Zinaida Semenova (russian: Зинаида Семёнова; born 19 March 1962) is a retired female

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

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. She set her personal best in the women's

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on October 7, 2001, in

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, clocking 2:26:51. Semenova is a three-time winner of the annual

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and the shared woman's course record holder along with Irina Permitina, who also ran an official time of 2:26:51 in 2004.

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* 1962 births Living people Russian female long-distance runners Russian female marathon runners World Athletics Championships athletes for Russia 20th-century Russian women 21st-century Russian women {{Russia-athletics-bio-stub