- Chuck Smead
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Chuck Smead Personal information Born 1952 Medal recordMen's Athletics Competitor for the 
United StatesPan American Games Silver 1975 Mexico City Marathon Charles "Chuck" Smead is an American long distance runner, who made his most significant mark on the sport taking second in the Marathon at the 1975 Pan American Games in Mexico City.[1]
Originally from Santa Paula High School in Santa Paula, California, where he was an outstanding 2 miler, taking second place at the prestigious Arcadia Invitational in 1968.[2]
He continued to excel in long distance at Humboldt State University,[3] where he won the NCAA Division II 6 mile/10000 metre Championship twice.[4] In 1972 he began a string of three straight wins in the famous Pikes Peak Marathon, he added a fourth victory in 1976.[5][6] He has completed the race six times, the most recent as a 57 year old.[7] He also won the Avenue of the Giants Marathon in 1974[8]
In the 1970s he was one of the early luminaries of ultramarathoning,[9][10] yet as a Senior athlete he is not above sprinting 100 metres.[11] He was twice ranked in the United States top ten in the marathon.[12]
Smead has been credited with spreading the sport of ultramarathoning into Europe[13]
References
- ^ Lodi News-Sentinal
- ^ Arcadia History
- ^ Humboldt State top 10
- ^ http://www.hickoksports.com/history/ncmd2otrack.shtml#10000mr NCAA Div II champions
- ^ Pikes Peak Winners
- ^ Masters History
- ^ Pikes Peak Hill Climb
- ^ http://www.arrs.net/HP_AvGMa.htm Avenue of the Giants Marathon
- ^ American Ultra
- ^ Silicon Valley Speedster Ultra Classic
- ^ Colorado Senior Olympics
- ^ Track and Field News
- ^ http://mostlypaved.blogspot.com/ Mostly Paved Blog
Categories:- 1952 births
- Living people
- American long-distance runners
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1975 Pan American Games
- Senior Olympic competitors
- Humboldt State University alumni
- People from Ventura County, California
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