Renee Metivier Baillie (born December 25, 1981, in Highland Village, Texas) is an American long-distance runner who competed at multiple IAAF World Cross Country Championships and finished eighth at the 2012 Chicago Marathon.
In high school, Metivier Baillie was a three-time state champion.[1]
In college, she was an 11-time All-American for the University of Colorado and Georgia Tech.[1]
In 2010, Metivier Baillie won the 3000 meters at the USA Indoor Track and Field Championships, but did not compete in the world championships that year.[2]
In 2012, Metivier Baillie won the US 20K championship and finished eighth at the 2012 Chicago Marathon.[1]
In 2016, Metivier Baillie won the US Half marathon trail championship at Lake Padden Trail Half Marathon in Bellingham, Washington.[3]
In 2020, during the COVID-19 lockdown, Metivier broke several treadmill world records during the Chaski Challenge.[4] En route to her 50 km world record of 3:11:42, she set records at the marathon, 2:40:55, and half-marathon, 1:19:29, distances. The old treadmill 50 km record was 3:51:25.[5][6] The half-marathon record was short-lived, as only a few hours later Sara Hall lowered the mark to 1:09:03.
