3772 x 3599 px | 31,9 x 30,5 cm | 12,6 x 12 inches | 300dpi
Data acquisizione:
2 ottobre 2022
Ubicazione:
Cabot Square, Canary Wharf, Isle of Dogs, London
Altre informazioni:
Mary Wacera Ngugi (born 17 December 1988) is a Kenyan long-distance runner who competes in road running events. She holds personal bests of 66:29 minutes for the half marathon, 30:50 minutes for the 10K run, and 2:27:36 for the marathon. Wacera began competing in road running competitions towards the end of 2012, including a 10K run best of 31:28 minutes and a win at the Semi Marathon Saint Denis in a time of 70:54 minutes. The former mark ranked her 11th in the world that year for the event. She made three outing over the half marathon distance in 2013: she was third at the Nice Half Marathon and the Mardi Gras Half Marathon, but came only fifth at the Luanda Half Marathon. She also had success in her track specialty, coming second in the 5000 m at the Police Championships, before winning at the Kenyan Athletics Championships. She failed to finish at the trial event for the 2013 World Championships in Athletics, however. At the start of 2014 she established herself among the top road runners by winning the World's Best 10K, defeating Gladys Cherono, Linet Masai and 2013 champion Joyce Chepkirui. Her first senior international medal followed in March at the 2014 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships. Part of a strong Kenyan women's team that won the team gold by taking all top five positions, Wacera ran a personal best of 67:44 minutes for second place behind Gladys Cherono. 17 January 2016 - Mary Wacera won Houston Half Marathon in 66:29. Mary's time is a United States soil record. 11 October 2021 - Finished second in the Boston Marathon in 2:25:20 As a junior, she was a 5000 metres bronze medallist at the 2006 World Junior Championships in Athletics and the 2007 African junior champion. She is the widow of Samuel Wanjiru, the 2008 Olympic champion in the marathon, and had a daughter with him in 2010.
