Emily Sisson
American Marathon & Half Marathon Record Holder, Olympian
Emily Sisson is the American Record Holder in the Marathon & Half Marathon. A professional runner with New Balance, her long list of career highlights includes competing at the Tokyo Olympics, where she finished as the top American in 10th place after winning the 10,000 meters at the U.S. Olympic Track and Field Trials. In 2019, she ran the fastest American marathon debut ever on a record-eligible course (2:23:08). At the 2022 Chicago Marathon, Emily broke the American Marathon record by over 40 seconds, with a time of 2:18.29 and finished 2nd in the race. In January of 2022, she broke the American Half Marathon record at the Houston Marathon with a time of 1:07.30. She's a two-time USATF Champion, a two-time NCAA Champion and the NCAA indoor record-holder at 5000m.