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Brendan Martin
Brendan Martin is a United States middle-distance runner, born on March 21, 1989. He competes primarily in the 1500m, Mile and 3000m.
His personal bests include 3:53.60 in the 1500m, 4:13.22 in the Mile, 8:11.57 in the 3000m, 14:01.55 in the 5000m and 29:39.86 in the 10000m. He is currently active on the international athletics circuit, representing United States.
As of Sep 15, 2026: 5000 Metres Short Track 14:01.55, Marathon 2:15:30, 2026 season best 14:25.18 (Feb 13, 2026, Boston Univ. Track & Tennis Center, Boston, MA (USA) (i)) · Last competition: Portland Track Festival, Jun 20, 2026, 30:14.40 · 37 years old
Personal bests
Performance Charts
Season bests
| Season | Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Trend | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 5000m | 14:19.20 | - | May 22, 2026 | ↑ | Comeback 5000 #6 |
| 2026 | 5000m-short-track | 14:25.18 | - | Feb 13, 2026 | ↑ | Boston University David Hemery Valentine Invitational, Boston Univ. Track & Tennis Center, Boston, MA (i) |
| 2026 | 5Kilometre | 14:40 | - | May 20, 2026 | → | más. 5k by BFL |
| 2026 | 10000m | 30:14.40 | - | Jun 20, 2026 | ↓ | Portland Track Festival |
| 2026 | Semi | 1:04:54 | - | Mar 21, 2026 | ↑ | Project 13.1 |
| 2025 | 1500m | 3:53.60 | - | Apr 5, 2025 | - | Sam Howell Invitational, Weaver Stadium, Princeton, NJ |
| 2025 | 3000m-short-track | 8:12.17 | - | Feb 1, 2025 | ↑ | Boston University John Thomas Terrier Classic |
| 2025 | 3000m | 8:12.17 | - | Feb 1, 2025 | ↑ | Boston University John Thomas Terrier Classic |
| 2025 | 5000m-short-track | 14:07.21 | - | Feb 14, 2025 | ↑ | Boston University David Hemery Valentine Invitational |
| 2025 | 5000m | 14:07.21 | - | Feb 14, 2025 | ↑ | Boston University David Hemery Valentine Invitational |
| 2025 | 10000m | 29:39.86 | - | Jun 14, 2025 | ↓ | Portland Track Festival, Griswold Stadium, Portland, OR |
| 2025 | Marathon | 2:18:52 | - | Dec 21, 2025 | ↑ | The Marathon Project, Rawhide Events Center, Chandler, AZ - Elite Event |
| 2024 | 5000m | 14:23.22 | - | Jun 9, 2024 | ↑ | Portland Track Festival - High Performance, Mt. Hood Community College, Gresham, OR |
| 2024 | 10Kilometr | 30:37 | - | Jun 23, 2024 | ↓ | B.A.A. 10K |
| 2024 | Marathon | 2:15:59 | - | Dec 1, 2024 | ↑ | Maratón Valencia Trinidad Alfonso Zurich |
| 2023 | 5000m | 14:37.11 | - | Apr 28, 2023 | ↑ | The Penn Relays Carnival |
| 2023 | Semi | 1:05:00 | - | Jan 15, 2023 | ↑ | Aramco Houston Half Marathon |
| 2023 | Marathon | 2:17:20 | - | Sep 24, 2023 | ↑ | BMW Berlin Marathon |
| 2022 | 5000m | 14:07.32 | - | Apr 15, 2022 | ↑ | Princeton, NJ (USA) |
| 2022 | 5000m-short-track | 14:10.02 | - | Feb 4, 2022 | ↑ | Dr. Sander Invitational |
