PERSONAL DATA: Gender: Female
Height: 160 cm
Born: 03 NOV 1968
Weight: 52 kg
Birthplace: Zanzibar, Africa
Hometown: Calgary, AB, CAN
Club: Team adidas Canada
Residence: Calgary, AB, CAN
Occupation: Educator
Manager: Gord Samson
B PEd Degree, University of Calgary
1991
B Ed Degree, University of Calgary 1994
Pod Leader/ Math Curriculum Leader in Junior High School, Calgary
Employed by the University of Calgary, Campus Recreation
1. Specialty instructor in marathon running
- Honolulu Marathon Training Program
2. Specialty instructor in women's running
- Women in Motion
3. Specialty instructor in speed running
- Running Faster Program
4. Specialty instructor in running component
- Ski Conditioning
Has a supportive spouse and two children who encourage
her to persue running.
Vancouver International Marathon 99
Rocky Mt. Marathon -Canmore
Woody's RV Marathon 2000
Jasper-Banff 2000
Cross Calgary Ultra 59.1K 2000
2000 Okanagan International Marathon
Honolulu 2000
Edmonton 2001
Calgary RWR 2002
Calgary Marathon 2001
Royal Marathon 2001
Honolulu Marathon 2001
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Fariyal
Samson - Marathoner
"The race is not to the swift.
It is to those who persevere."
Biography
RECENT
PERFORMANCES
Marathons/Ultramarathons (49)
2006
Honolulu Marathon
2006 -03:39:39
10K: 00:50:12
Half Marathon: 01:45:01
30K: 02:30:45
Gun Time: 03:40:06
Place Overall: 825th
Place Women: 114th female
Place Women 35-39: 22nd female
2006
San Francisco Womens Marathon
2006 -05:57:51 Walked this marathon with a client
10K: 01:46:41
Half Marathon: 03:32:58
30K: 05:05:25
Gun Time: 05:57:00 Lots of fun and no pressure
2005
Honolulu Marathon
2005 -03:59:54 paced a friend who wanted to break 04:00:00
10K: 00:52:55
Half Marathon: 01:54:00
30K: 02:43:56
Gun Time: 04:00:15
Finish Time: 03:59:54
Place Overall: 2159th
Place Women: 431th female
Place Women 35-39: 85th female
Lasalle Bank Chicago Marathon
5K 00:23:46
HALF 01:41:01
FINISH 03:32:20
Pace: 8:05 Paced two clients
Placement Overall: 4017 Gender: 607 Division: 97
2004
Honolulu Marathon
2004 -03:19:15 paced client for Boston
46th female
First Canadian Female
373th overall
6th in age group
10K: 00:45:39
Half Marathon: 01:36:50
30K: 02:18:43
Gun Time: 03:19:35
San Diego Rock and Roll Marathon
2004 - 03:14:36
-first Canadian female
-23th female
-race pace 7:25
fifth female in age group (35-39).
2003
2003 Honolulu International Marathon
2003 -03:15:25
35th female,
First Canadian Female
259th overall
5th in age group
10K: 00:44:03
Half Marathon: 01:35:03
30K: 02:16:54
Gun Time: 03:16:06
2003 Calgary Stampede Marathon
-03:15:00 2nd female overall,
7:27 mile pace
2002
2002 Honolulu International Marathon
- 03:11:49
24th female, First Canadian Female
262nd overall, 7th in age group
2002 New York City Marathon - November 3rd
- 03:10:38, Third Canadian Female
03:10:14 chip
43:41 10K
1:31:42 half
2:22:17 20 mile
2002 Calgary Stampede Marathon
-03:14:14, fourth overall female
Honolulu International Marathon
- 03:22:41
44th female, First Canadian Female
339th overall, 11th in age group
10K: 00:43:30
Half Marathon: 01:34:14
30K: 02:16:33
Gun Time: 03:22:50
Royal Victoria Marathon -October 7.2001
- 3:11:02, 10th female overall, Third in age group, 7:18 pace
Calgary Stampede Marathon-Calgary
- 03:12:57 -3rd female. first in age group
Edmonton Festival Marathon -May 20.2001
- 3:12:02, 3rd female overall, First in age group, 7:20 pace
Woody's RV Marathon -Red
Deer
03:08:34 -2nd female, first in age group, 4:28 K pace
Calgary Stampede Runoff Marathon-Calgary
03:07:47 -3rd female, first in age group, 7:10 Mile pace
Ultramarathon -Cross-Calgary 59.1 K
05:04:33 Course Record 59.1K, 8:18 mile pace
-1st place female,4th overall, 1st place under 40
Special thanks to Linda D. for cycling support for part of the course.
Okanagan Marathon (Kelowna, B.C.)
