Adriana Pirtea

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In the 2007 Chicago Marathon Pirtea held the lead until the final few meters.
In the 2007 Chicago Marathon Pirtea held the lead until the final few meters.

Adriana Pirtea (b. January 31, 1980)[1] is a Romanian long distance athlete who made her marathon debut in the Chicago Marathon held on October 7, 2007 with a second place finish. She led by a few dozen meters in the final 300 meter stretch run down Columbus Drive on a day of record setting 88 °F (31.1 °C) temperatures, but she was caught just before the tape by defending Chicago Marathon women's champion, Berhane Adere.[2] Pirtea had held a 30 second lead with 600 meters remaining, but Adere slipped down the right side of the final straightaway under the shield of male runners. Adere was so far to the right that she even missed the finish line tape.[2] The 2007 Chicago Marathon was the slowest women's Chicago finish since 1992. Pirtea had been a pacemaker at the January 28, 2007 running of the Osaka Marathon and an injury prevented her from making her marathon debut at the London Marathon on April 22, 2007.[3]

She is the Romanian national champion in both the 5K (2006 & 2007) and 10K (2007).[4] She graduated from University of Texas at El Paso in 2005. Pirtea has run the half marathon in 1:09:57 and placed 10th at the World Half Marathon Championships held on October 1, 2005 in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.[4] This tenth place finish contributed to the Romanian team gold medal at the World Half Marathon Championships in which 2004 LaSalle Bank Chicago Marathon Women's Champion Constantina Tomescu-Dita placed first for the Romanians, Mihaela Botezan placed 5th and Nuta Olaru placed 8th.[5]

Pirtea had been the Silver Medalist in the 3,000-meter run at the NCAA Championships.[6] At the NCAA Championships, she had been the #2 seed, but was run down in the final lap by #4 seed Renee Metivier.[7][8] Like the 2007 Chicago Marathon, the 2005 NCAA 3000 was run at a relatively slow pace.[9] Pirtea had finished 16th in the event as a junior in 2004.[10]

Pirtea now resides in Fort Collins, Colorado;[11] she lives with her fiancé Jeremy Nelson, a mechanical engineer, and 2 dogs.

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ Adriana Pirtea. 2007 LaSalle Bank Chicago Marathon. Retrieved on 2007-10-07.
  2. ^ a b Ivuti, Adere win LaSalle Bank Chicago Marathon. LaSalle Bank Chicago Marathon (2007-10-07). Retrieved on 2007-10-07.
  3. ^ Taylor, Matt. Looking For A Breakthrough. Running Times Magazine. Retrieved on 2007-10-08.
  4. ^ a b Adriana Pirtea. IAAF. Retrieved on 2007-10-08.
  5. ^ Issue No. 894 - 10/13/2005. Running Stats (2005-10-13). Retrieved on 2007-10-11.
  6. ^ Bob Kitchens. UTEP/College Sports TV. Retrieved on 2007-10-08.
  7. ^ 2005 Championship Selections - Women. NCAA (2005-03-07). Retrieved on 2007-10-08.
  8. ^ Day Two Photos. fast-women.com. New York Road Runners (2005-03-12). Retrieved on 2007-10-08.
  9. ^ Censer, Majorie (2005-03-21). Ferrell 3rd in 3,000m at indoor nationals. Daily Princetonian Publishing Company, Inc.. Retrieved on 2007-10-08.
  10. ^ Moore, Alex. Articles : 2005 NCAA Division I Women's Indoor Preview. Trackshark.com. Retrieved on 2007-10-08.
  11. ^ Elite Field at Stadium Stampede. Race Reports. coloradorunnermag.com (September/October 2007). Retrieved on 2008-01-14.
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