Tracey Brindley

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Tracey Brindley (born 25 August 1972 [1] ) is a British runner who has been a medallist at the World Mountain Running Trophy and a national fell running champion.

Brindley won the individual bronze and a team gold medal at the World Trophy in Girdwood, Alaska, in 2003. [2] She improved her individual result to second place at the 2005 World Trophy which was held in Wellington. [3]

She won the over-35 women's race at the World Masters Mountain Running Championships in 2007 [4] and finished second in the mountain race at the Commonwealth Mountain and Ultradistance Running Championships in 2011. [5]

Domestically, Brindley's fell race wins include the Three Peaks [6] and Snowdon. [7] In 2004, she was both British fell running champion [8] and Scottish Athletics hill running champion. [9]

She has also competed in road running, winning the Morpeth To Newcastle Road Race in 1999 [10] and the Inverness Half Marathon in 2001. [11]

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References

  1. ↑ Association of Road Racing Statisticians: Tracey Brindley.
  2. ↑ World Mountain Running Association: Report on the 19th World Mountain Running Trophy.
  3. ↑ IAAF: 20,000 Witness Double Triumph for Hosts at World Mountain Running Trophy.
  4. ↑ Wellington Masters Athletics: World Masters Mountain Running Champs.
  5. ↑ Lizzie Adams, "2nd Commonwealth Mountain & Ultra Distance Championships Mountain Race", The Fellrunner, Autumn 2011, 132-33.
  6. ↑ The Fellrunner Magazine, Jun 2002, 38.
  7. ↑ The Fellrunner Magazine, Oct 2002, 51.
  8. ↑ Fellrunner: British Champions.
  9. ↑ Carnethy Hill Running Club: scottishathletics Senior Hill Running Championship 2004.
  10. ↑ Association of Road Racing Statisticians: Morpeth to Newcastle.
  11. ↑ Inverness Half Marathon: Roll of Honour.
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