Max Edwin Truex (/tʃruɛks/; November 4, 1935, in Warsaw, Indiana – March 24, 1991, in Milton, Massachusetts) was an American long-distance runner.

[1] He also was a two-time United States champion in the 6 mile run, the imperial equivalent[2] and added a 3-mile championship in 1962 (though he actually finished second to New Zealander Murray Halberg).

He went to the University of Southern California where he joined the Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps.

In the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Max Truex set the American record in the 10,000 meters, 28:50:2, in finishing sixth in an event long dominated by Europeans.

He had to retire early, eventually seeking unconventional fetal brain transplant surgery in China.