Alevtina Ivanova
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Alevtina Ivanova (born 22 May 1975) is a Russia
n long-distance runner who specialises in the marathon
. She has won at the Prague International Marathon
(in 2002) and the Nagano Olympic Commemorative Marathon
(in 2007 and 2008). Ivanova has competed much on the road running
circuit in the United States
and has won the Beach to Beacon race
, Crim 10-Mile Race, News and Sentinel Half Marathon and America's Finest City Half Marathon
.
She has represented Russia internationally in cross country running
: she was the best-performing Europe
an in the short race at the 2005 IAAF World Cross Country Championships
and took part in the 2006 European Cross Country Championships
. In addition to professional competition, she has acted as a pacemaker in major marathons in Japan
.
and she won, finishing in a time of 2:32:24. She improved her time further at the Amsterdam Marathon
in October, where she ran 2:30:25 for sixth place, and then she took third place at the Honolulu Marathon
. The following year she took part in the Nagano Olympic Commemorative Marathon
for the first time and finished in second place behind compatriot Madina Biktagirova
with a personal best time of 2:29:05. She also ran in the Dublin Marathon
(taking fourth) and returned to Honolulu where she improved to second place. At the Park Forest Scenic 10 in Illinois
, United States
, she ran a course record of 53:18 to win the 10 miles (16.1 km) competition.
In 2004, Ivanova ran at the Nagano Marathon for a second time, finishing fourth on this occasion. She started a tour of the United States and ran in a succession of races in August. She started with a third place finish at the Beach to Beacon race
, scored a victory in the 7 miles (11.3 km) Falmouth Road Race
the following week, won at the America's Finest City Half Marathon
the next weekend, and then beat all comers at the News and Sentinel Half Marathon in Parkersburg, West Virginia
a week later. She closed the year with a fourth place finish at the Honolulu Marathon.
She won the Russian cross country running
championships at the start of 2005 and entered the short race at the 2005 IAAF World Cross Country Championships
. She placed tenth in the race – the best performance by an athlete outside of the dominant teams of Kenya
and Ethiopia
. A return to the Beach to Beacon race saw her finish as runner-up to Lornah Kiplagat
. Ivanova was eighth at the Virginia Beach Half Marathon. She was employed as the pacemaker for the 2005 Tokyo International Women's Marathon
and led the race up to the 25 km point. She again ran in Honolulu and reached the podium by taking third place.
At the start of 2006, she set a course record at the Uptown Run in Dallas, Texas
, winning the 8 km race in a time of 25:16. She set a number of bests from 15 km to 25 km at the Nagoya Women's Marathon, although she failed to finish the race. In her third attempt at the Beach to Beacon Race she beat Edna Kiplagat
to win the title of the 10K competition. She also won the News and Sentinel Half Marathon for a second time in August 2006, and also took the title at the Crim 10-Mile Race in Flint, Michigan
that month. At the end of the year she represented Russia at the 2006 European Cross Country Championships
, where she was sixteenth and helped the Russia women's team to fourth place along with Mariya Konovalova
. She acted as the pacemaker for the Tokyo Women's Marathon in November and she set an unofficial best of 1:10:53 over the half marathon
distance.
She won the 2007 Nagano Marathon, building up a large lead in the final stages to score a personal best of 2:27:49, as well as a win over Dire Tune
, among others. Ivanova competed in India
for the first time at the Delhi Half Marathon and she finished in eighth place. The following year's Nagano Marathon brought even further improvement for the Russian as she not only defended her title, but knocked over a minute off her best with a run of 2:26:39.
Ivanova led the 2009 Rock 'n' Roll Las Vegas Marathon for much of the race, but she was eventually overhauled by Caroline Rotich.Cruz, Dan (2009-12-07). Rotich and Toroitich collect Marathon wins in Las Vegas. IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-08-08. She managed to finish as runner-up to Helena Kirop
at the 2010 Prague Marathon, running one of her fastest times with 2:27:36. She was sixth at the Yokohama Women's Marathon
in her first race of 2011.
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
n long-distance runner who specialises in the marathon
Marathon
The marathon is a long-distance running event with an official distance of 42.195 kilometres , that is usually run as a road race...