| 2022 | CrossCount | 24:54 | - | Dec 1, 2022 | - | Cross Champs, Austin, TX - XC 8.0km |
| 2022 | 10000m | 29:49.57 | - | Apr 2, 2022 | ↓ | Weaver Stadium, Princeton, NJ (USA) |
| 2022 | Semi | 1:04:57 | - | Jan 16, 2022 | ↑ | Aramco Houston Half Marathon |
| 2022 | Marathon | 2:16:02 | - | Sep 25, 2022 | ↑ | BMW Berlin Marathon, Berlin |
| 2021 | 5000m | 14:07.96 | - | May 21, 2021 | ↑ | Icahn Stadium, New York, NY (USA) |
| 2021 | Semi | 1:04:34 | - | Sep 25, 2021 | ↑ | Valley Cottage, NY (USA) |
| 2020 | 5000m | 14:13.73 | - | Oct 2, 2020 | ↑ | Lincoln Park, Jersey City, NJ (USA) |
| 2020 | 10000m | 29:40.09 | - | Oct 23, 2020 | ↓ | Icahn Stadium, New York, NY (USA) |
| 2020 | Semi | 1:04:10 | - | Nov 21, 2020 | ↑ | - |
| 2020 | Marathon | 2:15:34 | - | Dec 20, 2020 | ↑ | The Marathon Project |
| 2019 | 5000m | 14:12.96 | - | Jan 26, 2019 | ↑ | Boston, MA (USA) (i) |
| 2019 | 5000m-short-track | 14:12.96 | - | Jan 26, 2019 | ↑ | Boston, MA (USA) (i) |
| 2019 | 10Kilometr | 30:47 | - | Jun 15, 2019 | ↓ | Queens 10K |
| 2019 | 10MilesRoa | 50:44 | - | Sep 29, 2019 | ↓ | New York, NY (USA) |
| 2019 | Marathon | 2:19:52 | - | Nov 3, 2019 | ↑ | TCS New York City Marathon |
| 2018 | 5Kilometre | 14:40 | - | Nov 3, 2018 | → | New York US 5 km Road Running Championships |
| 2018 | 10Kilometr | 30:33 | - | Jun 16, 2018 | ↓ | Flushing Meadows Queens 10K, New York, NY |
| 2018 | 15Kilometr | 46:26 | - | Dec 8, 2018 | ↑ | New York Ted Corbett 15K |
| 2018 | Semi | 1:05:18 | - | Mar 18, 2018 | ↑ | New York Half Marathon, New York, NY |
| 2018 | Marathon | 2:16:26 | - | Sep 16, 2018 | ↑ | Berlin Marathon |
| 2017 | 3000m | 8:11.57 | - | Jan 28, 2017 | ↑ | New York, NY (USA) (i) |
| 2017 | 3000m-short-track | 8:11.57 | - | Jan 28, 2017 | ↑ | New York, NY (USA) (i) |
| 2017 | 5000m | 14:19.29 | - | Feb 25, 2017 | ↑ | NY (USA) (i) |
| 2017 | 5000m-short-track | 14:19.29 | - | Feb 25, 2017 | ↑ | NY (USA) (i) |
| 2017 | 10Kilometr | 30:22 | - | May 6, 2017 | ↓ | New Jersey (USA) |
| 2017 | 15Kilometr | 47:54 | - | Dec 9, 2017 | ↑ | New York, NY (USA) |
| 2017 | 10MilesRoa | 49:51 | - | Oct 1, 2017 | ↓ | St. Paul (USA) |
| 2017 | Semi | 1:06:03 | - | Mar 19, 2017 | ↑ | New York, NY (USA) |
| 2017 | Marathon | 2:22:36 | - | Nov 5, 2017 | ↑ | New York, NY (USA) |
| 2016 | 10000m | 29:43.27 | - | Apr 28, 2016 | ↓ | Philadelphia, PA (USA) |
| 2016 | 15Kilometr | 47:35 | - | Dec 10, 2016 | ↑ | New York, NY (USA) |
| 2016 | 10MilesRoa | 49:31 | - | Oct 9, 2016 | ↓ | Minneapolis, MN (USA) |
| 2016 | Semi | 1:08:20 | - | May 21, 2016 | ↑ | Brooklyn, NY (USA) |
| 2016 | Marathon | 2:19:34 | - | Nov 6, 2016 | ↑ | New York, NY (USA) |
| 2015 | Mile | 4:13.22 | - | Sep 9, 2015 | ↑ | Huntington, NY (USA) |
