Craig Lutz Announces His Retirement from Professional Running

By Adam Kopet

Craig Lutz announced his professional running retirement Tuesday in a blog post.

Lutz first came to prominence as a high school runner at Marcus TX. He won the 2009 NXN title his senior year and he qualified to compete at the IAAF World Cross Country Championships.

In college at Texas, Lutz finished fourth at the 2015 NCAA Division 1 Outdoor Championships in the 10,000 meters.

As a professional runner with the HOKA ONE ONE Norther Arizona Elite, Lutz won the 2016 USATF Cross Country Championships. He also improved his personal bests on the track, running 7:48.64 for 3,000 meters, 13:36.03 for 5,000 meters and 28:33.14 for 10,000 meters.

Lutz's final professional race will be Friday's Minnesota Mile.

This Friday’s Minnesota Mile will be my last race as a professional runner. Thank you to everyone that makes this community so special. #lutzgrind https://t.co/JlJ8rrs38P pic.twitter.com/oKLhOTsADG

— Craig Lutz (@Craig_Lutz) September 4, 2018

After Lutz hangs up his racing shoes, he will work for HOKA ONE ONE in Santa Barbara.