15 Facts About Clayton Young

Clayton Young was born on September 14,1993 and is an American long-distance runner, who competes for Asics.

Clayton Young ran collegiately for Brigham Young University, and won the 10,000 metres at the 2019 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships.

Clayton Young set a personal best of 2:08:00 at the 2023 Chicago Marathon, finishing seventh.

Clayton Young improved on his personal best at the 2025 Boston Marathon, running 2:07:04.

Clayton Young attended American Fork High School in American Fork, Utah.

Clayton Young is a 2011 All-American at the Nike Cross Nationals.

Clayton Young won the 2010 Utah High School Activities Association 5A Cross Country Championship individual title.

Clayton Young debuted in the marathon at the 2020 US Olympic marathon trials in Atlanta in a time of 2:29:46.

At the 2023 Chicago Marathon, Clayton Young earned seventh place overall and second American with a time of 2:08:00, a time that met the Olympic qualifying standard of 2:08:10.

Clayton Young entered the 2024 US Olympic Marathon Trials with the second fasted seed time with his 2:08 mark from the 2023 Chicago Marathon.

Clayton Young was able to stay with the lead pack as several pre-race favourites fell off the pace and by mile 19, the lead pack consisted of just three men: Zach Panning, Clayton Young, and his training partner Conner Mantz.

At the finish line, Clayton Young allowed Mantz to take the win as both men earned a spot to represent the United States at the 2024 Paris Olympics with Clayton Young finishing in his second best marathon time ever of 2:09:06 to Mantz's 2:09:05.

Clayton Young took a two-year hiatus from competitive running after high school to serve as a missionary for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Raleigh, North Carolina.

Ahead of the 2024 Olympic and New York City marathons, Clayton Young created a YouTube page documenting his marathon training for Paris.

Clayton Young has amassed over 25,000 followers since he started posting.