Tim Ritchie

{{short description|American long-distance runner}}

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|birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1987|8|7}}

|birth_place = Worcester, Massachusetts, U.S.

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|sport = Track, long-distance running

|event = 5000 m Marathon

|collegeteam = Boston College

|club = Saucony
Freedom Track Club

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|turnedpro = 2010

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5000 m: 14:03.21

10,000 m: 28:54

Half Marathon:1:01:23

Marathon:2:11:56

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Timothy Ritchie (born August 7, 1987) is an American athlete who competes in distance running events. Tim Ritchie placed 1st in 2:11:56 at the 2017 California International Marathon. Ritchie is also an NCAA Division I coach for UMass Amherst.[https://more.arrs.run/runner/29106 Ritchie][http://www.letsrun.com/news/2017/12/qa-2017-usatf-marathon-champ-tim-ritchie-explains-ran-211-off-85-miles-per-week-learned-eliud-kipchoge/ Q&A: 2017 USATF Marathon Champ Tim Ritchie Explains How He Ran 2:11 Off 85 Miles Per Week & What He Learned From Eliud Kipchoge][https://umassathletics.com/sports/mens-track-and-field/roster/coaches/tim-ritchie/2157 Tim Ritchie UMass]

Professional

=2017=

Tim Ritchie placed 1st in 2:11:56 at the California International Marathon.

=Major Races=

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rowspan=1|2019

|New York City Half Marathon

|New York City

|7th

|Half Marathon

|1:02:51[https://results.nyrr.org/event/H2019/finishers Individual Results - 2019 United Airlines NYC Half] New York Road Runners

rowspan=3|2018

|2018 New York City Marathon

|New York City

|15th

|Marathon

|2:15:22[https://www.tcsnycmarathon.org/about-the-race/results/overall-men Top 100 finish for 2018 New York City Marathon] New York Road Runners

USATF 20 km Road Championships
hosted by New Haven Road Race

|New Haven, Connecticut

|16th

|20 km

|1:03:59[https://twitter.com/coachsiemers/status/1036629444264226816 Top ten finish for Jerrell at US 20k Champs #newhaven20k] Art Siemers

2018 Boston Marathon

|Boston Massachusetts

|DNF

|Marathon

|DNF

rowspan=6|2017

|USATF Marathon Road Championships
hosted by California International Marathon

|Sacramento, California

|1st

|Marathon

|2:11:56

USATF 20 km Road Championships
hosted by Faxon Law New Haven Road Race

|New Haven, Connecticut

|5th

|20 km

|1:00:58

USATF 25km Road Championships
hosted by Fifth Third River Bank

|Grand Rapids Michigan

|4th

|25 km

|1:15:12.2

USATF Half Marathon Road Championships
hosted by Ohio Health Capital City

|Columbus, Ohio

|5th

|Half Marathon

|1:03:29

USATF 15km Road Championships
hosted by Gate River Run

|Jacksonville, Florida

|16th

|15 km

|45:17

USATF Cross Championships

|Bend, Oregon

|23rd

|10 km

|32:05

rowspan=6|2016

|New York Marathon

|New York, New York

|19th

|Marathon

|2:21:09

USATF 10 mile Road Championships
hosted by Medtronic TC 10 Mile

|Saint Paul, Minnesota

|3rd

|10 mile

|47:33

USATF 20 km Road Championships
hosted by Faxon Law New Haven Road Race

|New Haven, Connecticut

|5th

|20 km

|59:29

2016 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships

|Cardiff, United Kingdom

|23rd

|Half Marathon

|1:03:49

USATF 15km Road Championships
hosted by Gate River Run

|Jacksonville, Florida

|9th

|15 km

|45:21

USA Olympic Trials Marathon

|Los Angeles, California

|25th

|Marathon

|2:22:15

rowspan=5|2015

|Manchester Road Race

|Manchester, Connecticut

|5th

|7.641 km

|21:54.6

Rock 'n' Roll Marathon Series

|Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

|1st

|Half Marathon

|1:01:23

USATF 10 mile Road Championships
hosted by Medtronic TC 10 Mile

|Saint Paul, Minnesota

|6th

|10 mile

|47:19

USATF 20 km Road Championships
hosted by Faxon Law New Haven Road Race

|New Haven, Connecticut

|15th

|20 km

|1:02:06

2015 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships

|Eugene, Oregon

|24th

|10 km

|30:29.88

rowspan=3|2014

|USATF 15km Road Championships
hosted by Gate River Run

|Jacksonville, Florida

|3rd

|15 km

|43:24

USA Indoor Track and Field Championships

|Albuquerque, New Mexico

|14th

|3 km

|8:25.03

USA Half Marathon Championships
hosted by Aramco Houston Half Marathon

|Houston, Texas

|9th

|Half Marathon

|1:02:00

rowspan=7|2013

|USATF 15km Road Championships
hosted by .US National Road Racing Championships

|Alexandria, Virginia

|6th

|12 km

|34:46

USATF Marathon Road Championships
hosted by Twin Cities Marathon

|Minneapolis-Saint Paul,
Minnesota

|6th

|Marathon

|2:14:50

USATF Marathon Road Championships
hosted by CVS Caremark Downtown

|Providence, Rhode Island

|6th

|5 km

|14:04.0

USATF 20 km Road Championships
hosted by Faxon Law New Haven Road Race

|New Haven, Connecticut

|8th

|20 km

|1:02:05

USATF Half Marathon Road Championships
hosted by Duluth Half Marathon

|Duluth, Minnesota

|3rd

|Half Marathon

|1:02:28

Boston Marathon

|Boston, Massachusetts

|25th

|Marathon

|2:21:31

USATF 15km Road Championships
hosted by Gate River Run

|Jacksonville, Florida

|6th

|15 km

|44:01

rowspan=4|2012

|USATF National Club Cross Country Championships

|Lexington, Kentucky

|26th

|10 km

|31:10.5

USATF 10 mile Road Championships
hosted by Medtronic Twin Cities 10 mile

|Minneapolis-Saint Paul,
Minnesota

|3rd

|10 mile

|47:25

USATF Half Marathon Championships
hosted by Grandma's Half Marathon

|Duluth,
Minnesota

|5th

|Half Marathon

|1:03:57

USATF 15km Road Championships
hosted by Gate River Run

|Jacksonville, Florida

|2nd

|15 km

|44:41

[http://www.runnerspace.com/gprofile.php?do=view_athlete&mgroup_id=30069&bio_id=580060&year=all Tim Ritchie US championship 10 finish results] |Access date=December 6, 2017

Boston College

Ritchie placed 5th in 2010 Intercollegiate Association of Amateur Athletes of America 1500 meters championship final in 3:50.51 as a senior Boston College Eagles.[https://www.tfrrs.org/results/17715_1133143.html?athlete_hnd=807207 Intercollegiate Association of Amateur Athletes of America 2010 1500 meters final results]

Ritchie placed 9th in 2010 Stanford University Invitational 5000 meters in 14:03.21.[https://www.tfrrs.org/results/16133_1014928.html?athlete_hnd=807207 2010 Stanford Invitational Men 5000m Run Section 2 results]

Early life and education

Tim Ritchie placed 4th as a senior at Doherty Memorial High School at MIAA All State Cross Country Championships November 20, 2004 at Gardner Municipal Golf Course in Gardner, Massachusetts.[http://ma.milesplit.com/meets/179003/results/312240/raw 2004 MIAA All State Cross Country Championships results]

References

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