Kimberley Smith (athlete)

Kimberley "Kim" Smith (born 19 November 1981 in Papakura) is a New Zealand middle distance and long distance runner who specialises in the 5000 and 10,000 metres.

She is a 2005 graduate of Providence College (previously at King's College, she first started running with Papakura Harriers). Smith won the 2004 NCAA Women's Individual Cross Country Championship. She won three NCAA individual titles in indoor track (5,000 meters and 3,000 meters) and outdoor track (5,000 meters) during the 2003-04 season. Her four NCAA individual championships are the most by any runner in Providence College history.[1]

She ran the fastest half marathon by a woman on United States soil when she won the 2011 Rock ‘n’ Roll Mardi Gras Half Marathon in 1:07:36,[2] and several months later bettered her own record with a 1:07:11 at the 2011 Philadelphia Half Marathon. She set a national record in the marathon with a run at the 2010 London Marathon – she finished eighth in the women's race and recorded a time of 2:25:21.[3] Smith was leading the women's field of the 2011 Boston Marathon by 50 seconds at the halfway point, but injured her leg at mile 15 and was forced to drop from the race with roughly seven miles remaining.[4] She ran at the inaugural B.A.A. 10K in June and came second behind the Boston Marathon winner Caroline Kilel.[5]

Smith is contracted by Reebok and currently holds six New Zealand national records.[6] She also holds the Oceanian records for the 3000, 5000 and 10,000 metres. Currently, she resides in Providence, Rhode Island.[7]

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Achievements

Year Competition Venue Position Event
Representing  New Zealand
2005 World Cross Country Championships St Etienne, France 12th Long race
World Championships Helsinki, Finland 15th 10,000 m
World Athletics Final Monte Carlo, Monaco 7th 5000 m
Universiade Izmir, Turkey 1st 5000 m
2006 World Cup Athen, Greece 4th 5000 m
2007 World Championships Osaka, Japan 5th 10,000 m
2008 World Indoor Championships Valencia, Spain 6th 3000 m
Olympic Games Beijing, China 9th 10,000 m
2009 World Cross Country Championships Amman, Jordan 13th Senior race
World Championships Berlin, Germany 8th 10,000 m
World Half Marathon Championships Birmingham, England 7th Half marathon
2010 London Marathon London, England 8th Marathon
New York City Marathon New York City, United States 5th Marathon
2011 New York City Marathon New York City, United States 5th Marathon

Personal bests

Outdoor

Distance Time Date Location
1500 metres 4:11.25 2004-06-26 Waltham, MA
2000 metres 5:47:10 2007-01-13 Hamilton, NZL
3000 metres 8:35.31 NR [8] 2007-07-25 Monaco
5000 metres 14:45.93 NR [8] 2008-07-11 Rome
5 km (road) 15:27 NR 2009-09-06 London
4 Miles (road) 19:38 [9] 2009-06-20 Peoria, IL
10,000 metres 30:35.54 NR [8] 2008-05-04 Palo Alto, CA
10 km (road) 31:38 2009-05-25 London
Half marathon 1:07:11 NR [8] 2011-09-18 Philadelphia
Marathon 2:25:21 NR 2010-04-25 London

Indoor

Distance Time Date Location
One mile 4:24.14 NR [8] 2008-02-08 Boston, MA[10]
3000 metres 8:38.14 NR [8] 2007-01-27 Boston, MA
Two Miles 9:13.94 2008-01-26 Boston, MA
5000 metres 14:39.89 NR [8] 2009-02-27 New York City

NR indicates a New Zealand national record

References

  1. ^ Kim Smith Wins NCAA Division I Cross Country Title :: Friars finish third overall as a team; Kim Smith and Fiona Crombie claim All-America honors
  2. ^ Kim Smith Runs Fastest Half Marathon On U.S. Soil. Running Competitor. Retrieved on 2010-13-02.
  3. ^ Brown, Matthew (2010-04-25). Commanding victories for Kebede and Shobukhova - London Marathon report. IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-04-28.
  4. ^ Thornton, Carolyn. "Emotional Kim Smith disappointed with Boston Marathon outcome". The Providence Journal. http://www.projo.com/running/content/boston_marathon_kim_smith_04-19-11_62NKQ4C_v2.d39a9d.html. Retrieved 2 July 2011. 
  5. ^ Mutai sizzles 27:19 in Boston 10Km. IAAF (2011-06-26). Retrieved on 2011-07-02.
  6. ^ New York Road Runners - 2007 Continental Airlines Fifth Avenue Mile Bios
  7. ^ Robinson, Roger. "Kim Smith on the Edge". Running Times. http://newyorkmarathon.runnersworld.com/2010/11/kim-smith-on-the-edge.html. Retrieved 5 November 2010. 
  8. ^ a b c d e f g Oceania Area Record. iaaf.org - Area Records - Outdoor. Area Records - Indoor
  9. ^ Athletics New Zealand do not keep official records for the 4 Mile distance, but the ARRS publish a list of National Records - 4 Miles
  10. ^ 2008 BU Valentine Invitational - W Mile H1. Flotrack video.

External links

  • 1975 – 1993: 3.000 metres
  • 1995 – present: 5.000 metres