Greg Meyer was the best American man to win the Boston Marathon. He ran it in 2 hrs. 9 minutes in 1983 and was the last American man to win it. He held the American record for the 10 mile and was a sub 4-minute miler. Often in the shadow of close friend, Bill Rodgers, his top-level performances deserve notice.

He set ten American Road racing records; set two world records at Gasparilla and Tampa, Florida, and the Ten Mile in Washington, D. C.
Other accomplishments include: United States Male Distance Runner of the Year, 1983; nominated for the Sullivan Amateur Award in 1983; inducted into Halls of Fame ESPN Road Racing, Road Runners Club of American and Grand Rapids Sports.  He will be inducted into the National Distance Running Hall of Fame this summer.

He had victories in 1980 at Detroit Marathon; 1982, Chicago Marathon; 1980, Cascade Run Off; 1983, Cherry Blossom; 25K River Bank Run, Grand Rapids (seven times); and 1978, National Cross Country Champion.

He was one of the founders of the A.R.R.A., the first athletic union of road racers. In the 1980’s he helped fight and win the right to earn prize money starting with the Cascade Run off. This led to open competition and the prize money enjoyed today and also to an open Olympics.

Meyer attributes much of his success to the work ethic in Michigan and to Ron Warhurst, coach at the University of Michigan where he graduated and where he was a runner in their program.  Warhurst encouraged him to continue running after college.  He lived for a time in Boston, Massachusetts

He is still active in with young athletes in the 5/3 River Bank Run in Grand Rapids, Michigan and some high school kids at Dexter High School