. She has won at the Prague International Marathon
Prague International Marathon
The Prague Marathon is held in the city of Prague Czech Republic each May. It was founded in 1995 and has grown to became a significant marathon event, being awarded IAAF Gold Label status...
(in 2002) and the Nagano Olympic Commemorative Marathon
Nagano Olympic Commemorative Marathon
The Nagano Olympic Commemorative Marathon is an annual marathon road race which takes place in mid-April in Nagano, Japan. It is an IAAF Bronze Label Road Race competition. The Nagano Marathon has races for both elite and amateur runners...
(in 2007 and 2008). Ivanova has competed much on the road running
Road running
Road running is the sport of running on a measured course over an established road . These events would be classified as long distance according to athletics terminology, with distances typically ranging from 5 kilometers to 42.2 kilometers in the marathon. They may involve large numbers of runners...
circuit in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
and has won the Beach to Beacon race
Beach to Beacon race
The Beach to Beacon 10K is a road running event that takes place along the coastline of Cape Elizabeth, Maine. It begins at Crescent Beach State Park and ends at the Portland Head Light in Fort Williams Park....
, Crim 10-Mile Race, News and Sentinel Half Marathon and America's Finest City Half Marathon
America's Finest City Half Marathon
America's Finest City Half Marathon is an annual road running event over the half marathon distance which is held in mid-August on the streets of San Diego, California. The race was inaugurated in 1978 and has been held every year since then...
.
She has represented Russia internationally in cross country running
Cross country running
Cross country running is a sport in which people run a race on open-air courses over natural terrain. The course, typically long, may include surfaces of grass and earth, pass through woodlands and open country, and include hills, flat ground and sometimes gravel road...
: she was the best-performing Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
an in the short race at the 2005 IAAF World Cross Country Championships
2005 IAAF World Cross Country Championships
The 33rd IAAF World Cross Country Championships were held 19-20 March 2005 in Saint-Étienne and Saint-Galmier , France.- Individual :- Team :- Individual :- Team :- Individual :- Team :- Individual :- Team :...
and took part in the 2006 European Cross Country Championships
2006 European Cross Country Championships
The 13th European Cross Country Championships were held at San Giorgio su Legnano in Italy on 10 December 2006. Mohammed Farah took the title in the men's competition, while Tetyana Holovchenko won the women's race.-Men individual 9.95km:...
. In addition to professional competition, she has acted as a pacemaker in major marathons in Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
.
Career
She made her debut over the classic distance in 2002 at the Prague International MarathonPrague International Marathon
The Prague Marathon is held in the city of Prague Czech Republic each May. It was founded in 1995 and has grown to became a significant marathon event, being awarded IAAF Gold Label status...
and she won, finishing in a time of 2:32:24. She improved her time further at the Amsterdam Marathon
Amsterdam Marathon
The Amsterdam Marathon is an annual marathon race over the classic distance of 42.195km held in Amsterdam, the Netherlands since 1975. It is one of the top ten marathons in the world.-History:...
in October, where she ran 2:30:25 for sixth place, and then she took third place at the Honolulu Marathon
Honolulu Marathon
The Honolulu Marathon is one of the world's largest marathons. It takes place annually in Honolulu, Hawaii on the second Sunday in December. - History :...
. The following year she took part in the Nagano Olympic Commemorative Marathon
Nagano Olympic Commemorative Marathon
The Nagano Olympic Commemorative Marathon is an annual marathon road race which takes place in mid-April in Nagano, Japan. It is an IAAF Bronze Label Road Race competition. The Nagano Marathon has races for both elite and amateur runners...
for the first time and finished in second place behind compatriot Madina Biktagirova
Madina Biktagirova
Madina Biktagirova is a former long-distance runner who competed for Belarus, then Russia.She represented Russia at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia, finishing in 5th place. Biktagirova set her personal best in 1997, clocking 2:24:46. She also competed at the 1992 and the 1996 Summer...
with a personal best time of 2:29:05. She also ran in the Dublin Marathon
Dublin Marathon
The Dublin Marathon is an annual marathon in Dublin, Ireland, normally held on the last Monday in October, which is a public holiday in Ireland. Held each year since 1980, in 2007 there were about 11,000 race participants, half of whom were from overseas....
