Reed Fischer

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Half marathon: 1:00:54

Marathon: 2:10:14

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Reed Fischer (born July 9, 1995) is an American long-distance runner who won bronze in the 10,000-meter race at the 2018 NACAC Championships.{{Cite web|url=https://results.deltatiming.com/nacac/2018-nacac-championships/180810F014|title=Toronto 2018 NACAC Championships – Live Results|website=results.deltatiming.com|accessdate=1 January 2024}} Fischer was later selected for the American team in the 2023 World Athletics Half Marathon Championship.{{Cite web|url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/athletics/news-usatf-announces-squad-world-athletics-road-running-championships-2023|title=USATF announces squad for World Athletics Road Running Championships 2023|first=Janhavi|last=Shinde|date=14 September 2023|website=www.sportskeeda.com|accessdate=1 January 2024}}{{Cite web|url=https://worldathletics.org/en/competitions/world-athletics-road-running-championships/world-athletics-road-running-championships-7174065/results/men/half-marathon/final/result|title=FINAL | Half Marathon | Results | Riga 23 | World Athletics Road Running Championships|website=worldathletics.org|accessdate=1 January 2024}}{{cite web

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Career

Fischer ran for Hopkins High School in Minnesota as a young athlete. He finished 10th at state before moving on to college, where he was a walk-on at Drake University.

At Drake, he became a factor for the Bulldogs in cross country and track. He went to the NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships in 2016, and the Outdoor Track Championships in the 10,000m during the 2016 and 2017 seasons.{{cite news

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He competed for the US in the 10,000 meters and won bronze in Toronto, Canada, during the 2018 NACAC Games. Lopez Lomong won gold and set the track record in the process.

In 2019, he took first in the Drake Relays 5,000 meters.

Fischer ran a 1:01:51 half marathon in Germany, placing 10th at the ADIZERO: Roads to Records competition.{{Cite web|url=https://athleticsweekly.com/event-reports/fast-sprints-in-usa-and-botswana-and-quick-road-times-in-europe-1039967253/|title=Fast sprints in USA and Botswana and quick road times in Europe|date=2 May 2023|accessdate=1 January 2024}}

At the 2021 Chicago Marathon, he finished 9th in 2:14:41.[https://archive.today/20211010145346/https://results.chicagomarathon.com/2021/?pid=leaderboard Chicago Marathon results] At the 2022 Boston Marathon, he was 16th in 2:10:54.{{Cite web|url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/2022/04/18/sports/boston-marathon-2022-live-updates-results-news/|title=How it happened: The 2022 Boston Marathon brought tears and triumph along 26.2 miles – The Boston Globe|website=BostonGlobe.com|accessdate=1 January 2024}} He finished 10th in the 2022 New York City Marathon in a time of 2:15:23.{{Cite web|url=https://www.runnersworld.com/news/a41836478/nyc-marathon-2022-results/|title=Here Are All the Results and Highlights From the 2022 New York City Marathon|date=6 November 2022|website=Runner's World|accessdate=1 January 2024}}

;2023

Fischer was one of three Americans to compete at the 2023 World Athletics Road Running Championships, but he hurt his calf during the race and finished 53rd in 1:03:56.

;2024

On February 3, 2024, Fischer finished 9th at the 2024 United States Olympic trials (marathon) with a time of 2:11:34.[https://worldathletics.org/competition/calendar-results/results/7206336 U.S. Olympic Team Trials - Marathon Orlando, FL (USA)] World Athletics

On March 17, 2024, Fischer finished 5th at the New York City Half Marathon with a time of 1:03:06.[https://results.nyrr.org/event/H2024/finishers 2024 United Airlines NYC Half Results] NYRR

On April 24, 2024, Fischer finished 19th in the 10k at the ADIZERO: Roads to Records competition, with a time of 29:20.[https://worldathletics.org/competition/calendar-results/results/7210599?eventId=10229507] World Athletics

On October 13, 2024, Fischer finished 11th overall and 3rd American at the Chicago Marathon, with a new personal best of 2:10:14.

Notable marathon results

Results taken from IAAF Profile{{Cite web |title=Reed Fischer |url=https://worldathletics.org/athletes/united-states/reed-fischer-14237773 |access-date=May 16, 2024 |website=World Athletics}}

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!Place

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2020

|US Olympic Marathon Trials

|97th

|2:24:48

2021

|Boston Marathon

|16th