Freya Ross
 Freya Ross in the Marathon at the 2012 Olympics in London | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 20 September 1983 |
| Height | 1.58 m (5 ft 2 in) |
| Weight | 44 kg (97 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Country |
 United Kingdom |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event(s) | Marathon |
Freya Ross (née Murray, born 20 September 1983) is a Scottish long-distance runner who competes in the 5000 metres and 10,000 metres, as well as cross country running.[1][2] Ross represented Scotland in the 5,000 metres and 10,000 metres in the 2010 Commonwealth Games.[3] in Delhi in October 2010. She won the Great Ireland Run in 2010[4] and the Great Yorkshire Run in both 2009 and 2010 setting the course record in 2009.
Freya runs for Edinburgh Athletics Club[5] she lives in Stenhousemuir, Scotland and is a full-time athlete. She previously worked as a structural engineer for Cundall LLP.
In February 2012, Freya won the Scottishathletics National Cross Country for the sixth time in seven years.[6]
Freya was the second fastest British woman at the 2012 Virgin London Marathon in her first marathon while aiming to qualify for the 2012 Olympics. She was subsequently awarded a place due to the withdrawal of the injured Paula Radcliffe.[7][8] She was the first British athlete home in 44th place in a time of 2:32:14.
Freya received an Honorary Doctorate from Heriot-Watt University in 2014.[9]
Personal bests
- 1500 metres – 4:15.85 min (2005)
- 3000 metres – 9:08.97 min (2009)
- 5000 metres – 15:26.5 min (2010)
- 10,000 metres – 32:23.44 min (2010)
- 10k road - 32:28 min (2009) {Sheffield}
- Half marathon - 1 hour 11 min 51 seconds {2013} {Glasgow}
- Marathon – 2 hours 28 min 12 seconds (2012) (London)
References
- ↑ "Scots runner Freya Ross eyes 2013 glory by preparing at training camp in Colorado Rockies". Daily Record. 30 December 2012. Retrieved 2 September 2013.
- ↑ "Athlete profile for Freya Murray". IAAF. Retrieved 2 September 2013.
- ↑ "Evening Chronicle Sport - sport news from Newcastle, Gateshead and Tyne & Wear". Chroniclelive.co.uk. Retrieved 2015-02-18.
- ↑ McGuirk, Bill (2010-04-19). "Murray delighted with Great Ireland Run win". Chronicle Live. Retrieved 2015-02-18.
- ↑ Archived 23 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ "Evans makes final in Glasgow". The Scotsman. 2012-02-20. Retrieved 2015-02-18.
- ↑ "London 2012 Olympics: day three – as it happened | Sport". The Guardian. Retrieved 2015-02-18.
- ↑ "Freya Murray takes Paula Radcliffe's Olympic marathon spot". Bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 30 July 2012.
- ↑ , Heriot-Watt University, 2015