After winning the U.S. women's 2008 Olympic marathon trials, she represented the United States in Beijing, but had to drop out of the race after three miles because of a stress fracture in her foot.
Born: February 14, 1973, in Waltham, Mass.
Lives: Mammoth, Calif.
Team: ASICS
Major Achievements:
- Bronze medal in 2004 Olympic Marathon
- American record in 1/2 marathon and marathon
- Winner of Flora London Marathon (2006)
- Winner of the La Salle Bank Chicago Marathon (2005)
- 4-time USA 10,000m champion
- 4-time USA 15km champion
- 6-time USA 8km cross country champion
- 8-time NCAA All-American
- 5-time California state champ in high school
- 1,500m: 4:07.8 (Heusden, Belgium; 8/5/2000)
- 3,000m: 8:35.03 (Monaco, 7/25/2007)
- 5,000m: 14:51.6 (Stockholm; Sweden, 8/1/2000)
- 10,000m: 31:17.31 (Palo Alto, Calif.; 4/29/2007)
- Half Marathon: 1:07:34 (Berlin, 4/2/2006)
- Marathon: 2:19:36 (London, 4/23/2006)


