Hartmann at the 2012 Boston Marathon
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Born | 23 March 1981 |
Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
Weight | 203 lb (92 kg) |
Jason Hartmann (born March 23, 1981) is a NCAA coach and a former American long-distance runner who specializes in marathon races. He won the Twin Cities Marathon in 2009. He was the top American finisher at the 2010 Chicago Marathon and was fourth at the Boston Marathon in both 2012 and 2013. His personal record for the event is 2:11:06.
He has represented the United States on the road, grass and track, having competed at the IAAF World Half Marathon Championships, IAAF World Cross Country Championships and the Pan American Games. Collegiately he ran in cross country and track for the University of Oregon.
Hartmann grew up in Rockford, Michigan and graduated from Rockford High School in 1999. He made his first national team as a junior runner at the 2000 IAAF World Cross Country Championships, where he finished in 66th place. He went on to earn a BA in education and sociology at the University of Oregon and competed in distance events for the Oregon Ducks athletic team. He earned six All-America honours during his time there, with highlights being fourth place in the 10,000 meters at the NCAA Outdoor Championships in 2002 and 2003, and two runner-up finishes in the event at the Pac-10 Championships.