Allison Kieffer (born September 16, 1987) is an American athlete who competes in

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events. Kieffer placed 5th in 2:29:39 at the 2017 New York City Marathon. She placed 7th at the 2018 New York City Marathon with a time of 2:28:12. Kieffer is a coach and nutritionist.

Professional

2010-2015

Kieffer joined the

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and ran with

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All-American Sarah Cummings. She placed sixth with a time of 20:14.2 at the 2010

USATF National Club Cross Country Championships The USATF National Club Cross Country Championships are an annual cross country running, cross country competition for running clubs in the United States organized by USA Track & Field. The championships typically feature a 10K men's race and a 6K ...

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. Kieffer qualified to represent

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at the 2011

NACAC Cross Country Championships The NACAC Cross Country Championships is an annual regional cross country running competition for athletes representing member nations of the North America, Central America and Caribbean Athletic Association (NACAC). The event was inaugurated in 2 ...

. At the

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' 6 km race at Port of Spain,

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, Keiffer placed fourth with a time of 20:29.6 behind Team USA teammates

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, and Megan Duwell and champion

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. The US team took home gold medals. In 2012 Kieffer was trained in Boulder, Colorado by Coach Brad Hudson and ran a 10 km at Stanford University in a time of 32:25.69 on April 29, 2012, which qualified her for the 10,000 meters at the 2012 United States Olympic Trials (track and field). She did not start due to injury. Kieffer placed 47th at the 2013 US Cross Country Championships in Saint Louis, Missouri. In 2014 Kieffer won the Japan Day race in the New York Road Runners on May 11. Kieffer placed second at the 2015 10 km Scotland Run in Central Park, New York with a time of 35:28 in April 2015. She placed 20th at USA Road 5 km championships hosted by CVS in

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with a time 17:05 on September 20, 2015.

2016

In January, Kieffer placed first winning the 2016

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in 2:55:30. She choose to switch from the half marathon the night before the race after learning the elite field for the half-marathon was full and only one woman in the elite meeting was running the full marathon. On April 9, 2016, Kieffer placed first winning the 2016

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marathon with a time of 2:44:44 (setting an indoor world record) which was broken the next year. Kieffer placed ninth at the Cherry Blossom 10-Mile Run in a time of 56:40.90.

2017

Kieffer placed fifth in 2:29:39 at the 2017 New York City Marathon. She placed fourth in the 2017 10 mile championship hosted at the Medtronic

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. Kieffer placed 11th in the 10,000 meters in

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at the

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in a time of 33:24.78.

2018

Kieffer won

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Half Marathon in a best time of 70 minutes 40 seconds.
Kieffer placed fourth in 32:52 at the AJC

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which hosted the USATF 10 km road championships behind winner Stephanie Bruce,

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, and Sara Hall.
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/ref> She placed 7th in the 2018 New York City Marathon with a time of 2:28:12.

US Championships

NCAA

Allie Kieffer graduated from

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in 2009. Kieffer earned a scholarship to run collegiately at

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Division 1 national cross country and track and field. Kieffer went to post grad at Arizona State University in 2009-2010.

Early life and education

Kieffer grew up in

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and attended

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. She earned four-time all-state

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selection. Kieffer competed in the 2003

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. She placed second place in the indoor mile at the 2004 national high school championships to earn All-America honors.

References

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Kieffer's 2017 Records
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