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Personal information | |
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Born | South Portland, Maine, United States | 9 October 1973
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Event(s) | Marathon, Half Marathon |
College team | Dartmouth College |
Team | Dirigo RC |
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Personal best(s) | Marathon : 2:40:38 Half Marathon : 1:15:50 10 km : 34:35 |
Kristin Barry is an American distance runner and coach. She competed in the 2008 and 2012 U.S. Olympic Trials Marathon. [1]
Barry grew up in South Portland, Maine and graduated from South Portland High School in 1992. She attended Dartmouth College where she ran cross country and track, graduating in 1996. [2]
Barry won the 1996 Maine Marathon only a few months after finishing college. [3] Her first notable performance at a major marathon came in the 2003 Boston Marathon, where she placed 22nd. [4]
In 2007, she set a new personal best of 2:45:37 at the Philadelphia Marathon, which qualified her for the 2008 U.S. Olympic Trials Marathon. [5] At the Olympic Trials in Boston, Barry recorded a time of 2:46:58 to place 73rd of 148 women. [6]
As a resident of Scarborough, Maine, Barry won the Maine Women's division of the 2008 Beach to Beacon 10K. Her time of 34:38 broke the record for Maine women, which had stood since 1998. [7]
The following summer, Barry's friend and training partner, Sheri Piers, lowered the record to 34:17. Barry reclaimed the Maine Women's title in 2010. [8]
In the fall of 2010, Barry finished 27th at the New York City Marathon in a time of 2:42:01, which qualified her for the 2012 U.S. Olympic Trials Marathon in Houston. [9]
Barry had knee surgery in early 2011, but returned to form in the fall by winning the Maine Half Marathon. [10] At the 2012 Olympic Trials Marathon, Barry placed 83rd of 185 women. [11]
After battling injuries in 2013 and 2014, Barry at age 41 placed 5th among Masters women at the 2015 Boston Marathon. [12]
Barry works as a lawyer and has two children. She has previously been a cross country and track coach at Cheverus High School in Portland, Maine. [13]