Kim Jones

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Kim Jones
Height	1.70m
Weight	53.00 kg
Nationality	United States
Born	May 2, 1958 at Sonoma, California

Kimberly Jones (1958-) is an American marathon runner.

Jones won the 1997 Lilac Bloomsday Run 12k. She spent two seasons working with high school cross country runners in Spokane, Washington.

She is an Associate Coach for the Anaerobic Management coaching firm.

Contents 1 Fastest Marathon Performances 2 Personal bests 3 Accomplishments 4 External links 5 References

Fastest Marathon Performances

• 2:26:40 Boston '91 (2nd) 3rd fastest U.S. marathon performer
• 2:27:50 Berlin '91 (2nd)
• 2:27:54 New York City '89 (2nd)
• 2:29:34 Boston '89 (3rd)
• 2:30:00 Boston '93 (2nd)
• Plus 12 other performances under 2:33 since 1986

Personal bests

• 5000 Meters- 15:43 ('96)
• 10km- 32:23 ('89), 32:48 ('97)
• 15km- 50:09 ('88), 50:20 ('95)
• Half Marathon- 1:11:34 ('88)
• 25km- 1:26:54 ('97)
• Marathon- 2:26:40 ('91), 2:31 ('97, at age 39)
• U.S. 30K (1:47:41) and 20 mile (1:55:29) records

Accomplishments

• Ranked 3rd in the World in the marathon (1989)
• 8th place marathon finisher at the Stuttgart World Championships (1993)
• 16th place marathon finisher at the Göteborg World Championships (1995)
• Inducted into the RRCA Hall of Fame in 1997.

• 27 Career Marathons
  • Fastest- 2:26:40 (Boston '91)
  • Slowest- 2:51:21 (New York '01)

17 races 2:33 or faster, most by an American woman (Joan Benoit Samuelson 9; Lisa Weidenbach 7)

• Average time for the first 25 marathons- 2:33:04
• Average place for the first 25 marathons- 4.1^[1]

External links

• IAAF profile for Kim Jones

References

1. ↑ http://www.anaerobic.net/associatecoaches.aspx Retrieved 2009-0703