Renee Metivier Baillie (born December 25, 1981 in

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) is an American

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who competed at multiple

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and finished eighth at the

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High school and college career

In high school, Metivier Baillie was a three-time state champion. In college, she was an 11-time All-American for the

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and Georgia Tech.

Elite career

In 2010, Metivier Baillie won the

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at the

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, but did not compete in the world championships that year. In 2012, Metivier Baillie won the US 20K championship and finished eighth at the

. In 2016, Metivier Baillie won the US Half marathon trail championship at Lake Padden Trail Half Marathon in Bellingham, Washington. In 2020, during the

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lockdown, Metivier broke several

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world records during the Chaski Challenge. En route to her 50 km world record of 3:11:42, she set records at the marathon, 2:40:55, and half-marathon, 1:19:29, distances. The old treadmill 50 km record was 3:51:25. The half-marathon record was short-lived, as only a few hours later

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lowered the mark to 1:09:03.

World Cross Country Championships Competition record

2010 File:2010 Events Collage New.png, From top left, clockwise: The 2010 Chile earthquake was one of the strongest recorded in history; The Eruption of Eyjafjallajökull in Iceland disrupts air travel in Europe; A scene from the opening ceremony of ...

: 38th (senior race) *

2008 File:2008 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: Lehman Brothers went bankrupt following the Subprime mortgage crisis; Cyclone Nargis killed more than 138,000 in Myanmar; A scene from the opening ceremony of the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing; ...

: 49th (senior race) *

2007 File:2007 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: Steve Jobs unveils Apple's first iPhone; TAM Airlines Flight 3054 overruns a runway and crashes into a gas station, killing almost 200 people; Former Pakistani Prime Minister of Pakistan, Pr ...

: 36th (senior race) *

2006 File:2006 Events Collage V1.png, From top left, clockwise: The 2006 Winter Olympics open in Turin; Twitter is founded and launched by Jack Dorsey; The Nintendo Wii is released; Montenegro 2006 Montenegrin independence referendum, votes to declare ...

: 49th (long race) *

2005 File:2005 Events Collage V2.png, From top left, clockwise: Hurricane Katrina in the Gulf of Mexico; the Funeral of Pope John Paul II is held in Vatican City; "Me at the zoo", the first video ever to be uploaded to YouTube; Eris was discovered in ...

: 42nd (long race)

Sponsorship

Metivier Baillie has been sponsored by Nike and

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Metivier Baillie, Renee Living people 1981 births American female long-distance runners American female marathon runners Colorado Buffaloes women's track and field athletes Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets women's track and field athletes Sportspeople from Denton County, Texas Track and field athletes from Texas Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets women's cross country runners Colorado Buffaloes women's cross country runners USA Indoor Track and Field Championships winners 21st-century American women