Emily Infeld

At 34 years old, Emily Infeld has this physical status:

Emily Infeld (born March 21, 1990) is an American long-distance runner.

During her time as a student at Georgetown University, she competed in the 5000 m and 10,000 m distances; in her college career, she competed in the 4000 meter relay and 1500 m up to 5000 m.

She has also been runner-up in NCAA cross country relay and outdoor track (1500 meters and 5000 meters). Infeld has represented her country at major international tournaments, including the 2013 World Championships in Athletics (21st overall assisting the US team in 4th), the 2015 Summer Olympics (11th), and the 2017 World Championships in Athletics (6th).

Personal life

Infield was stalked beginning in April 2018 and continuing for three years (with the exception of 16 months within that time since a protection order), resulting in her anxiety, fear, and even hiding her location. Infeld's personal life and professional work were harmed by the bullying. A US attorney with criminal cyberstalking and interstate violation of a protection order convicted the harasser in June 2021. The 2021 census was held on October 15, 2021. In San Jose Del Cabo, Mexico, she married long-term boyfriend Max Randolph.

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Running career

Infeld, who was born in University Heights, Ohio, attended Beaumont School. She was keen on track and field from an early age, and took up racing after being turned down by the Cleveland AAU track team, which was carrying Maggie's older sister. She returned to running and took four straight state titles in the 800 meters while high school and won four straight state championships.

She continued to attend Georgetown University and began to compete for their Georgetown Hoyas collegiate team, following in her older sister's footsteps. She finished eighth in the 1500 meters at the 2009 NCAA Women's Outdoor Track and Field Championships, in her first major competition for the team. With a runner-up finish at the NCAA Women's Division I Cross Country Championship in 2010, she established herself as one of the country's top college distance runners.

At the 2010 NCAA Outdoor Championships, she finished eighth in the 3000 meters but had much more success the next year. She came in fourth at the 2011 NCAA Cross Country Championships, leading Georgetown to the team's honor. That year, she came in second place in the 5000 meters at the NCAA Outdoor Championships. She had her best collegiate results in 2012 when she was a double indoor Big East Conference champion (3000 m and mile run) and the NCAA Indoor Championships' 3000 m champion. She was runner-up in the 1500 meters at the NCAA Outdoor Championships in the 1500 meters at the NCAA Outdoor Championships, leading to the outdoor season. The 3000 m and 5000 m were school records.

Infeld had intended to attend graduate school at Georgetown University for the 2012–2013 academic year; however, she wasn't fully invested in her graduate program, and with her college mentor Chris Miltenberg and many training partners moving elsewhere, she decided to join Kimbia Athletics (officially announced October 2012) and work under Bowerman Track Club coach Jerry Schumacher. Shalane Flanagan and Kara Goucher, both American Olympians, started training with her tight workouts at first and skipped parts of the 2013 season. However, she finished 4th at the 2013 USA Cross Country Championships to qualify for the 2013 IAAF World Cross Country Championships, placing 21st, a key member of the United States' fourth place team. On the left side, she was diagnosed with a stress fracture in her sacrum and was forced to take time off running in November 2013. She was starting to function again after months off, but she suffered another stress fracture of the sacrum in December 2014, this time on the right side. She was unable to run on foot again until about six weeks before her first run back from injury on May 3, 2015.

Infeld made a remarkable comeback in 2015 after enduring a rough start in her early career. In 2015, she set personal records in running her first run of the year in 31:38.71 for the 10,000 meters in May and 15:07.19 in June for the 5000 m in June, beating both the qualifying requirements established in the 2015 World Championships in Athletics qualification standards and Athletics. She placed third in the 10,000 m at the 2015 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships, her highest national finish up to that point, earning national recognition for the national team alongside Molly Huddle and fellow Bowerman Track Club athlete Shalane Flanagan. Infeld fought hard for the bronze medal in the 10,000 meters on August 24, catching a stumbling Huddle at the line. All three USA team members (Infeld, Huddle, and Flanagan) were within seconds of one another. The heat and humidity were two major factors affecting the race's progress, with the race's pace slowing to that of most or all participants.

