Tyler Pennel

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Tyler Pennel
Personal information
Nationality American
Born (1987-12-21) December 21, 1987 (age 36)
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight 140 lb (64 kg)
Sport
Event(s) Mile, 5000 meters, 10,000 meters, marathon
College team Western State
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s) Mile: 3:58.99[1]
5000 meters: 13:32.06[1]
10,000 meters: 28:22.90[1]
Half marathon: 1:01:44[1]
Marathon: 2:13:32[1]

Tyler Pennel (born December 21, 1987) is an American distance runner. Having competed in Colorado in both high school (at Golden High School) and college (at Western State College), he ran for the United States at the 2014 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships.

Running career

High school

Pennel attended Golden High School in Golden, Colorado, where he recorded personal bests of 4:25 in the 1600 and 9:49 in the 3200.[2]

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.[3] His individual title was his first place finish in the men's 10,000 meters at the 2012 NCAA DII Outdoor T&F Championships.[4] At Western State, Pennel trained almost always at an altitude higher than 4,000 feet.[4]

Post-collegiate

Pennel won the 2014 Twin Cities Marathon in his marathon debut.[5] He then competed at the 2014 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships where he finished 33rd.[6] On June 4, 2015, Pennel ran his first sub-four minute mile at the Festival of Miles in St. Louis, where he finished second in 3:58.99.[7] Pennel raced 2016 Olympic Marathon Trials doubled as USA Marathon Championships in Los Angeles where he finished 5th in 2:14:57.Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.

References

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  3. [1] Tyler Pennel Running: About Me.
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