Jason Hartmann (born March 23, 1981) is an NCAA coach and a former

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who specializes in

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races. He won the

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in 2009. He was the top American finisher at the 2010 Chicago Marathon and was fourth at the

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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

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and the

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. Collegiately he ran in cross country and track for the

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Running career

Early life

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

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, where he finished in 66th place.Hartmann, Jason
IAAF. Retrieved on April 28, 2012. He went on to earn a BA in

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and

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at the

and competed in distance events for the Oregon Ducks athletic team. He earned six

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honours during his time there,Jason Hartmann
.

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. Retrieved on April 28, 2012. 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

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.McCue, Matt (November 29, 2011)
A Brief Chat With Jason Hartmann
'' Runner's World''. Retrieved on April 28, 2012.

First road races

After college, he began to take part in

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competitions. He was third at the 2005 USA 20K championships which earned him a place for the

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, where he came twentieth in a personal best of 1:03:32 hours. He began 2006 with a personal record of 63:07 minutes for the half marathon, taking second place in the national championship race in

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. A fifth-place finish at the USA Cross Country Championships led to an appearance at the

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, although he managed only 76th place in the long race. He set a

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best of 13:36.33 minutes shortly afterwards, and placed seventh in the 10,000 m at the USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships. His marathon debut came at the 2006 Chicago Marathon and he finished the event in a time of 2:15:50 hours for twentieth place. In 2007 he was 15th at the National Cross Country Championships, but was third at the 15 Championships behind Meb Keflezighi and Ryan Hall. He failed to finish (due to Ryan Hall's fast pace) at the London Marathon in April, but enjoyed some success over 10,000 m: he set a personal best of 28:15.22 minutes at the Stanford Invitational and was sixth at both the national championships at

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.Jason Hartmann
Tilastopaja. Retrieved on April 28, 2012. He attempted to gain Olympic selection at the U.S. Olympic Team Trials in

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, but his personal record run of 2:15:27 was only enough for tenth place. Three stress fractures left him unable to compete for most of 2008 and he considered abandoning the sport. He changed coach in 2009 from Brad Hudson to

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and competed at mass races including the

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and

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. Q&A with Olympic hopeful Jason Hartmann
''Running Times''. Retrieved on April 28, 2012. He also ran in four national road championship races, with his best finish being a fourth place at the 25K race. Hartmann had his first major win at the

, where he defeated the favored Kenyan runners in the final stages to lift the title in a time of 2:12:09.

Major marathons

He came fourth at the

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in 2010, but preparations for the

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were interrupted by a break with his coach, Steve Jones. Hartmann instead began training with

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, who was setting up a small elite group known as the Boulder Track Club in

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. The coach change led to his best marathon finish of 2:11:06 hours for eighth place and he was the first American to cross the line. In May 2011 he beat Keflezighi to the top U.S. finish at the 100th

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. He was runner-up in the Las Vegas Half Marathon with a time of 1:03:34. Hartmann had geared his preparations towards he 2012 U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials, chase pack leader at halfway point, but finished far off his target of the top three as he ended the race in 32nd place. Keen to make up for this disappointing performance, Hartmann set his eyes on the

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. He decided to run tactically and stayed away from the leading pack. The leaders dramatically slowed in the heat while Hartmann worked his way up to field to eventually finish in fourth place (the only non-Kenyan to make the top six). Twin Cities Marathon (2009)
Twin Cities victory in 2009 was a career changer elevating him to one of the five best marathoners in the United States.
Chicago Marathon (2010)
Hartmann charged home to a personal best of 2:11:06 and an eighth place showing (top American), accomplishing both his goals
Boston Marathon (2012)
A fourth at the Boston Marathon on the day was the incredible heat that stifled the world's best, resulting in slow times, but Hartmann didn't let that affect him
Boston Marathon (2013)
A near perfect race, again finishing fourth in 2:12:12, and as top American in the most celebrated of American races.

Coaching career

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was under Coach Hartmann's guidance 2008 - 2014. Elise is now a Pac-12 student-athlete at

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. Elise Cranny is #3 on all-time scholastic 1500-meter list. Saginaw Valley State University Head Coach Rod Cowan has announced the addition of Jason Hartmann to the Cardinal coaching staff for the cross country and track & field programs. He will work mainly with the distance runners during the indoor and outdoor track & field seasons. In August 2018, Hartmann recognized the skill and ability of SVSU's throws coach Nick Halabicky adding he viewed him as a mentor. Hartmann was added to the staff at Central Michigan University for the 2019-2020 campaign. He was mainly the men’s distance coach. Unfortunately, the COVID-19 pandemic forced the athletics shutdown in March 2020, cutting all collegiate NCAA seasons short. Then weeks later, Central Michigan became the first Division 1 University to cut men’s track and field due to the pandemic. This ended Jason’s short lived coaching stint at CMU. It is well believed that the hiring of Jason Hartmann played some factor, as well as the pandemic, into Central Michigan’s decision to cut men’s track and field.

Personal bests

- 13:36.33 min (2006) *

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- 28:15.22 min (2007) *15 km road - 44:12 minutes (2007) * Half marathon - 61:52 minutes (2013) *

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- 2:11:06 hours (2011)

Competition record

;Marathons *2006 Chicago Marathon - 20th (2:15:50) *2007 London Marathon - DNF - compete Ryan Hall's fast pace *2007 U.S. Olympic Trials - 10th (2:15:27) *2009 Twin Cities Marathon - 1st (2:12:09) *2010 Chicago Marathon - 8th (2:11:06) *2012 U.S. Olympic Trials - 32nd (2:16:44) *2012 Boston Marathon - 4th (2:14:31) *2013 Boston Marathon - 4th (2:12:12)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hartmann, Jason Living people 1981 births American male long-distance runners American male marathon runners Oregon Ducks men's track and field athletes People from Rockford, Michigan Oregon Ducks men's cross country runners Athletes (track and field) at the 2007 Pan American Games Pan American Games track and field athletes for the United States