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Roberta Groner

Basic Information

Status: Active Gender: Female Age: 47 Date of Birth: 1/4/1978

Athletics Information

Event: Road Running Coach: Steve Magness Agent: N/A

Residences

Hometown: Pittsburgh, PA High School: Seneca Valley High School College: St. Francis University

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In Top 8 World Championships

Current Accomplishments

Personal Best

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5000m

EventPerformance
Event5000mPerformance16:57.02

Marathon

EventPerformance
EventMarathonPerformance2:29:09

Season Best

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Marathon

DateEventPerformancePlacing
DateJanuary 16, 2022EventChevron Houston MarathonPerformance0.105578703703704Placing4.

All Results

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Marathon

DateEventPerformancePlacing
DateJanuary 16, 2022EventChevron Houston MarathonPerformance2:32:02Placing4.

World Athletics Championships

  • 2019 World Outdoor Championships, sixth (Marathon)

Other Career Highlights

  • 2021 USATF 15km Road Running Championship, 18th (15km)
  • 2020 U.S. Olympic Team Trials - Marathon, DNF
  • 2019 USATF 20km Road Running Championship, eighth (20km)
  • 2019 New York City Marathon, 13th
  • 2019 New York City Half Marathon, silver
  • 2018 USATF Half Marathon Championship, seventh
  • 2018 New York City Marathon, sixth
  • 2017 USATF Marathon Championships, silver
  • 2017 USATF 20km Road Running Championships, 10th

Personal 

Office Supervisor, NR, at Summit Medical Group...Mom to three boys...Ran in college...Stopped running at age 21 for 10 years; started back up in 2009 and ran her first marathon in 3:12 in 2011...Set her marathon PR at age 41 in Rotterdam, becoming only the third American woman over the age of 40 to break 2:30.

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