Alice Wright
British long-distance runner
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Alice Wright (born 3 November 1994) is an English-born long-distance runner.
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Flagstaff, Arizona 2018–present
Alice Wright (London Marathon 2024) | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | British |
| Born | 3 November 1994 |
| Home town | Albuquerque, New Mexico 2013–2018 Flagstaff, Arizona 2018–present |
| Height | 1.62 m (5 ft 4 in) |
| Sport | |
| Country | England Great Britain |
| Sport | Track and field, Road racing, Cross country |
Events | 5 km, 10 km, Half marathon, Marathon, Cross country |
| College team | New Mexico Lobos women's cross country |
| Team | Hoka One One Northern Arizona Elite |
Turned pro | 2018 |
| Coached by | Ben Rosario |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal bests | 3000 metres: 9:39 5000 meters: 15:45.87 10,000 metres: 31:56.52 |
Medal record | |
Early life and prep
Wright represented Worcester AC as a junior athlete.[1] She won the Worcestershire County Championships 3000 meters race in 2011, setting a personal best of 9:39.98 at the distance a few weeks later in Watford.[2]
NCAA
Wright moved to the United States in 2013. In college, Wright was an 11-time NCAA Division I All-American (8 time 1st Team, 3 times 2nd Team) at University of New Mexico.[3]
In 2014, Alice Wright led the New Mexico Lobos women's cross country team to an NCAA Division I cross country team championship title, placing 3rd.[4][5]
In 2015, Courtney Frerichs's 5th place (19:48.0) finish led the team to an NCAA Division I cross country team title scoring 49 points. Wright finished in 6th place (19:53.1).[6]
In 2016, Wright led the team to a seventh-place finish in the NCAA Division I cross country Championships.[7]
In 2017, the New Mexico Lobos women's cross country again won the NCAA Division I cross country team title, with individual winner Ednah Kurgat taking 1st place (19:19.5). Wright was the team's fourth runner, finishing 14th (19:49.73). The 2017 team was University of New Mexico's 8th-straight top-10 performance at the NCAA Championships — the longest active streak in NCAA Women's Division I Cross Country Championship history.[8]
| Representing University of New Mexico | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| School Year | Mountain West Conference Cross Country | NCAA Cross Country | MWC Track | NCAA Track | MWC Track | NCAA Track |
| 2017-18 Senior | 6000 m 5th 20:54.9 | 6000 m 14th, 19:49.73 | 5000 9th 16:07.66 | 5000 2nd 15:54.17 | 10000 m 4th, 32:17.92 | |
| 2016-17 Junior | 6000 m 1st, 20:02.7 | 6000 m 19th, 20:13.2 | 5000 m 1st, 16:22.94 | 5000 9th 15:56.24 | 5000 m 1st 16:17.42 | 10000 m 2nd, 32:42.64 |
| 2015-16 Sophomore | 6000 m 4th, 22:24.5 | 6000 m 5th, 19:53.1 | 5000 m 2nd 16:19.11 | 10000 m 2nd, 32:46.99 | ||
| 2014-15 Freshman | 6000 m 4th, 20:21.2 | 6000 m 20th, 20:29.1 | 5000 m 1st, 16:31.85 5000 m 2nd, 9:42.83 | DMR 10th 11:17.98 | 5000 m 3rd 16:12.76 10000 m 1st 33:18.25 | 10000 m 8th, 33:41.86 |
Professional
In July 2018, Alice Wright moved to Flagstaff, Arizona to train under coach Ben Rosario at Northern Arizona Elite.[9]
In August 2018, Wright placed 6th (later promoted to 5th) while representing Team GB at the 2018 European Athletics Championships in 10,000 metres.[10]
On 12 September 2021, Wright won the Athens Half Marathon in Athens, Greece, in a time of 1:14:53.[11] In November of the same year, Wright broke the British record in the one-hour run on the track, covering 17,044 meters.[12]
In 2022, Wright made her marathon debut at the Chevron Houston Marathon in Houston, Texas, where she finished second in a time of 2:29:08.[13] She then represented Great Britain internationally for the second time at the senior level, finishing 22nd in the women's marathon at the 2022 European Athletics Championships in a time of 2:35:33. In May 2025, Wright won the Epidaurus (Theater-to-Theater) Half Marathon, finishing in 1:22:32 and becoming the first woman to win the race outright, ahead of the entire male field as well.
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Representing  United Kingdom | ||||||
| 2022 | 2022 European Athletics Championships | Munich, Germany | 22nd | Marathon | 2:35:33 | |
| 2018 | 2018 European Athletics Championships | Berlin, Germany | 5th | 10,000 m | 32:36.45 | |
| 2016 | 2016 European Cross Country Championships | Chia, Italy | 3rd | Cross Country | 19:42 | |
| 2015 | 2015 European Athletics U23 Championships | Tallinn, Estonia | 3rd | 10,000 m | 32:46.57 | |
| 2014 | 2014 European Cross Country Championships | Borovets, Bulgaria | 9th | Cross Country | 22:59 | |