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Aaron Pike
Country: United States
Age: 30
Date of Birth: May 4, 1986
Residence: Champaign, IL
Personal Best: 1:22:50, Duluth, MN, 2012
New York City Marathon History: 2015: 8th, 1:36:45;
2013: 8th, 1:44:54
Career Highlights
2016 Virgin Money London Marathon 7th 1:35:33
2016 United Airlines NYC Half 2nd 48:47
2014 Bolder Boulder 10K 2nd 23:25
2011 Chicago Marathon 6th 1:38:56
2010 Chicago Marathon 6th 1:36:04
As the second American men’s finisher in the Bank of America Chicago Marathon in 2015,
Pike earned a spot on Team USA for the Rio 2016 Paralympics, his second Paralympic
Games. A month after placing seventh overall in Chicago, Pike recorded an eighth-place finish
at the TCS New York City Marathon, a massive improvement from finishing 20th the year
prior. In Rio, he competed in the heats of the 1500 meters and placed 10th in the marathon,
finishing in 1:30:13.
Prior to Rio, Pike had represented the United States at the London 2012 Paralympics, racing
in the 1500 meters, 5000 meters, and the marathon. Two years later, he was back on Team
USA for the winter Paralympics in Sochi, competing in Nordic skiing.
Pike suffered a spinal-cord injury in December 1999 at 13 after he was accidentally shot
during a deer-hunting trip in Virginia. He was introduced to wheelchair racing by Ironman
triathlete Carlos Moleda, a legendary wheelchair racer. Originally from Park Rapids, MN,
Pike attended the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and to this day continues to
train under the Illini track and field team under coach Adam Bleakney.
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