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| Personal information | |
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| Nationality | American |
| Born | October 6, 1990 Atlantic County, New Jersey |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Track |
| Event(s) | 1500 meters, mile |
| College team | Monmouth |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best(s) | 1500 meters: 3:36.98[1] Indoor mile: 3:54.92[1] |
| Updated on September 17, 2017 | |
Ford Palmer (born October 6, 1990) is a professional middle-distance runner who specializes in the 1500 meters and the mile. He ran in the men's 1500 meters at the 2016 US Olympic Trials.[2]
Running career
High school
Palmer attended Absegami High School in Atlantic County, New Jersey, where he played as a linebacker for the school's football team.[3] Outside of football season, Palmer ran on Absegami's track team as an 800 meter runner. However, after suffering a total of four concussions over the course of high school, he gave up football in order to focus on running.[3] At New Jersey's 2009 Meet of Champions, Palmer placed third overall in the boys' 800 meter race in a time of 1:52.24, his best result in high school.[3]
Collegiate
Palmer attended and ran track at Monmouth University, where he was coached by Joe Compagni.[4] After graduating from high school, Palmer's weight at one point was as high as 205 pounds.[3] In his first two seasons at Monmouth, his training volume was considerably low at 25 miles of running per week.[3] As a junior, a physical check-up revealed that Palmer had high blood pressure.[4] After the diagnosis, he watched Forks Over Knives, after which he began a pescetarian diet, which he maintained for a year.[4] Subsequently, he tried a vegetarian diet, after which he fully transitioned into a vegan in 2011.[4] By the end of Palmer's senior year at Monmouth, he not only changed his diet but also lost 51 pounds[3] and recorded a mile time of 4:00.4.[5]
Post-collegiate
After graduating from Monmouth in 2013, Palmer began working as a bartender while training under coach Frank Gagliano with New Jersey New York Track Club.[4] In early 2014, he was close to quitting the sport as he worked some overnight bar shifts in order to support himself.[4] He made a career breakthrough on August 1, 2014, when he won the Sir Walter Miler in 3:57.61, his first ever mile under four minutes.[6] In January 2015, Palmer signed a professional contract with Hoka One One.[5] The following year, he raced in the men's 1500 meters at the 2016 US Olympic Trials, but did not progress beyond the first heat.[2]
References
- ^ a b All-Athletics. "Profile of Ford Palmer".
- ^ a b Andrew Grief (July 7, 2016). "The Oregonian: Usual suspects advance in Olympic trials 1,500 prelims, but surprises Wheating, Maton follow, too". Retrieved September 17, 2017.
- ^ a b c d e f Michael McGarry (July 19, 2014). "Press of Atlantic City: Former Absegami High School runner Ford Palmer chases 4-minute mark in mile". Retrieved September 17, 2017.
- ^ a b c d e f Christopher Chavez (July 16, 2014). "ESPN: Palmer making a name in track". Retrieved September 17, 2017.
- ^ a b Taylor Dutch (January 9, 2015). "FloTrack: Hoka One One Signs Ford Palmer". Retrieved September 17, 2017.
- ^ Jim Lambert (August 1, 2014). "nj.com: New Jersey's Ford Palmer finally goes sub 4 in the mile after several near misses". Retrieved September 17, 2017.