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Keira D'Amato becomes fastest American woman to finish marathon, breaking a 16-year record
Jan 19, 2022 31 secs
January 18, 2022 / 2:27 PM.

Runner Keira D'Amato broke the American record in the women's marathon this weekend.

The 37-year-old mother of two ran the Houston Marathon in two hours, 19 minutes and 12 seconds, beating the previous record set in 2006!

She competed in middle-distance running for American University more than a decade ago, but picked up her running shoes seriously once again in 2017, completing a marathon in Virginia in over three hours, according to NBC Sports

A NEW AMERICAN RECORD

During the same event in Houston, Sara Hall, another mom, broke the American record in the half marathon, setting a new time of one hour, seven minutes and 15 seconds. 

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