Matt Wilpers
Biography
Matt Wilpers is a Peloton coach and former Division I distance runner. He finished the 2026 London Marathon in 2:58:25 and is among the instructors announced for New York in 2026.
The 2026 TCS New York City Marathon is scheduled for 1 November. An announced entry is not a completed race result.
Wilpers completed the 2026 United Airlines NYC Half in a reported 1:25:27. His existing marathon record also includes Chicago in 2025 and London in 2026.
His competitive roots include college track and cross-country races: he ran 5000 metres in 16:32.89 at the 2003 Samford Invitational, before completing the 2006 Jacksonville Marathon in 3:01:00.
The recorded nationality is United States.
Matt Wilpers's published record includes performances from 2002 to 2026 in 8 km cross country, Half marathon, 5000 Metres, 3000 Metres, 5 Miles cross country, 5mi. Selected recorded events include Tennessee Invitational (2002; source checked); United Airlines NYC Half (2026; source checked); Samford Invitational (2003; source checked).
Achievements & next milestones
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Achieved
46 finishes completed
Based on 46 distinct completed events in your linked record.
Awaiting verification6 marathons completed
Based on 6 distinct completed events in your linked record.
Awaiting verification2 mile races completed
Based on 2 distinct completed mile races in your linked record.
Verified2 5K finishes completed
Based on 2 distinct completed 5K finishes in your linked record.
VerifiedFirst recorded 10K finish
Based on 1 distinct completed 10K finish in your linked record.
Verified5 half marathons completed
Based on 5 distinct completed half marathons in your linked record.
Verified3 sports completed
At least one completed result in each sport; track and field count as Athletics, while road running and parkrun count as Running.
VerifiedRaced in 21 calendar years
At least one recorded finish in each year; this does not imply an uninterrupted streak.
Awaiting verification- 2002
- 2003
- 2005
- 2006
- 2008
- 2009
- 2010
- 2011
- 2012
- 2013
- 2014
- 2016
- 2017
- 2018
- 2019
- 2020
- 2022
- 2023
- 2024
- 2025
- 2026
Each year counts once. A tick means at least one result from that year is verified.
Years without a tick are awaiting verification.
Next milestones
50 finishes
4 more finishes needed
46 of 50 recorded
5 mile races
3 more mile races needed
2 of 5 recorded
5 5K finishes
3 more 5K finishes needed
2 of 5 recorded
5 10K finishes
4 more 10K finishes needed
1 of 5 recorded
10 half marathons
5 more half marathons needed
5 of 10 recorded
10 marathons
4 more marathons needed
6 of 10 recorded
2 different countries
1 more different country needed
1 of 2 recorded
25 calendar years with a finish
4 more calendar years with a finish needed
21 of 25 recorded
PBs & best performances
Athletics · 3000m · Track
9:22.38PB
Awaiting verificationSeminole Invitational · 2006
Athletics · 5000m · Track
16:24.30PB
Awaiting verificationCAA Championships · 2006
Career highlights
Matt Wilpers's published record includes performances from 2002 to 2026 in 8 km cross country, Half marathon, 5000 Metres, 3000 Metres, 5 Miles cross country, 5mi.
Selected events from this athlete’s recorded career. Verification is shown for each record.
Tennessee Invitational
2002 · 8 km cross country
Performance: 31:25.80
Source checkedUnited Airlines NYC Half
2026 · Half marathon
Performance: 1:25:27
Source checkedSamford Invitational
2003 · 5000 Metres
Performance: 16:32.89
Source checkedYellow Jacket Invitational
2003 · 3000 Metres
Performance: 9:36.36
Source checkedAtlantic Sun Cross Country Championship
2003 · 5 Miles cross country
Performance: 27:45
Source checkedWABC Fight/Prostate Cancer
2006 · 5mi
Performance: 0:28:15
Source checked
Earlier results
Showing 11–15 of 46 recorded performances.
| Race date | Race name | Sport | Distance / discipline | Location | Performance | Place | Category |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun, 19 Mar 2023 | Completed event · Finisher · 2023 United Airlines NYC Half | Running | Half marathonSurface not recorded | — | 1:37:01VerifiedTiming unknown · Gun 1:41:50 | 2386Gender: 1927Category: 365 | — |
| Sun, 6 Nov 2022 | Completed event · Finisher · TCS New York City Marathon 2022 | Running | MarathonSurface not recorded | — | 3:17:04VerifiedTiming unknown · Gun 3:17:35 | 1850Gender: 1604Category: 342 | — |
| 2022 — exact race day unconfirmed | Completed event · Finisher · IRONMAN 70.3 Musselman | Triathlon | Triathlon | —— | 4:15:06.000UnverifiedTiming unknown | — | — |
| Sat, 4 Jan 2020 | Completed event · Finisher · 2020 NYRR Joe Kleinerman 10K | Running | 10KSurface not recorded | — | 0:53:12VerifiedTiming unknown · Gun 0:54:00 | 1747Gender: 1317Category: 237 | — |
| Sun, 3 Nov 2019 | Completed event · Finisher · TCS New York City Marathon 2019 | Running | MarathonSurface not recorded | — | 2:54:53VerifiedTiming unknown · Gun 2:55:22 | 969Gender: 919Category: 216 | — |
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