Personal information | |
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Nationality | American |
Born | Durango, Colorado | December 17, 1988
Height | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) |
Sport | |
Sport | Track, Long-distance running |
Event(s) | 5000 m, 10,000 m, Marathon |
College team | University of Colorado, Boulder |
Team | Saucony |
Coached by | Joe Bosshard |
Achievements and titles | |
Personal best(s) |
1500 meters: 4:10.55
3000 meters: 8:57.11 |
Laura Thweatt (born December 17, 1988) is an American long-distance runner.
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Thweatt was born in Durango, Colorado. She began running competitively at Durango High School for which she placed 2nd at the 2006 Colorado 5A cross country state championship. [1] [2]
She attended the University of Colorado.
Thweatt competed for the University of Colorado where she was a five time All-Big 12 Conference performer and Academic All-Big 12. [3] She was coached by Mark Wetmore. Her teammates included future Olympic medalists Jenny Simpson and Emma Coburn, Olympic steeplechaser Billy Nelson, Brent and Sara Vaughn, and Bradley Harkrader. [2]
Laura Thweatt ran 2016 Summer Olympics standard in 10,000 meters in 31:52.94 at the 2016 Stanford Invitational.
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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2013 | USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships | Des Moines, Iowa | 14th | 5000 m | 16:12.94 [4] [5] |
2014 | USA Indoor Track and Field Championships | Albuquerque, New Mexico | 6th | 3000 m | 9:30.52 [6] |
2016 | USA Olympic Trials & Outdoor Track and Field Championships | Eugene, Oregon | 5th | 10,000 m | 32:26.21 [7] |
18th | 5,000 m | 15:50.60 [7] | |||
2020 | USA Olympic Trials & Outdoor Track and Field Championships | Atlanta, Georgia | 5th | Marathon | 2:29:08 [8] |
Thweatt won the title at the 2013 and 2014 USATF National Club Cross Country Championships. [9] [10]
In 2015, Thweatt won the USA Cross Country Championships. [9] She also competed in the 2015 IAAF World Cross Country Championships where she finished 29th. [11]
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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2013 | USA Cross Country Championships | St. Louis, Missouri | 14th | 8000 meters | 27:30 |
2015 | USA Cross Country Championships | Boulder, Colorado | 1st | 8000 meters | 27:42 [12] |
2017 | USA Cross Country Championships | Bend, Oregon | 2nd | 10,000 meters | 35:11.7 [13] |
Competition | Country | Result | Event | Date | Place | Cat | Type Nr. | Score |
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London Marathon, London | GBR | 2:25:38 | Marathon | 23 APR 2017 | 6. | GL | F | 1176 |
TCS New York Marathon, New York, NY | USA | 2:27:00 | Marathon | 07 NOV 2021 | 8. | GW | F | 1162 |
Palo Alto Payton Jordan Cardinal Invitational, Palo Alto, CA | USA | 15:04.98 | 5000 Metres | 04 MAY 2014 | 4. | E | F1 | 1153 |
New York Marathon, New York, NY | USA | 2:28:23 | Marathon | 01 NOV 2015 | 7. | GL | F | 1149 |
Palo Alto Stanford Invitational, Palo Alto, CA | USA | 31:52.94 | 10,000 Metres | 01 APR 2016 | 1. | F | F1 | 1145 |
Bank of America Chicago Marathon, Chicago, IL | USA | 2:29:06 | Marathon | 13 OCT 2019 | 8. | GL | F | 1142 |
US Olympic Team Trials Marathon, Atlanta, GA | USA | 2:29:08 | Marathon | 29 FEB 2020 | 5. | B | F | 1141 |
New Balance Indoor Grand Prix, Reggie Lewis Center, Boston, MA | USA | 8:57.11 | 3000 Metres | 14 FEB 2016 | 3. | B | F | 1138 |
Sound Running TEN, JSerra Catholic HS, San Juan Capistrano, CA | USA | 32:01.52 | 10,000 Metres | 06 MAR 2022 | 15. | F | F | 1138 |
Aramco Houston Half Marathon, Houston, TX | USA | 1:10:12 | Half Marathon | 19 JAN 2020 | 22. | A | F | 1126 |
Thweatt finished 3rd in 2013 .US National Road Racing Championships in 39:15 (5:16 per mile) over 12 km. [15]
Thweatt finished 2nd in 2015 Jacksonville Gate River Run 15 km USATF Road Championships in 50:50. [16] [17] She won 2015 Rock 'n' Roll Virginia Beach Half Marathon [18] and debut at 2015 TCS New York City Marathon 7th place in 2:28:23. [19] [20] [21]
At 2016 USATF 5 km Championships hosted by CVS Downtown 5K in Providence Rhode Island, Thweatt finished 6th in 16:07. [22]
Thweatt finished 6th in 2017 London Marathon in 2:25:38 (5:34 per mile) over 42.2 km. [23] [24] [25]
In 2019, she finished 5th in the 2019 NYRR New York Mini 10K, which also served as the USATF Women's 10K Championship. [26] Thweatt placed 8th at 2019 Chicago Marathon in 2:29:06. [27]
She trained under coach Joe Bosshard for the 2020 Olympics but missed a place on the U.S. Olympic Team by 16 seconds when Thweatt placed 5th at Atlanta hosted United States Olympic Marathon Trials in February 2020. [2]
Thweatt placed 8th in 2:27:00 at 2021 New York marathon. [28] [29] [30]
Thweatt has resided in Superior, Colorado, and Louisville, Colorado. [2]