(taking fourth) and returned to Honolulu where she improved to second place. At the Park Forest Scenic 10 in Illinois
Illinois
Illinois is the fifth-most populous state of the United States of America, and is often noted for being a microcosm of the entire country. With Chicago in the northeast, small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in central and northern Illinois, and natural resources like coal,...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, she ran a course record of 53:18 to win the 10 miles (16.1 km) competition.
In 2004, Ivanova ran at the Nagano Marathon for a second time, finishing fourth on this occasion. She started a tour of the United States and ran in a succession of races in August. She started with a third place finish at the Beach to Beacon race
Beach to Beacon race
The Beach to Beacon 10K is a road running event that takes place along the coastline of Cape Elizabeth, Maine. It begins at Crescent Beach State Park and ends at the Portland Head Light in Fort Williams Park....
, scored a victory in the 7 miles (11.3 km) Falmouth Road Race
Falmouth Road Race
The Falmouth Road Race is an annual 7-mile road race on Cape Cod from Woods Hole, a village in the town of Falmouth, Massachusetts, to Falmouth Heights.-History:...
the following week, won at the America's Finest City Half Marathon
America's Finest City Half Marathon
America's Finest City Half Marathon is an annual road running event over the half marathon distance which is held in mid-August on the streets of San Diego, California. The race was inaugurated in 1978 and has been held every year since then...
the next weekend, and then beat all comers at the News and Sentinel Half Marathon in Parkersburg, West Virginia
Parkersburg, West Virginia
As of the census of 2000, there were 33,099 people, 14,467 households, and 8,767 families residing in the city. In 2006 the U.S. Census Bureau estimated that Parkersburg's population had decreased 4.4% to 31,755. The population density was 2,800.5 people per square mile . There were 16,100 housing...
a week later. She closed the year with a fourth place finish at the Honolulu Marathon.
She won the Russian cross country running
Cross country running
Cross country running is a sport in which people run a race on open-air courses over natural terrain. The course, typically long, may include surfaces of grass and earth, pass through woodlands and open country, and include hills, flat ground and sometimes gravel road...
championships at the start of 2005 and entered the short race at the 2005 IAAF World Cross Country Championships
2005 IAAF World Cross Country Championships
The 33rd IAAF World Cross Country Championships were held 19-20 March 2005 in Saint-Étienne and Saint-Galmier , France.- Individual :- Team :- Individual :- Team :- Individual :- Team :- Individual :- Team :...
. She placed tenth in the race – the best performance by an athlete outside of the dominant teams of Kenya
Kenya
Kenya , officially known as the Republic of Kenya, is a country in East Africa that lies on the equator, with the Indian Ocean to its south-east...
and Ethiopia
Ethiopia
Ethiopia , officially known as the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a country located in the Horn of Africa. It is the second-most populous nation in Africa, with over 82 million inhabitants, and the tenth-largest by area, occupying 1,100,000 km2...
. A return to the Beach to Beacon race saw her finish as runner-up to Lornah Kiplagat
Lornah Kiplagat
Lornah Kiplagat is a Dutch long-distance runner. She was born in Kabiemit, Rift Valley Province, Kenya and came to the Netherlands in 1999. She gained Dutch citizenship in 2003 and has competed for the Netherlands since...
. Ivanova was eighth at the Virginia Beach Half Marathon. She was employed as the pacemaker for the 2005 Tokyo International Women's Marathon
Tokyo International Women's Marathon
The Tokyo International Women's Marathon was a marathon for female elite runners held in Tokyo from 1979 until 2008 in November.It was first held in November 1979, and this race was the first women's marathon officially sanctioned by the International Amateur Athletic Federation...
and led the race up to the 25 km point. She again ran in Honolulu and reached the podium by taking third place.
At the start of 2006, she set a course record at the Uptown Run in Dallas, Texas
Dallas, Texas
Dallas is the third-largest city in Texas and the ninth-largest in the United States. The Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex is the largest metropolitan area in the South and fourth-largest metropolitan area in the United States...
