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Adriana Nelson

August 31, 2023

Adriana Nelson, née Pirtea (born January 31, 1980) is a Romanian American long-distance runner who competes in distances up to the marathon. She competed at the 2005 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships and 2006 IAAF World Road Running Championships for Romania, then at the 2012 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships for the United States. At national level, she won six long-distance track titles at the Romanian Athletics Championships and was the 2013 winner at the USA Half Marathon Championships.

In the 2007 Chicago Marathon Pirtea held the lead until the final few meters.
Adriana Pirtea running during the Petrom Cross, Bucharest, Sep 25, 2011

In the marathon she was runner-up at the 2007 Chicago Marathon, pipped after celebrating too early.

Career Edit

She made her marathon debut in the 2007 Chicago Marathon held on October 7, 2007,[1] 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 °C) temperatures, but she was caught just before the tape by the defending Chicago Marathon women's champion, Berhane Adere.[2] Pirtea had held a 30-second lead with 600 meters remaining but never looked back as Adere slipped down the right side of the final straightaway under the shield of male runners. Adere was so far to the right that as she crossed the finish line she did not take the tape[2] which was being held at the left side of the finish line. The 2007 Chicago Marathon was the slowest women's Chicago finish since 1992 due to the heat. Pirtea had been a pacemaker at the January 28, 2007, running of the Osaka Ladies Marathon, and an injury prevented her from making her marathon debut at the London Marathon on April 22, 2007.[3]

She became the Romanian national champion in both the 5K (2006 & 2007) and 10K (2007).[4] She graduated from the 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-Diță placed first for the Romanians, Mihaela Botezan placed 5th and Nuța 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]

On September 29, 2009, Adriana and her husband, Jeremy Nelson, finished second and first, respectively, in the 13.1 Mini-Marathon in Calumet City, Illinois, with times of 1:12.28 and 1:12.29. Adriana Pirtea won a Suzuki Splash car at the XIVth edition of the Romanian Lottery Cross. The competition took place in Bucharest on October 3, 2011.[11]

On June 22, 2013, Adriana Nelson won the USA Half Marathon Championships hosted by the Grandma's Marathon in Duluth, Minnesota, in 1:11:19.[12]

She reverted her internationally eligibility back to her native Romania in 2020, have previously represented the United States at the 2012 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships.[13]

Personal life Edit

Adriana Nelson resides in Boulder, Colorado.[14] She was married on November 1, 2008, to Jeremy Nelson.

Personal bests Edit

International competitions Edit

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
2001 European U23 Championships Amsterdam, Netherlands 6th 10,000 m 34:19.23
2005 World Half Marathon Championships Edmonton, Canada 10th Half marathon 1:11:10
1st Team 3:31:00[15]
Balkan Championships Novi Sad, Serbia 1st 3000 m 9:18.28
1st 5000 m 15:36.01
2006 European Cup Málaga, Spain 8th 5000 m 16:50.00
World Road Running Championships Debrecen, Hungary 29th Half marathon 1:09:30
4th Team 3:19:56[15]
2007 International Chiba Ekiden Chiba, Japan 9th 7.195 km (final leg) 24:33
9th Marathon relay 2:12:17
2012 World Half Marathon Championships Kavarna, Bulgaria 18th Half marathon 1:13:30
5th Team 3:40:40

