Elva Dryer (née Martinez; born September 26, 1971, in

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) is an American long-distance runner who competed mostly in the 5000 and

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, before turning to

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. She represented the United States at the

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and

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. Dryer went to college at

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where she won seven NCAA DII individual national championships and one NAIA national team championship in cross country. She and fellow alumnae Nicole Aish have trained together in

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Competition record

Personal bests

Outdoor *1500 meters – 4:10.28 (Saint-Denis 2001) *One mile – 4:33.57 (Uniondale 1998) *3000 meters – 8:46.09 (Eugene 2001) *5000 meters – 15:03.56 (Oslo 2001) *10,000 meters – 31:21.92 (Palo Alto 2005) *10 kilometers – 32:28 (Mobile 2002) *15 kilometers – 48:46 (Jacksonville 2002) *20 kilometers – 1:07:18 (New Haven 2007) *Half marathon – 1:11:42 (Houston 2007) *Marathon – 2:31:48 (Chicago 2006) Indoor *One mile – 4:36.62 (Indianapolis 1998) *3000 meters – 8:57.60 (Atlanta 2001)

References

USATF profile
1971 births Living people People from Durango, Colorado Track and field athletes from Colorado American female long-distance runners American female marathon runners Olympic track and field athletes of the United States Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics Western Colorado University alumni 21st-century American women {{US-longdistance-athletics-bio-stub