| 2015 | 3000m | 8:15.77 | - | Jan 23, 2015 | ↑ | New York, NY (USA) (i) |
| 2015 | 3000m-short-track | 8:15.77 | - | Jan 23, 2015 | ↑ | New York, NY (USA) (i) |
| 2015 | 5000m-short-track | 14:01.55 | - | Jan 31, 2015 | ↑ | Boston, MA (USA) (i) |
| 2015 | 5000m | 14:01.55 | - | Jan 31, 2015 | ↑ | Boston, MA (USA) (i) |
| 2015 | 10000m | 29:44.41 | - | Apr 23, 2015 | ↓ | Philadelphia, PA (USA) |
| 2015 | 10Kilometr | 30:40 | - | Sep 19, 2015 | ↓ | Northporth (USA) |
| 2015 | 15Kilometr | 47:40 | - | Dec 12, 2015 | ↑ | New York, NY (USA) |
| 2015 | 10MilesRoa | 49:15 | - | Oct 4, 2015 | ↓ | St. Paul (USA) |
| 2015 | Semi | 1:05:30 | - | Mar 15, 2015 | ↑ | New York, NY (USA) |
| 2015 | Marathon | 2:15:30 | - | Jun 20, 2015 | ↑ | Duluth, MN (USA) |
| 2014 | 10Kilometr | 30:15 | - | Sep 20, 2014 | ↓ | Northporth (USA) |
| 2014 | Semi | 1:08:26 | - | Sep 27, 2014 | ↑ | East Hampton, NY (USA) |
| 2014 | Marathon | 2:16:28 | - | Dec 7, 2014 | ↑ | Sacramento, CA (USA) |
| 2013 | 5000m | 14:13.69 | - | Apr 19, 2013 | ↑ | Walnut, CA (USA) |
| 2013 | 10000m | 30:14.44 | - | Apr 25, 2013 | ↓ | Des Moines, IA (USA) |
| 2013 | 10Kilometr | 30:54 | - | Jun 2, 2013 | ↓ | Ann Arbor, MI (USA) |
| 2013 | 10MilesRoa | 49:57 | - | Aug 24, 2013 | ↓ | Flint, MI (USA) |
| 2013 | Semi | 1:04:38 | - | Jun 22, 2013 | ↑ | Duluth, MN (USA) |
| 2013 | 30Kilometr | 1:36:07 | - | Feb 17, 2013 | - | Tokyo (JPN) |
| 2013 | Marathon | 2:18:28 | - | Dec 1, 2013 | ↑ | Fukuoka (JPN) |
| 2012 | 3000m | 8:20.46 | - | Jan 20, 2012 | ↑ | Allendale Mike Lints Open |
| 2012 | 5000m | 14:06.03 | - | Oct 8, 2012 | ↑ | Gifu (JPN) |
| 2012 | 10Kilometr | 30:31 | - | Jun 9, 2012 | ↓ | Green Bay, WI (USA) |
| 2012 | 15Kilometr | 46:40 | - | Jul 8, 2012 | ↑ | Utica, NY (USA) |
| 2012 | 10MilesRoa | 50:22 | - | Aug 25, 2012 | ↓ | Flint, MI (USA) |
| 2012 | Semi | 1:06:04 | - | Sep 16, 2012 | ↑ | Philadelphia, PA (USA) |
| 2012 | Marathon | 2:22:32 | - | Apr 16, 2012 | ↑ | Boston, MA (USA) |
| 2011 | Mile | 4:28.70 | - | Feb 18, 2011 | ↑ | Angola, IN (USA) (i) |
| 2011 | mile-short-track | 4:28.70 | - | Feb 18, 2011 | ↓ | Angola, IN (USA) (i) |
| 2011 | 3000m-short-track | 8:15.65 | - | Mar 5, 2011 | ↑ | New York, NY (USA) (i) |
| 2011 | 3000m | 8:15.65 | - | Mar 5, 2011 | ↑ | New York, NY (USA) (i) |
| 2011 | 5000m | 14:09.77 | - | Apr 22, 2011 | ↑ | Princeton, NJ (USA) |
| 2011 | 5000m-short-track | 14:25.37 | - | Feb 27, 2011 | ↑ | New York, NY (USA) (i) |
| 2011 | 10000m | 29:43.76 | - | May 26, 2011 | ↓ | Bloomington, IN (USA) |
| 2011 | Semi | 1:05:32 | - | Jun 18, 2011 | ↑ | Duluth, MN (USA) |
| 2010 | mile-short-track | 4:18.93 | - | Feb 6, 2010 | ↓ | New York, NY (USA) (i) |
| 2010 | Mile | 4:18.93 | - | Feb 6, 2010 | ↑ | New York, NY (USA) (i) |
