Bob Wallace

Bob Wallace (June 21, 1951 – July 21, 2020) was a runner from Croydon, Victoria, Australia. He was best known for running the marathon, with a PR of 2:13:14 in 1981.

Running career Wallace went to the University of Texas-El Paso where he was a distance runner for the track team under coach Ted Banks, and was the Western Athletic Conference Champion in the 3 mile and steeplechase in 1974. That same year he was an NCAA All-American in the 6 mile. After college, he moved back to Australia. He continued his career, running second in the Australian Olympic marathon trials in 1976, was the Australian national marathon champion in 1977 (2:20:11), and Victorian Marathon Club champion in 1978 (2:21:17). In June 1981 he missed the Boston Marathon due to injury but he finished third in the Grandma's Marathon in Duluth, Minnesota to Dick Beardsley and Garry Bjorklund, where he ran his lifetime personal best of 2:13:14. In October of that year he came in 10th in the Commonwealth Games in Brisbane (2:15:24). For much of his career he was sponsored by Adidas.

Later career He later moved to Dallas, Texas, where he owned a running store, Run On. He also wrote a book, "Running Your Bucket List Marathon". He also later remarried, to Rebecca.