Andrew Dumm (born 11 February 1985) is a

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. He competed for the

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before he began running marathons. He was the winner of the 2008

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. He is the younger brother of Brian Dumm, who is also a distance runner.

Running career

High school

Dumm attended

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until he graduated in 2003 with his high school's MVP nomination and All-District honors. As a high-schooler, he recorded a personal best of 9:51.29 in the 3200 meters.

Collegiate

Although not recruited while in high school, Dumm walked on the cross-country team while attending the

, for which he would be most successful in the

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and

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distances. In 2006, he was named in the U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association's National All-Academic team. By the end of his collegiate career, he was named All-ACC honoree three times as well as being named

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's The Magazine Academic All-American.

Post-collegiate

Dumm began his first marathon training cycle in August 2008, after which his training volume peaked at 107 miles in a week. In his marathon debut, Dumm surprised a competitive international field and won the 2008

with a time of 2:22:44. On October 10, 2010, he finished 21st at the 2010

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, recording a personal best time of 2:20:46.
All-Athletics: Results of the 2010 Chicago Marathon (Limited)

References

American male long-distance runners Virginia Cavaliers men's cross country runners Virginia Cavaliers men's track and field athletes 1985 births Living people 21st-century American sportsmen {{US-longdistance-athletics-bio-stub