Sam Chelanga
QT: 2:15:02
Residence: Columbia, SC
Hometown: Baringo County, Kenya
College: Liberty University
Age on Race Day: 34
Qualifying Race: Bank of America Chicago Marathon 2017
Marathon Best: 2:15:02
Social Handles: Instagram - @samchelanga
Favorite inspirational quote: "It's now or never."
Favorite show: The Office
Go-to breakfast: Oatmeal
Of Note:
- 2nd Lt. U.S. Army Platoon Leader at Fort Jackson
- Competed in 2016 Trials
- Born in Kenya; became a U.S. citizen in 2015
- He and his wife, Marybeth, have three children, 6, 2, and 1
- NCAA 10,000m record-holder
- Retired from professional running in 2018 to enlist in the Army
