Kate Tenforde (

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O'Neill; born July 29, 1980) is an American long-distance runner from

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, Massachusetts. She represented the United States in the

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, competing in the

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Amateur career

Tenforde ran cross country and track and field at Yale University, where she was a three-time NCAA runner-up in Cross Country,

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(indoor), and 10,000 m (outdoor). O'Neill earned All-American honors in both Cross Country and Outdoor track. Her twin sister, Laura, was also an All-American at Yale.

Professional career

In 2004, after setting personal records in the 10,000 m and 5000 m, Tenforde finished third in the Olympic 10,000 m trials with a time of 32:07.25. This qualified her for the 2004 Summer Olympics. In Athens, she finished 21st with a time of 32:24.04.

Marathon

Tenforde later turned her focus to longer distance events, with an emphasis on the marathon. She was coached by

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, who coaches notable American marathoners

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, Ryan Hall, and

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. She had a strong marathon debut at the Chicago Marathon, finishing third with a time of 2:36:15. In January 2008, she won the 2008 USA

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championship (1:11:57) at the Aramco Houston Half-Marathon. Tenforde was a favorite at the 2008 U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials, but a knee injury forced her to drop out at mile 21. In 2009 Tenforde trained in Palo Alto, California, and was the first American finisher at the 2009 London Marathon, with a time of 2:34:48. In September 2014, Tenforde won the annual San Francisco

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Corporate Challenge 5k.

Personal

Tenforde married former

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runner Adam Tenforde on November 20, 2010.

Professional

From 2010 through 2015, Tenforde worked as a coach and product manager fo
''runcoach''
to share her running expertise with recreational runners across the country. In 2016, she launche
''Beantown Running''
and began offering private coaching services to runners of all levels.

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* * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Tenforde, Kate 1980 births Living people American female long-distance runners American female marathon runners Olympic track and field athletes for the United States Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics Yale Bulldogs women's track and field athletes Yale Bulldogs women's cross country runners Sportspeople from Milton, Massachusetts 21st-century American women