Alicia Craig

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Alicia Shay
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Birth nameAlicia Craig
Nickname(s)Run and Gun
NationalityAmerican
Born (1982-06-14) June 14, 1982 (age 42)
Home town Gillette, Wyoming
Sport
Sport Long-distance running

Alicia Craig, also known as Alicia Shay (born June 14, 1982, in Gillette, Wyoming), is an American distance runner. She is a two-time NCAA 10,000 meter champion. In 2004, she set the women's collegiate 10,000-meter record in just her third race. [1] She ran at Stanford University. Her husband Ryan Shay died November 3, 2007, while competing in the 2008 Olympic Marathon Trials.

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  1. "Stanford's Craig sets collegiate-record in 10,000 meters - The Stanford Daily Online". Archived from the original on 2006-10-24. Retrieved 2007-11-04.