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Alevtina Ivanova ((ロシア語:Алевтина Иванова)) (born 22 May 1975) is a Russian long-distance runner who specialises in the marathon. She has won at the Prague International Marathon (in 2002) and the Nagano Olympic Commemorative Marathon (in 2007 and 2008). Ivanova has competed much on the road running circuit in the United States and has won the Beach to Beacon race, Crim 10-Mile Race, News and Sentinel Half Marathon and America's Finest City Half Marathon. She has represented Russia internationally in cross country running: she was the best-performing European in the short race at the 2005 IAAF World Cross Country Championships and took part in the 2006 European Cross Country Championships. In addition to professional competition, she has acted as a pacemaker in major marathons in Japan. ==Career== She made her debut over the classic distance in 2002 at the Prague International Marathon and she won, finishing in a time of 2:32:24.〔(Prague International Marathon ). Association of Road Racing Statisticians. Retrieved on 2010-08-08.〕 She improved her time further at the Amsterdam Marathon in October, where she ran 2:30:25 for sixth place, and then she took third place at the Honolulu Marathon. The following year she took part in the Nagano Olympic Commemorative Marathon for the first time and finished in second place behind compatriot Madina Biktagirova with a personal best time of 2:29:05.〔(Wainaina and Biktagirova take wins in Nagano Marathon ). IAAF/AFP (2003-04-20). Retrieved on 2010-08-08.〕 She also ran in the Dublin Marathon (taking fourth) and returned to Honolulu where she improved to second place. At the Park Forest Scenic 10 in Illinois, United States, she ran a course record of 53:18 to win the competition.〔(Park Forest Scenic 10 mile ). Association of Road Racing Statisticians. Retrieved on 2010-08-08.〕 In 2004, Ivanova ran at the Nagano Marathon for a second time, finishing fourth on this occasion. She started a tour of the United States and ran in a succession of races in August. She started with a third-place finish at the Beach to Beacon race,〔(7th People's Beach to Beacon 10K ). Beach to Beacon. Retrieved on 2010-08-08.〕 scored a victory in the Falmouth Road Race the following week,〔(Falmouth Road Race 7 Miles ). Association of Road Racing Statisticians. Retrieved on 2010-08-08.〕 won at the America's Finest City Half Marathon the next weekend,〔(America's Finest City Half Marathon ). Association of Road Racing Statisticians. Retrieved on 2010-08-08.〕 and then beat all comers at the News and Sentinel Half Marathon in Parkersburg, West Virginia a week later.〔(News and Sentinel Half Marathon ). Association of Road Racing Statisticians. Retrieved on 2010-08-08.〕 She closed the year with a fourth-place finish at the Honolulu Marathon. She won the Russian cross country running championships at the start of 2005 and entered the short race at the 2005 IAAF World Cross Country Championships.〔 She placed tenth in the race – the best performance by an athlete outside of the dominant teams of Kenya and Ethiopia.〔(2005 World XC Championships - Short Race - W Final ). IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-08-08.〕 A return to the Beach to Beacon race saw her finish as runner-up to Lornah Kiplagat.〔(TD Banknorth Beach To Beacon 10K 2005 results ). Beach to Beacon. Retrieved on 2010-08-08.〕 Ivanova was eighth at the Virginia Beach Half Marathon.〔(2005 Race Results - Virginia Beach Half Marathon ). Virginia Beach Half Marathon. Retrieved on 2010-08-08.〕 She was employed as the pacemaker for the 2005 Tokyo International Women's Marathon and led the race up to the 25 km point.〔Nakamura, Ken (2005-11-20). (Takahashi returns with solid win - Tokyo Women's Marathon report ). IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-08-08.〕 She again ran in Honolulu and reached the podium by taking third place. At the start of 2006, she set a course record at the Uptown Run in Dallas, Texas, winning the 8 km race in a time of 25:16.〔Sailor, Victah (2006-03-25). (Kipketer, Ivanova cruise to course records in Dallas 8Km ). IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-08-08.〕 She set a number of bests from 15 km to 25 km at the Nagoya Women's Marathon, although she failed to finish the race.〔(Ivanova Alevtina ). IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-08-08.〕 In her third attempt at the Beach to Beacon Race she beat Edna Kiplagat to win the title of the 10K competition.〔(2006 TD Banknorth Beach To Beacon 10K ). Beach to Beacon. Retrieved on 2010-08-08.〕 She also won the News and Sentinel Half Marathon for a second time in August 2006,〔 and also took the title at the Crim 10-Mile Race in Flint, Michigan that month.〔Sailer, Victah (2006-08-27). (Kosgei and Alevtina triumph at Crim 10 ). IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-08-08.〕 At the end of the year she represented Russia at the 2006 European Cross Country Championships, where she was sixteenth and helped the Russia women's team to fourth place along with Mariya Konovalova. She acted as the pacemaker for the Tokyo Women's Marathon in November and she set an unofficial best of 1:10:53 over the half marathon distance.〔Nakamura, Ken (2006-11-19). (Tosa runs away from Takahashi in Tokyo but misses automatic Osaka berth ). IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-08-08.〕 She won the 2007 Nagano Marathon, building up a large lead in the final stages to score a personal best of 2:27:49, as well as a win over Dire Tune, among others.〔Nakamura, Ken (2007-04-15). (Kinyanjui successfully defends in Nagano ). IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-08-08.〕 Ivanova competed in India for the first time at the Delhi Half Marathon and she finished in eighth place.〔Krishnan, Ram. Murali (2007-10-28). (Disi, Alemu the winners in New Delhi Half-Marathon ). IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-08-08.〕 The following year's Nagano Marathon brought even further improvement for the Russian as she not only defended her title, but knocked over a minute off her best with a run of 2:26:39.〔Nakamura, Ken (2008-04-20) (Kinyanjui, Ivanova, defend in Nagano ). IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-08-08.〕 Ivanova led the 2009 Rock 'n' Roll Las Vegas Marathon for much of the race, but she was eventually overhauled by Caroline Rotich.〔Cruz, Dan (2009-12-07). (Rotich and Toroitich collect Marathon wins in Las Vegas ). IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-08-08.〕 She managed to finish as runner-up to Helena Kirop at the 2010 Prague Marathon, running one of her fastest times with 2:27:36.〔Butcher, Pat (2010-05-09). (Massive breakthrough for Kiptanui - 2:05:39 in Prague ). IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-08-08.〕 She was sixth at the Yokohama Women's Marathon in her first race of 2011.〔Nakamura, Ken (2011-02-20). (Ozaki takes Yokohama victory in 2:23:56 ). IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-02-20.〕 She won the Saint Petersburg Marathon in June then returned to Yokohama for its new November timing, but was outside of the top ten. She returned to the podium at the San Diego Marathon in June 2012, winning the race in a time of 2:27:44 hours.〔(June 2012 AIMS Results ). AIMS. Retrieved on 2012-06-09.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Alevtina Ivanova」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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