| 2010 | 3000m-short-track | 8:19.93 | - | Feb 13, 2010 | ↑ | New York, NY (USA) (i) |
| 2010 | 3000m | 8:19.93 | - | Feb 13, 2010 | ↑ | New York, NY (USA) (i) |
| 2010 | 5000m | 14:31.39 | - | Mar 5, 2010 | ↑ | New York, NY (USA) (i) |
| 2010 | 5000m-short-track | 14:31.39 | - | Mar 5, 2010 | ↑ | New York, NY (USA) (i) |
| 2009 | 5000m | 14:28.98 | - | Apr 23, 2009 | ↑ | Philadelphia, PA (USA) |
2026
8 performances| Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
10000m | 30:14.40 | - | Jun 20 | Portland Track Festival |
5000m | 14:19.20 | - | May 22 | Comeback 5000 #6 |
5Kilometre | 14:40 | - | May 20 | más. 5k by BFL |
5000m | 14:25.49 | - | Apr 24 | Penn Relay Carnival, Franklin Field, Philadelphia, PA - College Events |
Semi | 1:04:54 | - | Mar 21 | Project 13.1 |
5000m-short-track | 14:25.18 | - | Feb 14 | Boston University David Hemery Valentine Invitational, Boston Univ. Track & Tennis Center, Boston, MA (i) |
5000m-short-track | 14:25.18 | - | Feb 13 | Boston University David Hemery Valentine Invitational, Boston Univ. Track & Tennis Center, Boston, MA (i) |
5000m-short-track | DNF | - | Jan 23 | Dr. Sander Scorcher |
2025
12 performances| Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Marathon | 2:18:52 | - | Dec 21 | The Marathon Project, Rawhide Events Center, Chandler, AZ - Elite Event |
Marathon | 2:22:15 | - | Sep 21 | BMW Berlin Marathon, Berlin |
10000m | 29:39.86 | - | Jun 14 | Portland Track Festival, Griswold Stadium, Portland, OR |
5000m | 14:34.06 | - | May 17 | Princeton Elite Invitational, Weaver Stadium, Princeton, NJ |
5000m | 14:16.66 | - | Apr 18 | Wake Forest Invitational |
5000m | 14:16.66 | - | Apr 17 | Wake Forest Invitational |
5000m | DNF | - | Apr 5 | Sam Howell Invitational, Weaver Stadium, Princeton, NJ |
1500m | 3:53.60 | - | Apr 5 | Sam Howell Invitational, Weaver Stadium, Princeton, NJ |
5000m-short-track | 14:07.21 | - | Feb 15 | Boston University David Hemery Valentine Invitational |
5000m-short-track | 14:07.21 | - | Feb 14 | Boston University David Hemery Valentine Invitational |
3000m-short-track | 8:12.17 | - | Feb 1 | Boston University John Thomas Terrier Classic |
3000m-short-track | 8:12.17 | - | Jan 31 | Boston University John Thomas Terrier Classic |
2024
5 performances| Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Marathon | 2:15:59 | - | Dec 1 | Maratón Valencia Trinidad Alfonso Zurich |
10Kilometr | 30:37 | - | Jun 23 | B.A.A. 10K |
5000m | 14:23.22 | - | Jun 9 | Portland Track Festival - High Performance, Mt. Hood Community College, Gresham, OR |
5000m | 14:37.28 | - | May 3 | Trials of Miles at Icahn |
Marathon | 2:27:27 | - | Feb 3 | U.S. Olympic Team Trials - Marathon |
2023
3 performances| Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Marathon | 2:17:20 | - | Sep 24 | BMW Berlin Marathon |
