Blake Russell

Blake Russell (née Phillips; born July 24, 1975) is an American long-distance runner who represented her country at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. She finished 27th in the Olympic marathon. Russell is a multiple-time USA National Champion in Cross Country and the USA Road Racing Circuit across various distances. In high school, she won 11 Independent School State Titles in the 800m, mile, and 2 mile events. Russell attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where she earned All-American Honors and ACC Championship titles in the 1500m and 5000m events. She met her husband, Jonathan Russell, an All-American runner at Wake Forest University, while both were participating in the NCAA Track and Field Championships.