an altitude higher than 4,000 feet.

Post-collegiate

Pennel won the 2014

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in his marathon debut. He then competed at the 2014 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships where he finished 33rd. On June 4, 2015, Pennel ran his first sub- four minute mile at the Festival of Miles in

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, where he finished second in 3:58.99. In 2016, Pennel competed in the Olympic Marathon Trials which doubled as the

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where he finished 5th in 2:14:57. Pennel planned to compete in the 5000m and 10000m trials for the 2016 Olympics but a stress fracture in April ended his Olympic plans. In his first 2016 race back from injury, he finished 8th in the 2016 NYC Marathon, with a time of 2:15:09.
Top NYC Marathon Results He was the third American man across the finish line.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Pennel, Tyler Living people American male long-distance runners American male marathon runners 1987 births Western Colorado University alumni Sportspeople from Colorado People from Golden, Colorado People from Blowing Rock, North Carolina