Brett Lustgarten
QT: 2:17:19
Residence: Chicago, IL
Hometown: Carol Stream, IL
College: University of Illinois
Age on Race Day: 31
Affiliation: Illinois Elite
Qualifying Race: California International Marathon 2018
Marathon Best: 2:17:19
Go-to breakfast: Cinnamon roll pancakes
Favorite book: Winners and Losers by Stephen Hoffius
Of Note:
- Quantitative Analyst at Cboe Global Markets
- Earned OTQ while working a full time job and being a full time graduate student, seeking a dual master's degree in finance and business analytics
- Ran for two years in college as part of the club team
- Won 2018 Quad Cities Half Marathon
- Slipped and fell going around a turn around mile 22 in 2018 Bank of America Chicago Marathon, but still got his OTQ, by one second. He later bettered that time at CIM
