Ilsa Paulson
Ilsa Paulson (born November 8, 1988 ) is an American marathon runner .
After graduating from Sherwood High School , she enrolled as an athletic scholar at Northern Arizona University . However, since she was unable to cope with the stress of the double burden of study and training, she decided six months later, after asking God for advice in prayer, to leave university and become a professional runner.
In 2008 she finished ninth in the New York City Half Marathon and came 15th in the New York City Marathon .
In 2009 she was the overall winner of the Twin Cities Marathon US champion. In 2010 she won the Country Music Marathon .
Ilsa Paulson lives in Flagstaff and is trained by Jack Daniels.
Personal bests
- Half Marathon : July 27, 2008, New York City
- Marathon: 2:31:49 h, October 4th, 2009, Saint Paul
Web links
- Ilsa Paulson in the database of World Athletics (English)
- Athlete portrait on marathoninfo.free.fr
- Leading Edge: Ilsa Paulson , portrait of Jim Gerweck in Running Times Magazine, December 2008
Footnotes
- ^ IAAF: Hartmann and Paulson claim Twin Cities Marathon victories in PBs ( Memento from October 6, 2009 in the Internet Archive ). October 5, 2009
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Paulson, Ilsa |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American marathon runner |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 8, 1988 |