Allison Roe
Allison Pamela Roe, MBE (née Deed; born 30 May 1956 in Auckland) is a former long-distance athlete from New Zealand. In 1981, she won both the Boston Marathon and New York City Marathon. In Boston, she ran 2:26:46 to improve the course record by almost eight minutes, set the previous year by Jacqueline Gareau.[1] In New York, she set an apparent world record with 2:25:29, to break Grete Waitz's time of 2:25:42 from the 1980 New York Marathon. However, after re-measurement, the 1981 course was found to be 150 metres short, though Waitz's 1980 record is also disputed. Also in 1981, she set a 20 km world record in Miyazaki, Japan.
At the 2013 Auckland elections, Roe was elected to the Waitemata District Health Board and the Devonport-Takapuna Local Board.[2] In the 2016 elections, Roe joined the Rodney First ticket and stood for re-election for the Health Board and election to the Rodney Local Board.[3] She was successful in both contests with the most second most popular and most popular votes respectively.[4][5]
Achievements
- All results regarding marathon, unless stated otherwise
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Representing  New Zealand
| ||||
| 1980 | Tokyo Marathon | Tokyo, Japan | 4th | 2:42:24 |
| 1981 | Boston Marathon | Boston, United States | 1st | 2:26:46 |
| New York City Marathon | New York, United States | 1st | 2:25:29 [6] | |
References
- ^ "Seko Clocks A Boston Record". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. AP. 21 April 1981. p. 19. Retrieved 13 January 2011.
{{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameters:|pmd=and|trans_title=(help) - ^ "Rankin elected to Waitemata health board". 10 October 2010.
- ^ "Allison Roe and Auckland councillor join Rodney First ticket - Scoop News".
- ^ http://www.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz/EN/AboutCouncil/HowCouncilWorks/Elections/Documents/Confirmedlocalelectionresults2016.pdf
- ^ http://www.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz/EN/AboutCouncil/HowCouncilWorks/Elections/Documents/aucklanddhb2016.pdf
- ^ http://www.arrs.net/MaraRank/ATM_Mara1981.htm Course 150 m short on remeasurement
External links
- Official website
- "Interview 4/1/04: Allison Roe". Archived from the original on 3 July 2007. Retrieved 19 March 2008.
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