Melanie Myrand
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Born | 7 October 1985 |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | Marathon |
Melanie Myrand (born 7 October 1985) is a Canadian athlete.[1] She competed in the women's marathon event at the 2019 World Athletics Championships.[2]
Career
Myrand started road racing in 2014. She participated in a 5km (17:44) and in the Montreal Marathon where she did 3:04 to finish in 3rd place.[3] She then specialized on the track to make a comeback on the road in 2017. She did two half-marathons; in Calgary she finished in 1 h 19 min 49 s and took 3rd place,[4] and in Philadelphia, she beat her personal best with a time of 1 h 17. After that, she participated in her second marathon, the Scotiabank Toronto Marathon. She achieved a time of 2 h 39 min 10 s, removing 23 min from her personal best.[5]
In 2018, she beat her half-marathon personal best in Houston with a time of 1 h 15 min, and beat her marathon record in Chicago[6] with a time of 2 h 34 min 08 s.[7] In 2019, she failed to break her half-marathon record at the Canadian Championships, but broke her marathon record with a time of 2 h 33 min 20 s in Rotterdam.[8] She participated in the World Marathon Championships in 2019.[9] She ran a 10k personal best on the track, in 2020, running 33 minutes and 42 seconds.
Personal Best
| Discipline | Performance | Venue | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10,000 meters | 33 mins 42 s 66 | Quebec,  Canada
|
21 August 2020 |
| Half-Marathon | 1 h 15 mins 17 s | Rotterdam,  Netherlands
|
7 April 2019 |
| Marathon | 2 h 33 mins 20 s | Rotterdam, Netherlands
|
7 April 2019 |
References
- ^ "Melanie Myrand". IAAF. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
- ^ "Marathon Women - Final" (PDF). IAAF (Doha 2019). Retrieved 28 September 2019.
- ^ a b "Melanie MYRAND | Profile". www.worldathletics.org. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
- ^ "Calgary Marathon - 2017 - Half - 2017". Startline Timing. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
- ^ Champagne, Véronique. "Parmi nos meilleures marathoniennes". Le Journal de Montréal. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
- ^ "Melanie Myrand surprised herself at Chicago in the best way possible". Canadian Running Magazine. 9 October 2018. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
- ^ "Canadian Melanie Myrand places 9th at Chicago on her birthday". Canadian Running Magazine. 7 October 2018. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
- ^ Champagne, Véronique. "Neige, glace et froid jusqu'à Boston". Le Journal de Montréal. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
- ^ Bergeron, Alain. "Une victoire morale pour Mélanie Myrand". Le Journal de Québec. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
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