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Chris Derrick made his marathon debut at the 2017 Bank of America Chicago Marathon, where he clocked a 2:12:50 to finish as the second top American behind Galen Rupp and ninth overall.

Earlier this year, he won his first national title since 2015, waiting until the final minute to make his move at the USATF Half-Marathon Championships in Pittsburgh to hold off Parker Stinson by a single second for the victory.

While this will be his TCS New York City Marathon debut, he competed in the Big Apple twice in the last two years at the United Airlines NYC Half, finishing in sixth in 2017 and eighth in 2018.

Derrick is a three-time U.S. champion in cross country, winning titles in 2013, 2014, and 2015; he didn’t compete in the 2016 race but placed fifth in the 2017 championships. His highest placing at the IAAF World Cross Country Championships came in 2013, when he was 10th overall and contributed to the United States’ team silver medal.

Raised in Naperville, IL, Derrick had an extremely successful high school career that led him to compete at Stanford University, where he was a 14-time NCAA All-American. Derrick broke the American collegiate record for 10,000 meters on his home track at the 2012 Payton Jordan Cardinal Invitational. Later that year, he finished fourth at the U.S. Olympic Trials, running 27:40.23.

Derrick currently trains in Portland, OR.