Keira D’Amato is the fastest female marathon runner in history. She is a mother of two, and is 37 years old.
D’Amato has had something of a wobbly career. Fourteen years ago, she suffered an injury, and she has spent the last five years using running to help herself out of one of the lowest points in her life. Then, in January, she finished the Houston Marathon with a time of 2 hours, 19 minutes, and 12 seconds, overturning a record that had been set back in 2006. D’Amato had gone back to the sport almost accidentally, and now she had reached the peak of the sport; she had achieved what many runners long for, breaking a world record. She reveled in her record time, then thought: “I can go faster.”
Setting a world record didn’t come out of nowhere. D’Amato started by meeting less-ambitious goals. According to the runner herself, she still has many goals to complete, such as “Compete with the world’s best at marquee marathons,” “Represent the United States on a global scale,”, and “Qualify for the Olympics.” Completing these goals is urgent, as her physical condition will decline soon, due to the general rule that as you age, you weaken. When the 2024 Paris Olympics come around, Keira D’Amato will be three months away from being 40 years old.
However, this year, she may compete in this month’s track-and-field world championships marathon in Eugene, Oregon. Oregon is a state full of fast runners and is known as the Track Capital of the United States. D’Amato has been chosen as an alternate for Team USA. So, if any of the three American runners decides to drop out of the competition, D’Amato will run in place of that person. Just like that, her goal of representing the United States might become a reality.
Keira D’Amato has had a rough running career, but this month’s upcoming world championships could mark a high point in her life.
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D’Amato has had something of a wobbly career. Fourteen years ago, she suffered an injury, and she has spent the last five years using running to help herself out of one of the lowest points in her life. Then, in January, she finished the Houston Marathon with a time of 2 hours, 19 minutes, and 12 seconds, overturning a record that had been set back in 2006. D’Amato had gone back to the sport almost accidentally, and now she had reached the peak of the sport; she had achieved what many runners long for, breaking a world record. She reveled in her record time, then thought: “I can go faster.”
Setting a world record didn’t come out of nowhere. D’Amato started by meeting less-ambitious goals. According to the runner herself, she still has many goals to complete, such as “Compete with the world’s best at marquee marathons,” “Represent the United States on a global scale,”, and “Qualify for the Olympics.” Completing these goals is urgent, as her physical condition will decline soon, due to the general rule that as you age, you weaken. When the 2024 Paris Olympics come around, Keira D’Amato will be three months away from being 40 years old.
However, this year, she may compete in this month’s track-and-field world championships marathon in Eugene, Oregon. Oregon is a state full of fast runners and is known as the Track Capital of the United States. D’Amato has been chosen as an alternate for Team USA. So, if any of the three American runners decides to drop out of the competition, D’Amato will run in place of that person. Just like that, her goal of representing the United States might become a reality.
Keira D’Amato has had a rough running career, but this month’s upcoming world championships could mark a high point in her life.
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