National titles Edit

Marathons Edit

See also Edit

Notes Edit

  1. ^ . 2007 LaSalle Bank Chicago Marathon. Archived from the original on October 11, 2007. Retrieved October 7, 2007.
  2. ^ a b . LaSalle Bank Chicago Marathon. October 7, 2007. Archived from the original on October 11, 2007. Retrieved October 7, 2007.
  3. ^ Taylor, Matt. . Running Times Magazine. Archived from the original on December 13, 2007. Retrieved October 8, 2007.
  4. ^ a b "Adriana Pirtea". IAAF. Retrieved October 8, 2007.
  5. ^ . Running Stats. October 13, 2005. Archived from the original on August 6, 2007. Retrieved October 11, 2007.
  6. ^ "Bob Kitchens". UTEP/College Sports TV. from the original on November 21, 2007. Retrieved October 8, 2007.
  7. ^ . NCAA. March 7, 2005. Archived from the original on November 18, 2005. Retrieved October 8, 2007.
  8. ^ "Day Two Photos". fast-women.com. New York Road Runners. March 12, 2005. Retrieved October 8, 2007.[permanent dead link]
  9. ^ Censer, Majorie (March 21, 2005). . Daily Princetonian Publishing Company, Inc. Archived from the original on March 6, 2006. Retrieved October 8, 2007.
  10. ^ Moore, Alex. "Articles: 2005 NCAA Division I Women's Indoor Preview". Trackshark.com. Retrieved October 8, 2007.
  11. ^ Crosul Loteriei Române şi-a desemnat câştigătorii April 26, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
  12. ^ Blount, Rachel (June 22, 2013). "USA Half Marathon winner's strategy pays off in victory". Star Tribune. Retrieved June 24, 2013.
  13. ^ Transfers of allegiance - Decisions of the World Athletics Nationality Review Panel in 2020 (as of 8 May 2020). World Athletics (2020-05-08). Retrieved 2020-05-30.
  14. ^ "Elite Field at Stadium Stampede" (PDF). Race Reports. coloradorunnermag.com. September–October 2007. Retrieved January 14, 2008.[dead link]
  15. ^ a b Non-scoring team member

