Sage Canaday

Sage Clifton Read Canaday, born November 14, 1985, is an American long-distance runner and ultramarathoner. He attended Newberg High School in Oregon and ran for Cornell University, where at 21 he was the youngest qualifier at the 2008 U.S. Olympic Trials marathon, won the Ivy League 10,000 meter championship in 2008 and graduated in 2009 with a Bachelor of Science in design. As a professional marathoner for the Hansons-Brooks Distance Project he set a half marathon best of 1:04:32 in 2011, wrote the book Running For The Hansons, and finished 43rd in 2:18:24 at the 2012 Olympic Trials marathon before leaving in February 2012 to become an ultramarathoner. He placed second at his debut ultramarathon, the Chuckanut 50k in Bellingham, Washington, moved to Boulder, Colorado, and signed a sponsorship deal with SCOTT Sports.