Kimberley Smith (born 19 November 1981) is a New Zealand middle-distance and long-distance runner who retired in 2016.Three-Time Olympian Kim Smith Announces Retirement, FloTrack, Taylor Dutch, 22 February 2019. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
Life She is a 2005 graduate of Providence College (previously at Auckland's 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 metres and 3,000 metres) and outdoor track (5,000 metres) during the 2003–04 season. Her four NCAA individual championships are the most by any runner in Providence College history. In 2004, she won the Honda Sports Award as the nation's best female collegiate track and field athlete, then in 2005 won the Honda Sports Award as the nation's best female collegiate cross country runner.
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 13 February 2010 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.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.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 2:27http://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 2012 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. They have two children.
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.
In 2016, her last year of professional running, she finished third at the Stanford Invitational 5K in 15:32.
Smith was contracted by New Balance and still holds many New Zealand national records.New York Road Runners – 2007 Continental Airlines Fifth Avenue Mile Bios She also holds the Oceanian records for the 5000 metres (indoors) and 10,000 metres. She currently resides in Providence, Rhode Island.
Achievements Representing 2004Olympic Games Athens, Greece 20th5,000 m2005World Cross Country ChampionshipsSaint-Étienne, France 12thLong raceWorld ChampionshipsHelsinki, Finland 15th10,000 mWorld Athletics FinalMonte Carlo, Monaco 7th5000 mUniversiadeİzmir, Turkey 1st5000 m2006World CupAthens, Greece 4th5000 m2007World ChampionshipsOsaka, Japan4th10,000 m2008World Indoor ChampionshipsValencia, Spain6th3000 mOlympic Games Beijing, China7th10,000 m2009World Cross Country ChampionshipsAmman, Jordan 13thSenior raceWorld ChampionshipsBerlin, Germany8th10,000 mWorld Half Marathon ChampionshipsBirmingham, England7thHalf marathon2010London MarathonLondon, England6thMarathonNew York City MarathonNew York City, United States4thMarathon2011New York City MarathonNew York City, United States5thMarathon2012Olympic GamesLondon, England15thMarathon
Personal bests Outdoor Distance Time Date Location 1500 metres 4:11.25 26 June 2004 Waltham, MA 2000 metres 5:47:10 13 January 2007 Hamilton, NZL 3000 metres 8:35.31 NROceania Area Record. iaaf.org – Area Records – Outdoor. Area Records – Indoor 25 July 2007 Monaco 5000 metres 14:45.93 NR 11 July 2008 Rome 5 km (road) 15:16 NR 14 April 2013 Boston2013 B.A.A. 5K Top Finishers . Boston Athletic Association. Retrieved on 28 April 2013. 4 Miles (road) 19:38Athletics New Zealand do not keep official records for the 4 Mile distance, but the ARRS publish a list of National Records – 4 Miles 20 June 2009 Peoria, IL 10,000 metres 30:35.54 NR 4 May 2008 Palo Alto, CA 10 km (road) 31:38 25 May 2009 London 20 km (road) 1:03:38 NR 18 September 2011 Philadelphia Half marathon 1:07:11 NR 18 September 2011 Philadelphia 25 km (road) 1:24:15 NR 25 April 2010 London 30 km (road) 1:41:43 NR 25 April 2010 London Marathon 2:25:21 NR 25 April 2010 London
Indoor Distance Time Date Location One mile 4:24.14 NR 8 February 2008 Boston2008 BU Valentine Invitational – W Mile H1 . Flotrack video. 3000 metres 8:38.14 NR 27 January 2007 Boston Two miles 9:13.94 26 January 2008 Boston 5000 metres 14:39.89 NR 27 February 2009 New York City NR indicates a New Zealand national record
References
External links
Athletics New Zealand profile for Kimberley Smith