5000m | 14:37.11 | - | Apr 28 | The Penn Relays Carnival |
Semi | 1:05:00 | - | Jan 15 | Aramco Houston Half Marathon |
2022
10 performances| Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
CrossCount | 24:54 | - | Dec 1 | Cross Champs, Austin, TX - XC 8.0km |
Semi | 1:05:41 | - | Nov 13 | B.A.A. Half Marathon, Boston, MA |
Marathon | 2:16:02 | - | Sep 25 | BMW Berlin Marathon, Berlin |
5000m | 14:07.32 | - | Apr 15 | Larry Ellis Invitational, Princeton, NJ |
10000m | 29:49.57 | - | Apr 2 | Sam Howell Invitational, Weaver Stadium, Princeton, NJ |
Semi | 1:05:45 | - | Mar 20 | United Airlines NYC Half |
5000m-short-track | 14:16.04 | - | Feb 12 | Boston University David Hemery Valentine Invitational, Boston Univ. Track & Tennis Center, Boston, MA (i) - Seeded |
5000m-short-track | 14:10.02 | - | Feb 5 | Dr. Sander Invitational |
5000m-short-track | 14:10.02 | - | Feb 4 | Dr. Sander Invitational |
Semi | 1:04:57 | - | Jan 16 | Aramco Houston Half Marathon |
2021
3 performances| Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Semi | 1:04:34 | - | Sep 25 | Trials of Miles Project 13.1 Half Marathon, Valley Cottage, NY |
5000m | 14:25.49 | - | Jul 9 | Trials of Miles Night at The Track, Icahn Stadium, New York, NY - Seeded |
5000m | 14:07.96 | - | May 21 | Trials of Miles NYC Qualifier, Icahn Stadium, New York, NY |
2020
5 performances| Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Marathon | 2:15:34 | - | Dec 20 | The Marathon Project |
Semi | 1:04:10 | - | Nov 21 | Trials of Miles Project 13.1, New York, NY |
10000m | 29:40.09 | - | Oct 23 | Big City Invitational presented by TOM + Bakline, Icahn Stadium, New York, NY |
5000m | 14:13.73 | - | Oct 2 | Night of the 5k presented by Trials of Miles x Bakline, Lincoln Park, Jersey City, NJ |
Marathon | 2:29:34 | - | Feb 29 | USA Olympic Team Trials Marathon |
2019
4 performances| Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Marathon | 2:19:52 | - | Nov 3 | TCS New York City Marathon |
10MilesRoa | 50:44 | - | Sep 29 | New Balance Bronx 10 Mile, New York, NY |
10Kilometr | 30:47 | - | Jun 15 | Queens 10K |
Marathon | 2:20:05 | - | Apr 7 | NN Marathon Rotterdam |
Honours
No medals
Frequently asked questions
What is Brendan Martin's 5000 Metres Short Track personal best?
Brendan Martin's 5000 Metres Short Track personal best is 14:01.55, set on Jan 31, 2015 in Boston, MA (USA) (i).
Which events does Brendan Martin compete in?
Brendan Martin competes in the 5000 Metres Short Track and Marathon.
How did Brendan Martin perform in 2026?
2026 season best: 14:25.18, set on Feb 13, 2026 in Boston Univ. Track & Tennis Center, Boston, MA (USA) (i). Last competition: Portland Track Festival on Jun 20, 2026, 30:14.40.