Running is a defining feature of Meyer’s identity and serves as a common bond within his family, originally based in Franklin, La. He was introduced to the sport as a young child by his mother Fillis, a recognizable face in Southern Louisiana running and at NOTC races for several decades, beginning in the late 1970s, by virtue of numerous top age group and overall performances. Meyer won multiple individual cross-country state titles in the small high school division while attending the Episcopal School of Acadiana (ESA) in Cade, La. Prior to running for Tulane University as a walk-on athlete starting in his junior year, he remained competitive by regularly participating in NOTC races, achieving a number of podium appearances. However, Meyer’s most notable NOTC performances would accrue after he moved to Atlanta, Ga. for graduate school and turned his sights to the marathon. In his first attempt, the Mardi Gras Marathon (MGM) in 2004, he was bested by inexperience. Leading the race from the start, he ultimately collapsed due to low blood glucose just outside the Superdome, where the finish line was located on the field. Nevertheless, it was in that spectacular DNF, “falter[ing] with the title in his grasp,” as per the Times-Picayune, that his fascination with the marathon became ingrained. Over the course of the ensuing decade, Meyer would notch 6 titles at the MGM and its successor, the Rock ‘n’ Roll New Orleans marathon. One of his most memorable experiences was winning the MGM in 2007 while his sister Michelle claimed the women’s championship. His notable NOTC results from that period include:

Mardi Gras Marathon/ Rock ‘n’ Roll Marathon

1. 2005 2:30:59 1st (age 25)

2. 2007 2:27:37 1st

3. 2008 2:25:52 1st

4. 2009 2:24:32 1st

5. 2010 2:25:18 2nd

6. 2011 2:27:56 3rd

7. 2012 2:27:02 1st

8. 2013 2:28:43 1st (age 33)

​Mardi Gras Half Marathon

2006 1:12:16 1st

Jackson Day Race (9K)

2004 30:08 1st

2006 29:18 1st