References Edit

August 31, 2023
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Adriana Nelson nee Pirtea born January 31 1980 is a Romanian American long distance runner who competes in distances up to the marathon She competed at the 2005 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships and 2006 IAAF World Road Running Championships for Romania then at the 2012 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships for the United States At national level she won six long distance track titles at the Romanian Athletics Championships and was the 2013 winner at the USA Half Marathon Championships In the 2007 Chicago Marathon Pirtea held the lead until the final few meters Adriana Pirtea running during the Petrom Cross Bucharest Sep 25 2011In the marathon she was runner up at the 2007 Chicago Marathon pipped after celebrating too early Contents 1 Career 2 Personal life 3 Personal bests 4 International competitions 5 National titles 6 Marathons 7 See also 8 Notes 9 ReferencesCareer EditShe made her marathon debut in the 2007 Chicago Marathon held on October 7 2007 1 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 C temperatures but she was caught just before the tape by the defending Chicago Marathon women s champion Berhane Adere 2 Pirtea had held a 30 second lead with 600 meters remaining but never looked back as Adere slipped down the right side of the final straightaway under the shield of male runners Adere was so far to the right that as she crossed the finish line she did not take the tape 2 which was being held at the left side of the finish line The 2007 Chicago Marathon was the slowest women s Chicago finish since 1992 due to the heat Pirtea had been a pacemaker at the January 28 2007 running of the Osaka Ladies Marathon and an injury prevented her from making her marathon debut at the London Marathon on April 22 2007 3 She became the Romanian national champion in both the 5K 2006 amp 2007 and 10K 2007 4 She graduated from the 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 Diță placed first for the Romanians Mihaela Botezan placed 5th and Nuța 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 On September 29 2009 Adriana and her husband Jeremy Nelson finished second and first respectively in the 13 1 Mini Marathon in Calumet City Illinois with times of 1 12 28 and 1 12 29 Adriana Pirtea won a Suzuki Splash car at the XIVth edition of the Romanian Lottery Cross The competition took place in Bucharest on October 3 2011 11 On June 22 2013 Adriana Nelson won the USA Half Marathon Championships hosted by the Grandma s Marathon in Duluth Minnesota in 1 11 19 12 She reverted her internationally eligibility back to her native Romania in 2020 have previously represented the United States at the 2012 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships 13 Personal life EditAdriana Nelson resides in Boulder Colorado 14 She was married on November 1 2008 to Jeremy Nelson Personal bests Edit5000 metres 15 36 01 2005 10 000 metres 32 38 95 2012 5K run 16 21 2010 10K run 33 21 2007 15K run 51 37 2012 20K run 1 09 06 2012 Half marathon 1 09 59 2005 Marathon 2 28 52 2008 International competitions EditYear Competition Venue Position Event Notes2001 European U23 Championships Amsterdam Netherlands 6th 10 000 m 34 19 232005 World Half Marathon Championships Edmonton Canada 10th Half marathon 1 11 101st Team 3 31 00 15 Balkan Championships Novi Sad Serbia 1st 3000 m 9 18 281st 5000 m 15 36 012006 European Cup Malaga Spain 8th 5000 m 16 50 00World Road Running Championships Debrecen Hungary 29th Half marathon 1 09 304th Team 3 19 56 15 2007 International Chiba Ekiden Chiba Japan 9th 7 195 km final leg 24 339th Marathon relay 2 12 172012 World Half Marathon Championships Kavarna Bulgaria 18th Half marathon 1 13 305th Team 3 40 40National titles EditRomanian Athletics Championships 5000 metres 2005 2006 2007 2008 10 000 metres 2007 2008 USA Half Marathon Championships 2013Marathons Edit2007 Osaka Women s Marathon DNF 2007 Chicago Marathon 2nd 2 33 52 2008 London Marathon 10th 2 28 52 2008 Chicago Marathon 12th 2 35 39 2009 Chicago Marathon 8th 2 34 07 2009 Rotterdam Marathon 3rd 2 36 36 2010 Berlin Marathon 6th 2 30 15 2011 Yokohama Women s Marathon DNF 2011 Osaka Women s Marathon 7th 2 32 44 2012 United States Olympic Trials DNF 2012 Yokohama Women s Marathon DNF 2013 New York City Marathon 13th 2 35 05 2014 Frankfurt Marathon 9th 2 33 54 2014 Boston Marathon 13th 2 31 15 2015 Boston Marathon 15th 2 38 47 2016 United States Olympic Trials 12th 2 38 56 See also EditList of Asics sponsorshipsNotes Edit Adriana Pirtea 2007 LaSalle Bank Chicago Marathon Archived from the original on October 11 2007 Retrieved October 7 2007 a b Ivuti Adere win LaSalle Bank Chicago Marathon LaSalle Bank Chicago Marathon October 7 2007 Archived from the original on October 11 2007 Retrieved October 7 2007 Taylor Matt Looking for a Breakthrough Running Times Magazine Archived from the original on December 13 2007 Retrieved October 8 2007 a b Adriana Pirtea IAAF Retrieved October 8 2007 Issue No 894 13 October 2005 Running Stats October 13 2005 Archived from the original on August 6 2007 Retrieved October 11 2007 Bob Kitchens UTEP College Sports TV Archived from the original on November 21 2007 Retrieved October 8 2007 2005 Championship Selections Women NCAA March 7 2005 Archived from the original on November 18 2005 Retrieved October 8 2007 Day Two Photos fast women com New York Road Runners March 12 2005 Retrieved October 8 2007 permanent dead link Censer Majorie March 21 2005 Ferrell 3rd in 3 000m at indoor nationals Daily Princetonian Publishing Company Inc Archived from the original on March 6 2006 Retrieved October 8 2007 Moore Alex Articles 2005 NCAA Division I Women s Indoor Preview Trackshark com Retrieved October 8 2007 Crosul Loteriei Romane si a desemnat castigătorii Archived April 26 2012 at the Wayback Machine Blount Rachel June 22 2013 USA Half Marathon winner s strategy pays off in victory Star Tribune Retrieved June 24 2013 Transfers of allegiance Decisions of the World Athletics Nationality Review Panel in 2020 as of 8 May 2020 World Athletics 2020 05 08 Retrieved 2020 05 30 Elite Field at Stadium Stampede PDF Race Reports coloradorunnermag com September October 2007 Retrieved January 14 2008 dead link a b Non scoring team memberReferences EditAdriana Nelson at World Athletics marathoninfo Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Adriana Nelson amp oldid 1157887555, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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