Jeffrey Eggleston

Running career High school Eggleston graduated from Greece Arcadia High School in Rochester, NY in 2003 where he played soccer and ran cross-country. He won the boys' unseeded 3 Mile at the 2002 McQuaid Invitational in a time of 15:05. During track season, Eggleston specialized in the 3200 meters.

Collegiate Eggleston attended the University of Virginia from 2003 to 2007, during which he competed in cross country and track. At the time, UVA had a number of distance runners who would later pursue marathoning, including Andrew Dumm with whom Eggleston trained. While a junior at UVA, Eggleston won the 2006 Charlottesville 10-miler with a time of 50 minutes and 51 seconds.

Post-collegiate After college, Eggleston took what many considered a risky move and moved to Flagstaff, Arizona, a popular distance-running hub for prospect marathoners. He linked up with coach Jack Daniels, and followed a very high-mileage training program. In 2011, Eggleston competed in the men's marathon at the world championships where he finished 39th. Eggleston also won the 2011 Pittsburgh Marathon.

In 2014, Eggleston finished 8th at the 2014 Boston Marathon and won Rock ‘n’ Roll Virginia Beach Half Marathon in 65 minutes 28 seconds. In 2015, Eggleston finished 12th at the 2015 Boston Marathon. In May 2017, Eggleston placed 1st in the Lima (Peru) Marathon.