Birthday: 02/20/95 Mile PR: 4:16.2 (road) - 2019
Metric Mile (1500m) PR: 3:58.03 - 2021
High School: Richford HS '13
Hometown: Montgomery, VT
College: University of New Hampshire '18
Current Residence: Berkshire, VT
Team: Team New Balance Boston
Elinor "Elle" St. Pierre (née Purrier) and her husband Jamie, on March 4, 2023, welcomed a baby boy, Ivan Charlie St. Pierre.
In 2022, Elle won the 2022 Wanamaker Mile to defend her crown, running 4:19.30, also the fastest Mile in the month of January ever by a woman, and in February, she won the USA Indoor 3000m title in 8:41.53. In March at the World Indoor Championships in Belgrade, she won the silver medal in the 3000 meters, clocking 8:42.04, for her first global medal.
On April 15, 2022 in Boston, she anchored the Distance Medley Relay team (1200, 400, 800, 1600 = 4:23.60) that shattered the indoor and absolute world record, clocking 10:33.85; previous WR 10:39.91.
At the 2021 U.S. Olympic Trials 1500 meters, Elle led wire-to-wire on a warm evening at Hayward Field for the win, setting personal and meet records of 3:58.03. She also qualified for her first Olympic team, and in Tokyo, she finished 10th in the 1500m (4:01.75).
At the 2021 New Balance Indoor Grand Prix, Purrier St. Pierre set the absolute American 2 Mile record, clocking 9:10.28 to shatter Jenny Simpson's 9:16.78 from 2018 (outdoors) and to become the third fastest woman all-time for the distance. In May, she won the 1500m at the USATF Golden Games at Mt. SAC, setting a personal record of 3:58.36, #6 American woman all-time.
In 2020, Elle won the NYRR Wanamaker Mile, shattering the meet & American records with her 4:16.85 clocking (also #2 all-time woman indoors) as well as breaking her track Mile personal record by nearly 8 seconds! On August 11, she recorded an outdoor 1500m PR of 4:00.77.
In 2019, the rising U.S. star finished third in the USA 5000m Championship to qualify for her first Team USA berth at the World Championships in Doha, and in September at the New Balance 5th Avenue Mile, she was just nipped by winner Jenny Simpson, clocking a personal best 4:16.2. In February, Elinor also set her then track Mile PR of 4:24.88 at the New Balance Indoor GP in Boston.
In 2018, Purrier won the NCAA Indoor Mile, edging Colorado’s Dani Jones, 4:31.76 to 4:31.82. In February in Boston, she also recorded the fastest indoor Mile in the world for the year, clocking 4:26.55, #2 all-time in NCAA history (only Jenny Simpson is faster).
After graduating from the University of New Hampshire and turning pro, at the 2018 USA Outdoor Championships in late June, she finished sixth in the 1500 meters, running 4:09.30.
At the University of New Hampshire, Purrier was an 11-time All-American and studied nutrition.
FUN FACT: Elinor grew up on her family's Vermont dairy farm, milking 30 cows each morning at 5:30, before going to school.
FUN FACT II: On September 7, 2020, Elle married her high school sweetheart Jamie St. Pierre, a dairy farmer.
Photo credit: Kevin Morris
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U.S. indoor Mile record holder & Tokyo Olympian ready to defend crown on Saturday, January 29 at The Armory; watch the 114th Millrose Games LIVE on NBC from 2:30-4:30pm EST
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Marquee event of the 114th Millrose Games set for Saturday, January 29, 2022 at The Armory.
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Cory McGee, Heather MacLean also set personal records to earn Team USA berths to Tokyo
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The Vermont native is one of only four American women to have broken 2 minutes for the 800 meters, 4 minutes for the 1500 and 15 minutes for the 5000.
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"At this time I really don't know what [Olympic Trials] event I'm doing - the 1500m or the 5K."
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O’Hare wins men’s NYRR Wanamaker Mile for the second time in three years
Summary by BBTM with support from Nick Nicholas, The Armory
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German Olympian to face formidable field including American stars Elinor Purrier & Nikki Hiltz and Canadian Gabriela DeBues-Stafford at The Armory; live national NBC broadcast
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Longstanding indoor and outdoor Mile world records broken; Herrera & Kampf BBTM Grand Prix Tour champions and more BBTM Effect!
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“She really shows you that no matter where you grow up you can achieve your dreams if you work for them."
By Ruthie Laroche, St. Albans Messenger
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“She’s not scared of doing hard work. There’s no drama with her, you know? She’s like, ‘What are we doing today?’ You tell her what we’re doing. And she just does it."
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It’s a lifestyle, so having all the factors come together to be able to stay in shape for a long time and stay healthy and do well is my ultimate goal.
By Johanna Gretschel, FloTrack.org
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By Nick Stoico, Monitor staff
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UNH's Elinor Purrier says farming has taught her to be resilient. “It’s taught me life isn’t a piece of cake, it’s going to throw a thousand challenges at you at once.’’
By Stan Grossfeld, Boston Globe Staff
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New Mexico Lobo defends, while Purrier edges Jones at the tape for first national crown
By LetsRun.com
COLLEGE STATION, Texas — Redemption.
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