02:57:42 (PR), First Female, First in age group, 6:47 mile pace
Extra special thanks to Mahedi, her training partner for his strategies.
Honolulu International Marathon
- 03:06:06
-19th female, First Canadian Female, 214th overall, 3rd in age group
10K: 00:40:27
Half Marathon: 01:28:32
30K: 02:08:33
Vancouver International
Marathon
03:07:55, 10th female, 3rd Age Group
Stampede Run-off
Marathon
03:07:04 -2nd female, 1st Age Group
Ultramarathon
-Cross-Calgary 57 km
05:16:10 (57K)-2nd female, 1st place under 40,
Honolulu Marathon
03:08:24 - 20th female, First Canadian female, 182nd
overall, 2nd Age Group
Las Vegas Marathon
03:04:11(PR) - 10th female, 2nd Age Group
Vancouver Marathon
*03:30:11 (not race pace)Pacing a fellow runner to qualify for Boston
in last 5 km passed 112 runners.
Stampede Run-off
Marathon
03:08:50 - 2nd female (1st Calgary female), 1st Age Group
Royal Victoria Marathon
03:08:01 - 8th female, 2nd Age Group
Honolulu Marathon
03:07:17 - 21st female, 2nd Canadian female, 2nd Age
Group
Stampede Run-off
Marathon
03:11:56 - 4th female, 1st Age Group
Canadian Rocky Mountain
Marathon
03:17:37 - 3rd female.
Honolulu Marathon
03:14:29 - 39th female, 2nd Canadian female, 222nd
overall, 9th Age Group
Half Marathons (7)
2004
Okanagon International Half Marathon -Kelowna B.C.
2004 -1:30:40, 6th female out of 720, 3rd place age group out of 259 F30-39, race pace 6:55.
Vancouver International Half Marathon -Vancouver B.C.
- 1:28:52, 97th finisher overall, 15th female out of 4010 F,
4th in age group, F3539
Race Pace 6:47
2003
Okanagon International Half Marathon -Kelowna B.C.
-1:29:56,
2nd place female out of 668,
2nd place age group out of 264 F30-39, race pace 6:52.
Kole Kole Pass Half Marathon (Hawaii)
-1:32:29 ,
2nd place female, listed from Honolulu, pace 7:04
Canadian Rocky Mountain Half Marathon
-1:33:51 Fifth Place Female
Cochrane Challenge Half Marathon
-1:32:45, WINNER First Place Female
2002
Cochrane Challenge Half Marathon -June 8.2002
2002-1:30:56 First Female, Winner -set course record
Shorter Km Races
2002
Diamond Duet -Honolulu
5K
0:20:18.10 6th female
Foothill
Academy RUN, WALK 'N ROLL 10K
40:20, 5th female overall,(let a fellow competitor cross the line before her)
Glencoe Ice Breaker 10K
40:15 - 5th female, 1st Age Group
Foothill
Academy 9th Annual RUN, WALK 'N ROLL 10K
41:15, fourth female overall, 1st in age group (6 days after Edmonton Marathon)
Glencoe Ice Breaker 10K
39:33 and 6:22 mile pace - 4th female, 1st Age Group
Foothill
Academy 8th Annual RUN, WALK 'N ROLL 10K
39:56 - 3rd female, 2nd Age Group
Jasper-Banff Relay -Final Year
First Place Champions
Leg 8, 17.3 km Time 1:09:02, 0:06:25 mile pace
Calgary Road Runners Women's Team member
B. P. Amaco 5K Road Race
19:40 time, 6th female, 3rd in age group
Diamond Duet -Honolulu
5K
20:00 - 2nd female
Glencoe Ice Breaker 10K
40:47 time and 6:34 mile pace.- -4th
female, 1st Age Group
Foothill Academy 8th
Annual RUN, WALK 'N ROLL 10K
39:25 (PR) - 5th female, 3rd in age group
Jasper-Banff Relay
Leg 4 -15.9 km - 1:07:53 6:52 mile
pace
CBE SCHOOL BELL RUN 5K
20:32 course record females
1st female overall
Diamond Duet -Honolulu
5K
19:22 (PR) - 2nd female
Glencoe Ice Breaker 10K
41:32 time. - 4th female, 1st Age Group
Jasper-Banff Relay
Leg 5 -17.0 km - 1:14:25
Additional Information
....runs each year on a team entered in the Jasper-Banff Relay
....trains five days a week at the University of Calgary
....sponsored athlete for adidas
....speaker at Runners Forum at the Calgary Runoff Marathon 1999
....presenter at the "Shaping Your Future into the
Millennium" Conference 1999, 2000 and 2001 Calgary
....speaker at Go Girl Conference at University of Calgary 2000 and 2001
....Running Team coach at Simon Fraser School
....Daughter, Krystine born July 9.1995, day of Stampede
Marathon
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