Who Is CJ Albertson From Boston Marathon? His Wikipedia, Parents and Family Details

CJ Albertson is originally from Fresno, a city in California. He attended Buchanan High School for his education.

For his higher education, the runner had attended Arizona State University, where he completed his major in Exercise and Physical Education.

During his time as a bear, he had competed in the 7-team Valley Championships. Back in the days, he was a 2-time Fresno Bee Runner of the Year

Before going to Arizona State University, he won the B’nai B’rith award to finish off his senior year.

While in the college, CJ  became the ASU School Record Holder in the Indoor 5000m with the top ten all-time marks in university history.

According to The Boston Herald, Albertson is now a head coach and a professor at the Clovis Community College in Fresno.

As a coach at Clovis, Albertson helped the school’s Men’s and Women’s teams to the State Championships. Under his guidance, the women’s team had achieved a third-place finish at the Northern Regional Championships.

Previously, he had been a coach at West Ranch High School in Santa Clarita. In addition, the CJ has been running at the Olympics trial and many other domestic competitions.

CJ was in the lead for the first 20 miles in the 2021 Boston Marathon before finishing 10th in 2:11:44.

CJ Albertson is 28 years of age in 2022. He was born Clayton “CJ” Albertson in the year 1993 and had been racing since he was 12 years old. The runner usually celebrates his birthday on the 11th of October. Moreover, his zodiac sign is Libra.

Albertson had made his Boston debut at the age of 28 in the only autumn race on October 11, 2021.

Kent and Cathy Albertson, CJ Albertson’s parents, have always been there for him.

In addition, he also gets huge admiration from his wife Chelsey, who is also a track and field athlete. Furthermore, the couple also welcomed their first kid last year.