Luke Puskedra is running the 2016 Chicago Marathon in October. Here are some highlights of his career.

Name: Luke Puskedra

Country: United States

Standout race: Puskedra became the sixth American over the last two decades to score a top five finish in the Chicago Marathon during his run in 2015.

Get to know Luke Puskedra: Puskedra subtracted five minutes off his personal record during the 2015 marathon to run 2:10:24, also clocking the fastest U.S. marathon time. Entering the 2016 Men’s Marathon Olympic trials, Puskedra was third on the qualifying list with his Chicago Marathon time. He finished the trials in fourth place, completing it in 2:14:12, just one place shy of securing a spot on the U.S. Olympic team.