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Aaron Gruen (born January 28, 1999 in Munich) is an Austrian long-distance runner. He has held the Austrian record for the marathon distance since March 30, 2025 with a time of 2:09:53.
Personal
[edit]Gruen, who lives in the USA, was granted Austrian citizenship in 2022. His grandfather had fled Vienna as a Jewish refugee at the beginning of the Second World War. Gruen therefore received Austrian citizenship as a descendant of a persecuted Nazi.[1] His father is Keith Gruen (American) and his mother is Regine Mund (German).[2] He studied music and chemistry at Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island. In 2025, Gruen will begin studying medicine at Harvard University, which he has so far postponed in favor of his sporting career.
He is currently in a relationship with runner Katie Goldenberg.[1]
Career
[edit]When he returned to Providence in 2021, he began training for his first marathon. He finished third in the Providence Marathon with a time of 2:34. A month later, he finished fourth at the San Francisco Marathon. In his final year at Brown University, he developed a training relationship with Bob Rothenberg, the university's former coach. In April 2022, he ran the Boston Marathon in 2:21. He is currently part of the Rhode Island Track Club in Providence, Rhode Island, where he is coached by Canadian Kurt Benninger.
Personal Records
[edit]- Half marathon: 1:04:35 h, June 30, 2024 in Hamburg, Germany
- Half marathon (downhill): 1:02:47 h, February 8, 2025 in Mesa, Arizona
- Marathon: 2:09:53 h, March 30, 2025 in Congers, New York (Austrian record)
Weblinks
[edit]Links
[edit]- ^ "Kronen Zeitung". Retrieved 2025-04-05.