Colleen De Reuck, 47, Boulder, CO

Colleen De Reuck, 47
  • Born April 13, 1964
  • Grew up and attended high school and college in South Africa
  • Won 2009 USA 20K title at New Haven - oldest woman to win a major U.S. championship
  • 2002 World Cross Country Championships, bronze medal
  • 2004 OIympic Marathon Trials champion, 2004 U.S. Olympian
  • USA 8K Cross Country champion in 2004-05
  • USA Running Circuit Grand Prix champion in 2002-04
  • 34:27 for 10K in 2009
  • Three-time Olympian for South Africa
  • 2010 Aramco Half-Marathon, set a U.S. F45-49 age group record: in 1:16:30; bested that at 2010 More Half-Marathon in 1:16:26
  • Ran a 2:30:51 marathon at 2010 Copenhagen Marathon - a U.S. F45-49 age group record.
  • Masters winner at 2010 USA 20K Championships in 1:10:23, ninth overall
  • U.S. 45-49 15K record 50:51 set in 2010
  • 2011 Aramco Houston Half-Marathon champion in 1:16:19 (won 2004 race)
  • 2011 USA Masters Cross Country 8K champion (28:47)
  • 2011 Peachtree, 34:19 for 13th place, 4th American, 2nd Masters
  • Sponsored by Nike
  • Link to her USATF bio
  • Coached by her husband, Darren De Reuck

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