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Adriana Nelson
Adriana Nelson, née Pirtea (born January 31, 1980) is a Romanian American long-distance runner who competes in distances up to the marathon. She competed at the 2005 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships and 2006 IAAF World Road Running Championships for Romania, then at the 2012 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships for the United States. At national level, she won six long-distance track titles at the Romanian Athletics Championships and was the 2013 winner at the USA Half Marathon Championships. In the marathon she was runner-up at the 2007 Chicago Marathon, pipped after celebrating too early. Career She made her marathon debut in the 2007 Chicago Marathon held on October 7, 2007, with a second-place finish. She led by a few dozen meters in the final 300 meter stretch run down Columbus Drive on a day of record-setting temperatures, but she was caught just before the tape by the defending Chicago Marathon women's champion, Berhane Adere. Pirtea had held a 30-second ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2007 Chicago Marathon Final 200M - Women
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