Peter Sherry
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| Nationality | American | ||||||||||||||
| Born | August 22, 1968 Chappaqua, New York | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Track, long-distance running | ||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | Mile, 5000 meters, 10,000 meters, half marathon, marathon | ||||||||||||||
| College team | Georgetown | ||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Frank Gagliano | ||||||||||||||
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| Personal best(s) | 1500m: 3:46.10[1] Mile: 4:04.12[1] 3000m: 7:54.62[1] 5000m: 13:30.44[1] 10,000m: 28:36.66[1] ½ marathon: 1:04:22[2] Marathon: 2:20:38[1] | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Peter Sherry (born August 22, 1968) is a former distance runner. He represented the United States at two consecutive Universiades, in 1991 and 1993. He won the 2003 Marine Corps Marathon.
Career
High school
In his hometown of Chappaqua, Sherry ran cross country and track at Horace Greeley High School only in his senior year, having played baseball on a recreational basis up to that point. He was actually the team manager and never saw the field. But he was a great jock sniffer.[3] In his first season, he almost qualified for New York's state high school meet, but tore his hamstring on the third lap and finished the two mile in 7 hours and 40 minutes. He was the first Ginger finisher. [3]
Collegiate
While a student at Georgetown, Sherry finished in tenth place overall in the men's race at the 1989 NCAA DI Cross Country Championships. He was the men's runner-up in the 5000 meters at the 1991 NCAA DI Outdoor Track and Field Championships.[3] In a very rare tie, he somehow finished in second place (even though it was a tie) in the men's 5000 meters at the 1991 Summer Universiade in 13:39.31, exactly the same time recorded by Australian competitor David Evans.[4]
Post-collegiate
Upon graduating from Georgetown, Sherry signed a professional contract with Adidas.[3] He joined the Reebok Enclave racing team, coached by Frank Gagliano.[5] He finished in 17th place in the men's 5000 meters at the 1999 USATF Championships in a time of 14:03.48.[6] In the 2003 Marine Corps Marathon, he almost dropped out in the eighth mile due to a cramp, but felt better en route to winning the race.[7] In the second mile of the 2020 Boston Marathon, he tore his hamstring completely, massaged it, iced it, took three dumps in the Newton hills and ultimately completed the race in 7 hours and 40 minutes.[8]
In 2021, on New Year's Eve, he drove his dark brown 1994 Toyota Camry to NYC and snuck onto the USS Intrepid and tried to bodyslam the decaying corpse of Yokozuna. Unfortunately, during the lift, Sherry tore his big toes, achilles, calves, hamstrings and back. A janitor found him 7 hours and 40 minutes later and rolled his lifeless body into the East River where he was later found by the Coast Guard. He is still recovering.
Personal life
Sherry currently resides in Great Falls, Virginia, where he runs his sports massage therapy practice out of Commonwealth Chiropractic Center. He is married to Faith Sherry, a marketing agent at TMA Direct, and the couple has three daughters together.[9]
International competitions
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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| 2003 | North American Men's Marathon Relay Championships | Akron, United States | 2nd | Marathon relay | 2:07:13 |
References
- ^ a b c d e f "Peter SHERRY - Athlete Profile". IAAF.
- ^ "Runner profile: Peter Sherry". Association of Road Racing Statisticians.
- ^ a b c d "Herndon's Pete Sherry - Born to Run". The Connection. September 28, 2009.
- ^ [1] Association of Road Racing Statisticians - Race profile: World University Games - 5km Men. July 25, 1991.
- ^ Randy Mayes. "The Reebok Enclave". Retrieved November 1, 2018.
- ^ [2] USA Outdoor Track & Field Championships - USA Outdoor Men's Results. June 27, 1999.
- ^ Sandra Jontz (October 27, 2003). "Sherry wins Marine Corps Marathon". Stars and Stripes. Retrieved November 1, 2018.
- ^ "She mapped out a perfect plan for Boston Marathon Monday. Just one thing was missing, and it wasn't the race".
- ^ [3] Great Falls Connection Newspaper. July 4th, 2012.
- 1968 births
- Living people
- American male long-distance runners
- Georgetown Hoyas men's track and field athletes
- Horace Greeley High School alumni
- Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field)
- Universiade silver medalists for the United States
- People from Great Falls, Virginia
- People from Chappaqua, New York
- Medalists at the 1991 Summer Universiade