Melanie Myrand
Canadian long-distance runner
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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]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Born | 7 October 1985 |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
Event | Marathon |
Career
Myrand started road racing in 2014. She participated in a 5 km (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 |
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