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Kimberley "Kim" Smith (born 19 November 1981 in Papakura) is a New Zealand middle distance and long distance runner who specialises in the 5000 and 10,000 metres. She is a 2005 graduate of Providence College (previously at King's College, she first started running with Papakura Harriers. Smith won the 2004 NCAA Women's Individual Cross Country Championship. She won three NCAA individual titles in indoor track (5,000 meters and 3,000 meters) and outdoor track (5,000 meters) during the 2003–04 season. Her four NCAA individual championships are the most by any runner in Providence College history.〔(Kim Smith Wins NCAA Division I Cross Country Title :: Friars finish third overall as a team; Kim Smith and Fiona Crombie claim All-America honors )〕 She set a national record in the marathon with a run at the 2010 London Marathon – she finished eighth in the women's race and recorded a time of 2:25:21. Her result was upgraded to sixth after Russian athletes Liliya Shobukhova and Inga Abitova were removed from the results for doping. She ran the fastest half marathon by a woman on United States soil when she won the 2011 Rock 'n’ Roll Mardi Gras Half Marathon in 1:07:36.〔(Kim Smith Runs Fastest Half Marathon On U.S. Soil ). Running Competitor. Retrieved on 2010-13-02.〕 Smith was leading the women's field of the 2011 Boston Marathon by 50 seconds at the halfway point, but injured her leg at mile 15 and was forced to drop from the race with roughly seven miles remaining. She ran at the inaugural B.A.A. 10K in June and came second behind the Boston Marathon winner Caroline Kilel.〔(Mutai sizzles 27:19 in Boston 10Km ). IAAF (26 June 2011). Retrieved on 2 July 2011.〕 Smith established herself as the seventh fastest runner ever at the Rock 'n' Roll Philadelphia Half Marathon, where she improved upon Meseret Defar's course record with a time of 1:07:11 hours.〔Rosenthal, Bert (17 September 2011). (Kisorio blazes 58:46 at Philadelphia Half Marathon, fourth fastest ever ). IAAF. Retrieved on 4 October 2011.〕 She entered the 2011 New York City Marathon two months later and finished in fifth place with a time of 2:25:46 hours.〔Morse, Parker (6 November 2011). (G. Mutai smashes course record, Dado the surprise women's winner in New York ). IAAF. Retrieved on 8 November 2011.〕 She finished 6th in Yokohama Marathon on 18 November 2012 in 2:27〔http://www.iaaf.org/news/report/cheromei-breaks-course-record-in-yokohama. IAAF. Retrieved on 8 November 2011.〕 At the 2012 New York City Half Marathon she was leading alongside Firehiwot Dado before finally finishing second behind the Ethiopian.〔(Kirui and Dado triumph in New York Half Marathon ). IAAF (18 March 2012). Retrieved on 25 March 2012.〕 She ran a course record at the Boston 10K, beating reigning champion Kilel with a run of 31:36 minutes.〔(World lead for Mutai, course record for Smith at Boston 10k ). IAAF (24 June 2012). Retrieved on 9 July 2012.〕 She placed fifteenth in the Olympic marathon in London and won the Boston Half Marathon to claim the BAA Distance Medley jackpot of $100,000.〔(Big payday for Kiprono and Smith in Boston ). IAAF (8 October 2012). Retrieved on 10 February 2013.〕 In September 2012 she married fellow runner Patrick Tarpy. Smith was runner-up to Olympic marathon champion Tiki Gelana at the 2013 Kagawa Marugame Half Marathon.〔Nakamura, Ken (3 February 2013). (Gelana under pressure but retains Marugame Half Marathon title ). IAAF. Retrieved on 23 February 2013.〕 Smith is contracted by New Balance and currently holds six New Zealand national records.〔(New York Road Runners – 2007 Continental Airlines Fifth Avenue Mile Bios )〕 She also holds the Oceanian records for the 3000, 5000 and 10,000 metres. Currently, she resides in Providence, Rhode Island. ==Achievements== 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「Kimberley Smith (runner)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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