Carey May (born 19 July 1959 in
Dublin
Dublin (; , or ) is the capital and largest city of Republic of Ireland, Ireland. On a bay at the mouth of the River Liffey, it is in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Leinster, bordered on the south by the Dublin Mountains, a part of th ...
) is a former
long-distance runner
Long-distance running, or endurance running, is a form of continuous running over distances of at least . Physiologically, it is largely Aerobic exercise, aerobic in nature and requires endurance, stamina as well as mental strength.
Within e ...
from
Ireland
Ireland ( ; ga, Éire ; Ulster Scots dialect, Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean, in Northwestern Europe, north-western Europe. It is separated from Great Britain to its east by the North Channel (Grea ...
, who won the
Osaka Ladies Marathon
The is an annual marathon road race for women over the classic distance of 42.195 kilometres which is held on the 4th or 5th Sunday of January in the city of Osaka, Japan, and hosted by Japan Association of Athletics Federations, Kansai Tel ...
in 1983 and 1985. She is married to
Dave Edge
David Edge (born November 12, 1954 in Blackpool, Lancashire, United Kingdom) is a former long-distance runner, who represented Canada at two consecutive Summer Olympics in the men's marathon.
Biography
In Blackpool, he had been a policeman. He m ...
, a British-Canadian Olympic long-distance runner.
Achievements
References
BYU-profile*
1959 births
Living people
Athletes (track and field) at the 1984 Summer Olympics
Brigham Young University alumni
Irish female long-distance runners
Olympic athletes for Ireland
World Athletics Championships athletes for Ireland
Athletes from Dublin (city)
Irish female marathon runners
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