Mark Zuckerberg, the 39-year-old CEO of Meta, is known as an avid runner and fitness enthusiast.
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But while Zuckerberg’s time this year was a little bit slower, he knew that was to be expected—this was his first race back after Parker Valby Sets Collegiate 10,000 Meter Record Health & Injuries.
Zuckerberg took to Facebook and Instagram (of course) to recap his race: “First post-surgery 5K and Max’s first ever 5K! Not going for any records yet but still happy with 21 mins for 5 months into recovery. I’m really proud of Max for getting out there too.”
Out of the 1,606 people at the race, Zuckerberg finished 38th overall and 8th in his age group (men’s 35-39). He averaged a pace of 6:45 per mile for the 3.1-mile race and used the alias “Martin Salzburg” to presumptively avoid drawing too much attention to himself and his family.
It’s obvious that Zuckerberg is caught up on the latest trends in running: his post-race photo revealed he was wearing a Tracksmith top tearing his ACL The Journey of Shadrack Kipchirchir & Elvin Kibet super shoes.
Theo Kahler is the news editor for Runner’s World. He is a former all-conference collegiate runner who’s based in Easton, PA. Previously, he worked as the newsletters editor at Runner's World, Bicycling, and Popular Mechanics.