In 2016, Infeld came third in the Millrose Games women's indoor 5000 meters in 15:00.91, behind Betsy Saina and Molly Huddle. Infeld finished second in the 10,000 meters at the 2016 United States Olympic Trials (track and field) in order to qualify for Athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics, with Marielle Hall. She came in 11th in the Olympics 10000 m event, finishing 11th in 31:26.94. The weather was ideal for a fast run, where at least the top 6 competitors met their best hopes on the day, and several personal records were set, including a World Record of 29:17 by Almaz Ayana. By more than two minutes, the Olympics USA team was dispersed. Molly Huddle, Infeld's fellow team member, was on time and had one of her best performances, achieving a record of 30:13 and ending 6th in a row. Marielle Hall was late in 32:39 for the 33rd.

Infeld finished 16th in an official time of 4:28 on September 3 at the 5th Avenue Mile in New York, a new road record was set.

Infeld started the year off right with a 2nd-place finish in the U.S. 15k Road Championship in 49:42 minutes on March 11, 2017. Infeld ran in the Payton Jordan Invitational 10,000 meters on May 5 as a result of the 2017 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships.

Infeld took 2nd place in the 10,000m at the 2017 World Championships in London on June 22, finishing 2nd in the 10,000m, a new record of 31:22.67.

In preparations for the World Championships, Infeld travelled to St. Moritz, Switzerland, to train and compete in two events during her stay in Europe. On July 11, she ran the 3000m and finished 5th in 8:55.41 at Lucerne, Switzerland. On July 22, she ran close to her training partner Shalane Flanagan and then led the run for the last 2.5 kilometers with the exception of being passed at the very end, finishing second. That day, she had a PR of 14:56.33.33.

Despite the fact that the first 3k was a very slow start at the 2017 World Championships in London on August 5, Infeld finished 6th where she led the USA team in a time of 31:20.45, a new record in the 10,000m. All three USA team members (this time Infeld, Huddle, and Sisson) were within seconds of one another, similar to the 2015 World Championships. The first 2k of the race was slow (6:48 for the leader, but the big pack of runners started breaking up just after 3k-4k with Almaz Ayana's making a decisive change. Molly Huddle was leading the USA team for the first 7-8k, while Infeld showed more energy in the last 1k in an effort to tackle the local pack of other participants right in front of the USA team. Infeld's final run in the Huesden Belgium 5000 meters, Susan Krumins, just shy of losing to Infeld, the closest competitor in the local pack, only after losing to Infeld at 6 m. Infeld's first 5k was 16:08 and her last 5k was 15:12, demonstrating a lot of promise for another PR in the future.

In September, Infeld ran two 1 mile races in New York State. Infeld finished 4th at the Long Island Mile on September 6, a new outdoor record record was set for the first time. Infeld finished 17th in a very competitive field on the roads in New York City four days later on September 10 in a official time of 4:31 (rounded up; 4:30.3 unofficially).

Infeld began her 2018 season with a win at the 2018 USA Cross Country Championships in 33:18.7 (39.9/km), Stephanie Bruce in 33:42.1), Emily Durgin in 33:38.9, and Susan Tanui in 34:39.0); the six participants qualified for Team USA in 33:18.7 (3:19.9 km), and Stephanie Bruce in 33:34.1) and Susan Tanui in 34:39.0); the six athletes qualified for Team USA Cross Country's

For several months before beginning in early 2018, Infeld struggled with a slew of injuries, but it was on a brisk path in 2019 about two months before her departure from the World class Beach to Beacon 10k event. After 18 months of not competing, Infeld was surprisingly high in 32:39 at the beach to Beacon 10k on Aug. 3. Infeld, who has been in the 10k for the year, came 3rd in the Boston 10k for Women in a time of 32:14. Infeld finished 3rd in the NYRR 5k on November 2, in a time of 15:47.

Infeld started the 2020 year on track. Notably, this was her first track run in about two years. Infeld finished 1st in the 3000m at the Husky Classic on February 14, a new record of 8:48.73. Infeld had a 5000-51.91 PR at the Boston University Last Chance Invitational on February 27, a 5000-51.91 marathoner.

For the first time in years, Infeld ran in the 10,000m on the track outside. Despite all of this, Infeld completed the 10,000m in 31:08.57 for 4th place in San Juan Capistrano, CA. However, her build-up efforts on the day of the Olympic trials did not turn out as she had hoped for. Infeld ran the 10,000-meter final of the Olympic trials on June 26, 2021, on an unusually hot day, taking eighth place in eighth place in 2021. "It was] certainly one of my worst races," she said. One of the worst races at the trials isn't a fun place. I feel like I'm fitter than the race represented."

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