Tim Ritchie

Tim Ritchie
Personal information
Full name	Timothy Ritchie
Born	August 7, 1987 (age 38); Worcester, Massachusetts, U.S.
Height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Sport
Country	United States
Sport	Track, long-distance running
Event	5000 m Marathon
College team	Boston College
Club	Saucony; Freedom Track Club
Turned pro	2010
Achievements and titles
Personal bests	5000 m: 14:03.21; 10,000 m: 28:54; Half Marathon:1:01:23; Marathon:2:11:56

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.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Professional

2017

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

Major Races

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
2019	New York City Half Marathon	New York City	7th	Half Marathon	1:02:51^[4]
2018	2018 New York City Marathon	New York City	15th	Marathon	2:15:22^[5]
	USATF 20 km Road Championships hosted by New Haven Road Race	New Haven, Connecticut	16th	20 km	1:03:59^[6]
	2018 Boston Marathon	Boston Massachusetts	DNF	Marathon	DNF
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
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
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
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
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
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

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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.^[8] Ritchie placed 9th in 2010 Stanford University Invitational 5000 meters in 14:03.21.^[9]

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.^[10]

External links

Tim Ritchie at World Athletics
Tim Ritchie at All-Athletics
Timothy Ritchie at Boston College
Timothy Ritchie – Boston College at Athletic.net
Timothy Ritchie – Boston College at TFRRS

[1] "ARRS - Runner: Timothy Ritchie". more.arrs.run. Retrieved July 15, 2025.

[2] 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

[3] Tim Ritchie UMass

[4] Individual Results - 2019 United Airlines NYC Half New York Road Runners

[5] Top 100 finish for 2018 New York City Marathon New York Road Runners

[6] Top ten finish for Jerrell at US 20k Champs #newhaven20k Art Siemers

[7] Tim Ritchie US championship 10 finish results |Access date=December 6, 2017

[8] Intercollegiate Association of Amateur Athletes of America 2010 1500 meters final results

[9] 2010 Stanford Invitational Men 5000m Run Section 2 results

[10] 2004 MIAA All State Cross Country Championships results

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v t e US National Championship winners in men's Marathon
1925-1979 Amateur Athletic Union	1925: Charles Mellor 1926–29: Clarence DeMar 1930: Karl Koski 1931: William Agee 1932: Clyde Martak 1933–34: Melvin Porter 1935: Pat Dengis 1936: Billy McMahon 1937: Melvin Porter 1938–39: Pat Dengis 1940: Lou Gregory 1941: Bernard Smith 1942–43: Frederick McGlone 1944–45: Charles Robbins, Jr. 1946: Johnny Kelley 1947: Ted Vogel 1948: Johnny Kelley 1949: Victor Dyrgall 1950: Johnny Kelley 1951: Jesse Van Zant 1952: Victor Dyrgall 1953: John Lafferty 1954: Ted Corbitt 1955: Nicholas Costes 1956–63: John J. Kelley 1964: Buddy Edelen 1965: Garnett Williams 1966: Norm Higgins 1967: Ron Daws 1968: George Young 1969: Tom Heinonen 1970: Robert Fitts 1971: Kenny Moore 1972: Edmund Norris 1973: Douglas Schmenk 1974: Ronald Wayne 1975–76: Gary Tuttle 1977: Edward Schelegle 1978: Carl Hatfield 1979: Tom Antczak
1980–1992 The Athletics Congress	1980: Frank Richardson 1981: Robert Johnson 1982: Joel Menges 1983: Pete Pfitzinger 1984–85: Ken Martin 1986: Bill Donakowski 1987: Ric Sayre 1988: Mark Conover 1989: Bill Reifsnyder 1990: Steve Spence 1991: Bill Reifsnyder
1993–present USA Track & Field	1992: Steve Spence 1993: Ed Eyestone 1994: Paul Pilkington 1995: Keith Brantly 1996: Bob Kempainen 1997: Dave Scudamore 1998: Keith Brantly 1999: Alfredo Vigueras 2000: Rod DeHaven 2001: Scott Larson 2002: Dan Browne 2003: Ryan Shay 2004: Alan Culpepper 2005–06: Mbarak Hussein 2007: Ryan Hall 2008: Fernando Cabada 2009: Meb Keflezighi 2010: Sergio Reyes 2011: Not held 2012: Meb Keflezighi 2013: Nicholas Arciniaga 2014: Tyler Pennel 2015: Jared Ward 2016: Galen Rupp 2017: Tim Ritchie 2018: Brogan Austin 2019: Not held 2020: Galen Rupp 2022: Futsum Zienasellassie 2024: Conner Mantz 2025: Futsum Zienasellassie