Ludovic Renou: Academic, Runner, et Bon Vivant

I am a professor of Economics at Arizona State University (on leave from Queen Mary University of London), CEPR fellow and Associate Editor at Games and Economic Behavior. My main research interests are in economic theory.

I was a member of the sub-panel 16 for Economics and Econometrics at the REF2021. It was an interesting experience, albeit time-consuming (with obvious consequences on my research time).

I am a keen runner and enjoy food, wines and other spirits.

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Email. Snail mail: Arizona State University, Department of Economics, Tempe, AZ 85287-9801, USA.

Miscellany

Four axioms for a good collaboration :

Running:

I am passionate about running. I started running at the tender age of 35 and since then have been training hard to try to be the best I can be. I average 60 to 80 miles a week. I do two to three hard sessions a week, typically a track session, a hill or tempo session and a long run with faster segments.

If you are geeky about running, here are some details about the gears I favor. I love Saucony shoes (Kinvara, Ride, Triumph, Fastwitch, Type 8). I am now racing with the Vaporfly--an amazing shoe when you pick up the pace!! I use a Garmin 245 as a GPS watch, which does a good job. Note that over a marathon, it will often come down to 26.6 to 26.8 miles, so there is a bit of errors.

Some of my running heroes are Steve Prefontaine, Emil Zatopek, Haile Gebrselassie, Kenenisa Bekele, and many others. In general, I enjoy very much front runners rather than the runners who sit at the back and out-kick others in the last lap.

Finally, here are some of my personal bests (you can find proofs on the Power of 10 website ): 



I still hope to improve some of my personal bests, but it is getting harder and harder. My primary target for 2026 is to improve my speed and stamina over 1500m and 5000m/5k. I have a preference for the marathon, but the training is extremely demanding and time consuming. For instance, my preparation for the 2021 Berlin marathon consisted of 12 weeks at 100 miles per week on average, with a peak at 120+ miles. I promised my wife to run less!

With the Leicester Coritanian AC, we have also won many team events in the Master categories, ranging from the British Master relays to the British XC Master relays through titles for the Midlands. 

I am also county champion in the HM (2019 overall, 2018 and 2022 as a Master), in the 10 miles (2015 as a Master), and 10k (2022 as a Master). I have also had few runner-up places. I also had few top 10 finishes in my AC at major marathons (Berlin, Boston, Frankfurt and London).