, winning the 8 km race in a time of 25:16. She set a number of bests from 15 km to 25 km at the Nagoya Women's Marathon, although she failed to finish the race. In her third attempt at the Beach to Beacon Race she beat Edna Kiplagat
Edna Kiplagat
Edna Ngeringwony Kiplagat is a Kenyan long-distance runner. She is the 2011 IAAF World Champion in the marathon. she established herself as an elite marathon runner with wins at the Los Angeles and New York City Marathons in 2010...
to win the title of the 10K competition. She also won the News and Sentinel Half Marathon for a second time in August 2006, and also took the title at the Crim 10-Mile Race in Flint, Michigan
Flint, Michigan
Flint is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan and is located along the Flint River, northwest of Detroit. The U.S. Census Bureau reports the 2010 population to be placed at 102,434, making Flint the seventh largest city in Michigan. It is the county seat of Genesee County which lies in the...
that month. At the end of the year she represented Russia at the 2006 European Cross Country Championships
2006 European Cross Country Championships
The 13th European Cross Country Championships were held at San Giorgio su Legnano in Italy on 10 December 2006. Mohammed Farah took the title in the men's competition, while Tetyana Holovchenko won the women's race.-Men individual 9.95km:...
, where she was sixteenth and helped the Russia women's team to fourth place along with Mariya Konovalova
Mariya Konovalova
Mariya Ivanovna Konovalova is a Russian long-distance runner. She has represented Russia in both track running and cross country running and was the silver medallist at the 2006 European Cross Country Championships...
. She acted as the pacemaker for the Tokyo Women's Marathon in November and she set an unofficial best of 1:10:53 over the half marathon
Half marathon
A half marathon is a road running event of . It is half the distance of a marathon and usually run on roads. Participation in half marathons has grown steadily recently. One of the main reasons for this is that it is a challenging distance, but does not require the same level of training that a...
distance.
She won the 2007 Nagano Marathon, building up a large lead in the final stages to score a personal best of 2:27:49, as well as a win over Dire Tune
Dire Tune
Dire Tune is an Ethiopian long-distance runner.Tune competed in the marathon at the 2005 World Championships. At the 2006 World Road Running Championships she finished fourth in the individual competition. This was good enough to help Ethiopia win a silver medal in the team competition.On April 21,...
, among others. Ivanova competed in India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
for the first time at the Delhi Half Marathon and she finished in eighth place. The following year's Nagano Marathon brought even further improvement for the Russian as she not only defended her title, but knocked over a minute off her best with a run of 2:26:39.
Ivanova led the 2009 Rock 'n' Roll Las Vegas Marathon for much of the race, but she was eventually overhauled by Caroline Rotich.Cruz, Dan (2009-12-07). Rotich and Toroitich collect Marathon wins in Las Vegas. IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-08-08. She managed to finish as runner-up to Helena Kirop
Helena Kirop
Helena Loshanyang Kirop is a Kenyan long-distance runner who specialises in marathon running. Her personal best for the distance is 2:23:37 hours and she has won the Prague International Marathon and Venice Marathon....
at the 2010 Prague Marathon, running one of her fastest times with 2:27:36. She was sixth at the Yokohama Women's Marathon
Yokohama Women's Marathon
The Yokohama Women's Marathon is an annual marathon held in Yokohama, Japan, and hosted by Japan Association of Athletics Federations, TV Asahi, the Asahi Shimbun...
in her first race of 2011.
Personal bests
| Event | Time (h:m:s) | Venue | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 km | 31:26 | Cape Elizabeth, Maine Cape Elizabeth, Maine Cape Elizabeth is a town in Cumberland County, Maine, United States. The town is part of the Portland–South Portland–Biddeford, Maine metropolitan statistical area... , United States |
5 August 2006 |
| Half marathon Half marathon A half marathon is a road running event of . It is half the distance of a marathon and usually run on roads. Participation in half marathons has grown steadily recently. One of the main reasons for this is that it is a challenging distance, but does not require the same level of training that a... |
1:11:08 | Nagoya, Japan | 12 March 2006 |
| Marathon Marathon The marathon is a long-distance running event with an official distance of 42.195 kilometres , that is usually run as a road race... |
2:26:38 | Nagano, Japan | 20 April 2008 |
- All information taken from IAAF profile.
External links
- Profile at Marathoninfo