Debra "Debbie" Mason (born 31 January 1968) is a British long-distance runner. She represented Great Britain running the marathon at the 2005 World Championships in Athletics. She also represented England in two Commonwealth Games.
Career
Mason had suffered from anorexia and returned to running with her daughter. She was a member of Sutton-in-Ashfield Harriers Athletics Club when she won the Dublin Marathon in 2001, in a time of 2:35:40, running as Robinson. She then joined Tipton Harriers. The Dublin performance enabled her to represent England at the 2002 Commonwealth Games marathon, where she finished fourth and was top woman from the United Kingdom. In 2003 a win at the Bath Half Marathon and competing in the 2003 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships secured her place on the world stage.
Mason missed out on the 2004 Olympics, but beating Tracey Morris into second place in the Liverpool Half Marathon followed by a London Marathon time of 2:36:59 qualified her for a place at the 2005 World Championships in Athletics, with Paula Radcliffe, Hayley Haining, Mara Yamauchi and Liz Yelling And also a place on the England squad for the Marathon at the 2006 Commonwealth Games. Although she did not finishing at either of these events.
Mason did complete the Half Marathon at the 2005 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships.
Competition record Representing and 2001Dublin Marathon Dublin, Ireland1stMarathon2:35:40 (PB)2002Commonwealth GamesManchester, United Kingdom4thMarathon2:39:422003World Half Marathon ChampionshipsVilamoura, Portugal42ndHalf Marathon1:16:082003Bath Half MarathonBath, United Kingdom1stHalf Marathon1:11:57 (PB)2005Liverpool Half MarathonLiverpool, United Kingdom1stHalf Marathon1:13:022005London MarathonLondon, United Kingdom13thMarathon2:36:592005World Championships in AthleticsHelsinki, Finland DNF Marathon DNF2005World Half Marathon ChampionshipsEdmonton, Canada52ndHalf Marathon1:19:322006Four Villages Half MarathonHelsby, United Kingdom1stHalf Marathon1:14:312006Commonwealth GamesMelbourne, AustraliaDNFMarathonDNF2008Nottingham MarathonNottingham, United Kingdom1stMarathon2:53:16
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