Matt Llano (born August 1, 1988) is an American

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who competes in

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and

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events. He represented his country at the

2014 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships The 2014 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships took place on March 29, 2014. The races were held in Copenhagen, Denmark. The essentially flat one-loop course was beginning and ending in the city centre by Christiansborg Castle Christiansbor ...

Running career

High school

Matt Llano was a fourth-place finisher at 2005 Maryland 4A State Cross Country Championship and an eighth place finisher at the 2004 Maryland 4A State Cross Country Championship representing

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. He finished behind high school teammate

Matthew Centrowitz Jr. Matthew Centrowitz Jr. (born October 18, 1989) is an American middle-distance runner who is the 2016 Olympic champion in the 1500 meters. He became a prominent figure in U.S. running when he won a bronze medal at the 2011 World Championships in ...

as a Junior and Senior to lead their team to

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state team titles. By the time he graduated from Broadneck, he had been named in the All-County selection on two occasions.

Collegiate

Matt Llano was an All-American in cross country for the

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in 2010. Matt earned 10k All-American status on the track. Matt finished third at the 2007 USA Junior outdoor national championships at IU Michael A. Carroll Track & Soccer Stadium IUPUI in

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in the 10,000 meters with a time of 31:19.03 to earn USATF Jr. All-America honors.

Professional

In January 2014, Matt Llano ran 61:47 in Houston at the

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to earn 5th place. At the

on March 29, 2014 races were held in

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, Matt Llano finished 35th. On 22 October 2015, Matt Llano ran the 2015

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in a time of 2:12:28. Matt Llano Berlin marathon recap 2015 Berlin Marathon by competitor
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Career statistics

Track and field

Road Racing

Personal best

10,000 meters The 10,000 metres or the 10,000-metre run is a common long-distance track running event. The event is part of the athletics programme at the Olympic Games and the World Athletics Championships, and is common at championship level events. The ...

: 28:43.30 *

Half marathon A half marathon is a road running event of —half the distance of a marathon. It is common for a half marathon event to be held concurrently with a marathon or a 5K race, using almost the same course with a late start, an early finish or shortcu ...

: 1:01:47 17th fastest American half marathon all-time *

Marathon The marathon is a long-distance foot race with a distance of , usually run as a road race, but the distance can be covered on trail routes. The marathon can be completed by running or with a run/walk strategy. There are also wheelchair di ...

: 2:12:28

References

External links

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Matt Llano profile at Athlete Biz

Matt Llano Athletic profile

Matt Llano profile
at

University of Richmond The University of Richmond (UR or U of R) is a private liberal arts college in Richmond, Virginia. It is a primarily undergraduate, residential institution with approximately 4,350 undergraduate and graduate students in five schools: the School ...

Matt Llano video journal training for 2014 Bank of America Chicago Marathon and life story
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