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'''Julia Helene Armstrong''' (born '''Julia Gates''', May 12, 1959) is a British marathon runner who achieved most success running as Julia Gates in the mid to late eighties, winning the 1985 [[Dublin Marathon]] and setting a course record <ref>http://adidasdublinmarathon.ie/general_history.php</ref> with 2:41:24 and competing in the [[1986 Commonwealth Games]] in [[Edinburgh]]. Her personal best was 2:36:31, set in the 1986 [[London Marathon]], where she came in as 3rd British finisher and 7th female overall. She still competes at a high level, running as an elite female in the 2008 London Marathon, and in October 2008 she took up ultrarunning, coming in as 3rd female in a 56 mile cross-country race from London to Brighton.<ref>http://www.gbrathletics.com/uk/wc99.htm </ref> |
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== Background == |
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Armstrong was born in [[Freetown]], [[Sierra Leone]]. Her family moved back to England in 1962, and settled near [[Farnham]], [[Hampshire]]. She began her athletic career in 1974, joining Haslemere Border AC as their first female member. |
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Armstrong met Nigel Gates, a fellow athlete, in 1979 at an international race in Manresa, Spain, and they married in 1982. For the majority of Armstrong's international career they lived and worked together in [[Bath]], having founded Springs Health Club in the city. They separated in 1993, and she has been married three times since then. |
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Throughout her early athletic career, Armstrong suffered from an [[eating disorder]] and this is documented in her book, ''Running to Learn''. She has spoken frankly about the disorder in a number of articles and interviews with the national press. |
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== After international career == |
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Armstrong's work as a personal trainer led her in the direction of coaching and counselling, and she now works as a sports coach and therapist. |
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In April 2008, Armstrong published her first book, ''Running to Learn'', which offers a mix of autobiography and the ideas and philosophy behind her successful career as a therapist. |
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== Personal bests == |
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* 5000 metres - 15:51 Bath, 26 Jun 1985<ref>http://www.gbrathletics.com/uk/wc99.htm</ref> |
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* 10000 metres - 33:29 Swansea Bay, 15 Sep 1985<ref>http://www.arrs.net/HP_Swansea10.htm</ref> |
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* 10 miles - 55:10 Woking, 23 Feb 1986<ref>http://www.arrs.net/HP_Woking10.htm</ref> |
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* Marathon - 2:36:31 London, 20 Apr 1986<ref>http://www.gbrathletics.com/uk/wc99.htm</ref> |
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Armstrong was part of the British team that finished 3rd in the 1987 New York marathon. |
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==Notes== |
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{{Reflist}} |
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== External links == |
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*[http://juliaarmstrong.com/ Julia Armstrong's website] |
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[[Category:1959 births]] |
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[[Category:Living people]] |
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Revision as of 18:29, 10 October 2008
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