Ariana Hilborn

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Ariana Hilborn
Hilborn at the 2016 Olympics
Personal information
Native nameAriana Hilborna
Birth nameAriana Kira Zvērs
Full nameAriana Kira Hilborn
Nationality Latvia
Born19 September 1980 (1980-09-19) (age 43)
Greendale, Wisconsin, U.S.
EducationArizona State University
Height167 cm (5 ft 6 in)[1]
Weight52 kg (115 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
Event(s)Marathon, half marathon
ClubSonoran Distance Project
Coached byJohn Reich[2]
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)HM – 1:14.22 (2014)
Marathon – 2:35.21 (2014).[3]

Ariana Kira Hilborn (

dual US-Latvian citizenship
.

Hilborn disliked running in her teens and started training aged 23 to stay in shape.[2]

Ariana Hart ran 4:36:58 with her eventual husband in her first road race at 2008

PF Chang's Rock 'n' Roll Arizona Marathon through Team In Training program.[5]

In December 2009, she ran her first sub 3-hour marathon after training with Arizona Road Racers and improving her weekly mileage to 70 miles per week.[6]

At 2010

PF Chang's Rock 'n' Roll Arizona Marathon in 2:45:37.[7] At 2011 Grandma's Marathon on 18 June, Hilborn was the 10th woman to finish in a personal best 2:37:28. Her story—and her finish photo—were inspiring enough for her image to be used in the following year's marketing campaign for the famed race from Two Harbors to Duluth.[8]

She attended the 2012 U.S. Olympic trials for the 2012 Summer Olympics marathon competition, and with the time 2:37.37 she ranked 29th.[9] At 2012 Grandma's Marathon on 16 June, Hilborn was the 6th woman to finish 2:40:08.

In 2013, Ariana Hilborn moved to Michigan and trained for 2013 Boston Marathon with Hansons-Brooks Distance Project and placed 22nd in 2:42:00.

In summer 2014 She trained in Flagstaff, Arizona running 110 – 125 miles per week. Hilborn placed fourth in 2:35:20 at 2014 USA Marathon Championships[10] and placed second at the Riga Marathon with a time of 2:40.22.[11]

IAAF
transfer to Latvia approved in 2015.

Her result (2:40.32

Ottawa Marathon on 29 May 2016 ranked her third among Latvian runners and secured a ticket to the 2016 Summer Olympics.[12] Hilborn finished 106th in 2:50:51 at Athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's marathon
.

References

  1. ^ Ariana Kira Hilborna Archived 26 August 2016 at the Wayback Machine. rio2016.com
  2. ^ a b Ariana Hilborn Archived 10 August 2016 at the Wayback Machine. nbcolympics.com
  3. ^
    IAAF
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  4. ^ LETA (19 May 2014). "Latviešu izcelsmes ASV skrējēja vēlas pārstāvēt Latviju Riodežaneiro Olimpiādē" (in Latvian). Diena. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
  5. ^ "2008 Rock 'n' Roll Arizona Marathon, Overall Results 3645 - 3744". marathonguide.com. 13 January 2008. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
  6. ^ "September 28, 2016 - Final Surge Podcast Episode 16: Ariana Hilborn". finalsurge.com. 28 September 2016. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
  7. ^ "2011 Rock 'n' Roll Arizona Marathon, Overall Results 36 - 135 (5th place female)". marathonguide.com. 16 January 2011. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
  8. ^ Pates, Kevin (15 June 2012). "Meet the face of this year's grandma's marathon". Duluth News Tribune. Duluth, Minnesota. McClatchy-Tribune Business News.
  9. ^ "2012 U.S. Olympic Team Trials – Marathon". USA Track & Field. 14 January 2012. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
  10. USATF.org
    . 5 October 2014. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
  11. ^ Dace Lina. "Amerikāņu skolotāja ar latviskiem mērķiem" (in Latvian). sporto.lv. Archived from the original on 15 April 2016. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
  12. ^ LETA (29 May 2016). "Latviešu izcelsmes skrējēja Hilborna Otavas maratonā izpilda olimpisko spēļu normatīvu" (in Latvian). Diena. Retrieved 7 August 2016.

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