Kim Smith (runner)

This article is about the New Zealand runner. For other sportspeople with this name, see Kimberley Smith (disambiguation).

Kimberley Smith
Smith in the marathon at the 2012 Olympics in London
Personal information
Born (1981-11-19) 19 November 1981 (age 42)
Papakura, Auckland, New Zealand
Height1.66 m (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in)
Weight48 kg (106 lb)
Sport
Country New Zealand
SportAthletics
EventMarathon
ClubNew Balance
Coached byRay Treacy

Kimberley Smith (born 19 November 1981) is a New Zealand middle-distance and long-distance runner who retired in 2016.[1]

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.[2] 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.[3][4][5][6]

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.[7] 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.[8] She ran at the inaugural B.A.A. 10K in June and came second behind the Boston Marathon winner Caroline Kilel.[9] 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.[10] She entered the 2011 New York City Marathon two months later and finished in fifth place with a time of 2:25:46.[11] She finished 6th in Yokohama Marathon on 18 November 2012 in 2:27[12]

At the 2012 New York City Half Marathon she was leading alongside Firehiwot Dado before finally finishing second behind the Ethiopian.[13] She ran a course record at the Boston 10K, beating reigning champion Kilel with a run of 31:36 minutes.[14] 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.[15] In September 2012 she married fellow runner Patrick Tarpy.[16] They have two children.[1]

Smith was runner-up to Olympic marathon champion Tiki Gelana at the 2013 Kagawa Marugame Half Marathon.[17]

In 2016, her last year of professional running, she finished third at the Stanford Invitational 5K in 15:32.[1]

Smith was contracted by New Balance and still holds many New Zealand national records.[18] She also holds the Oceanian records for the 3000, 5000 and 10,000 metres. Currently, she resides in Providence, Rhode Island.[19]

Achievements

Year Competition Venue Position Event
Representing  New Zealand
2004 Olympic Games Athens, Greece 20th 5,000 m
2005 World Cross Country Championships Saint-Étienne, France 12th Long race
World Championships Helsinki, Finland 15th 10,000 m
World Athletics Final Monte Carlo, Monaco 7th 5000 m
Universiade İzmir, Turkey 1st 5000 m
2006 World Cup Athens, Greece 4th 5000 m
2007 World Championships Osaka, Japan 4th 10,000 m
2008 World Indoor Championships Valencia, Spain 6th 3000 m
Olympic Games Beijing, China 7th 10,000 m
2009 World Cross Country Championships Amman, Jordan 13th Senior race
World Championships Berlin, Germany 8th 10,000 m
World Half Marathon Championships Birmingham, England 7th Half marathon
2010 London Marathon London, England 6th Marathon
New York City Marathon New York City, United States 4th Marathon
2011 New York City Marathon New York City, United States 5th Marathon
2012 Olympic Games London, England 15th Marathon

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 NR[20] 25 July 2007 Monaco
5000 metres 14:45.93 NR[20] 11 July 2008 Rome
5 km (road) 15:16 NR 14 April 2013 Boston[21]
4 Miles (road) 19:38[22] 20 June 2009 Peoria, IL
10,000 metres 30:35.54 NR[20] 4 May 2008 Palo Alto, CA
10 km (road) 31:38 25 May 2009 London
20 km (road) 1:03:38 NR[23] 18 September 2011 Philadelphia
Half marathon 1:07:11 NR[23] 18 September 2011 Philadelphia
25 km (road) 1:24:15 NR[23] 25 April 2010 London
30 km (road) 1:41:43 NR[23] 25 April 2010 London
Marathon 2:25:21 NR 25 April 2010 London

[24]

Indoor

Distance Time Date Location
One mile 4:24.14 NR[20] 8 February 2008 Boston[25]
3000 metres 8:38.14 NR[20] 27 January 2007 Boston
Two miles 9:13.94 26 January 2008 Boston
5000 metres 14:39.89 NR[20] 27 February 2009 New York City

NR indicates a New Zealand national record

References

  1. ^ a b c Three-Time Olympian Kim Smith Announces Retirement, FloTrack, Taylor Dutch, 22 February 2019. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
  2. ^ Kim Smith Wins NCAA Division I Cross Country Title :: Friars finish third overall as a team; Kim Smith and Fiona Crombie claim All-America honors
  3. ^ "Kim Smith Receives Honda Sports Award For Cross Country". Providence College Athletics. 7 December 2004. Retrieved 26 March 2020.
  4. ^ "Kim Smith Receives The Honda Award For Track And Field". Providence College Athletics. 2 June 2004. Retrieved 26 March 2020.
  5. ^ "Track & Field". CWSA. Retrieved 26 March 2020.
  6. ^ "Cross Country". CWSA. Retrieved 26 March 2020.
  7. ^ Kim Smith Runs Fastest Half Marathon On U.S. Soil Archived 28 October 2016 at the Wayback Machine. Running Competitor. Retrieved on 13 February 2010
  8. ^ Thornton, Carolyn. "Emotional Kim Smith disappointed with Boston Marathon outcome". The Providence Journal. Retrieved 2 July 2011.
  9. ^ Mutai sizzles 27:19 in Boston 10Km. IAAF (26 June 2011). Retrieved on 2 July 2011. Archived 2 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine
  10. ^ Rosenthal, Bert (17 September 2011). Kisorio blazes 58:46 at Philadelphia Half Marathon, fourth-fastest ever. IAAF. Retrieved on 4 October 2011. Archived 24 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine
  11. ^ 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. Archived 8 November 2011 at the Wayback Machine
  12. ^ http://www.iaaf.org/news/report/cheromei-breaks-course-record-in-yokohama. IAAF. Retrieved on 8 November 2011.
  13. ^ Kirui and Dado triumph in New York Half Marathon. IAAF (18 March 2012). Retrieved on 25 March 2012. Archived 20 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine
  14. ^ World lead for Mutai, course record for Smith at Boston 10k. IAAF (24 June 2012). Retrieved on 9 July 2012. Archived 28 June 2012 at the Wayback Machine
  15. ^ Big payday for Kiprono and Smith in Boston. IAAF (8 October 2012). Retrieved on 10 February 2013.
  16. ^ Gambaccini, Peter (5 March 2013). "Kim Smith Eager to Win NYC Half on March 17". Runner's World.
  17. ^ Nakamura, Ken (3 February 2013). Gelana under pressure but retains Marugame Half Marathon title. IAAF. Retrieved on 23 February 2013.
  18. ^ New York Road Runners – 2007 Continental Airlines Fifth Avenue Mile Bios Archived 18 May 2008 at the Wayback Machine
  19. ^ Robinson, Roger. "Kim Smith on the Edge". Running Times. Retrieved 5 November 2010.
  20. ^ a b c d e f Oceania Area Record. iaaf.org – Area Records – Outdoor. Area Records – Indoor
  21. ^ 2013 B.A.A. 5K Top Finishers Archived 26 April 2013 at the Wayback Machine. Boston Athletic Association. Retrieved on 28 April 2013.
  22. ^ Athletics New Zealand do not keep official records for the 4 Mile distance, but the ARRS publish a list of National Records – 4 Miles
  23. ^ a b c d "Athletics New Zealand Rankings and Records".
  24. ^ "Kimberley SMITH | Profile".
  25. ^ 2008 BU Valentine Invitational – W Mile H1 Archived 19 March 2008 at the Wayback Machine. Flotrack video.