Scott Smith experienced a significant breakthrough in the marathon in 2017.

Name: Scott Smith

Country of Origin: U.S.A.

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Smith, a 4:01-miler, debuted in his first marathon in 2017, posting a 2:12:21 in Frankfurt, and then he hung on to finish sixth overall at the 2018 Boston Marathon (the now infamous year where runners endured whipping winds and freezing rain). He debuted in the half in 2012 in 1:03:18, and he debuted in the marathon a year later in 2:16:04, finishing fourth at CIM. He has represented the U.S. globally at the 2012 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships and at the 2015 IAAF World Marathon Championships. He owns a half marathon PR of 1:02:34, and his best finish in 2019 came in May at the U.S. 25K national championships. Smith finished second in a personal best, 1:15:06.

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When he’s not training, Smith keeps fans updated with an entertaining Twitter page. In June, he posted: “I wish I had an agent way earlier. Like when I was a kid earlier. My brothers and I had to negotiate our allowance and my mom put in reduction clauses if chores weren’t done. We would owe her money by the end of each week. Total sham. Cc: @JoshCox."