Marla Runyan

Height: 5-8
Weight: 118
Events: Middle/Long Distance
Personal Records: 1,500m - 4:02.95; 3,000m - 8:39.36; 5,000m – 14:59.20; 10,000m – 32:11.92; Marathon – 2:27:10
Born: January 4, 1969 in Santa Maria, Calif.
Current Residence: Eugene, Ore.
High School: Camarillo (Calif.) '87
College: San Diego State '91
Coach: Matt Lonergan

Career Highlights: 3-time USA Outdoor 5,000m champion (2001-2003); 2004 Olympian; 2004 Olympic Trials 5,000m runner-up; 2000 USA Indoor 3,000m champion; 10th in 1,500m at 1999 World Outdoor Champs; 8th in 1,500m at 2000 Olympic Games; 1999 Pan Am Games champion

2006: 6th in 5,000m at USA Outdoors (15:31.78); 1st in 5,000m at Oregon Twilight (15:15.00); 1st in 10,000m at Oregon Invitational (32:11.92); ranked #7 at 5,000m and #6 at 10,000m in the U.S. by T&FN
2005: Did not compete.
2004: Olympic Trials 5000m runner-up (15:07.41); 9th in 5,000m semi finals at the Olympic Games (15:24.88); 1st in 5,000m in Boston (14:59.20); 1st in the 10,000m at Salem (32:39.46); 4th in 1,500m at Nike Prefontaine Classic (4:06.37); ranked #6 at 1,500m and #2 at 5,000m in the U.S. by T&FN
2003: USA Outdoor 5,000m champion (15:16.18, U.S. Leader); 5th at Boston Marathon (2:30:28); U.S. 5 km road champion (15:24.4); USA 15 km championships runner-up (48:43); ranked #2 in U.S. at 5,000m by T&FN
2002: USA Outdoor 5,000m champ (15:07.19AL); ran 2:27:10 in placing fourth at the New York City Marathon; U.S. 5 km road champ (15:27); U.S. 10 km road champ (31:46); 1st at Gresham (15:13.96); 4th at Heusden (15:18.36); 1st at Nike Prefontaine (8:39.36AL,PR); 2nd at adidas Oregon Track Classic (15:13.96); ranked #1 in U.S. at 5 km and marathon by T&FN
2001: USA Outdoor 5,000m champ (15:08.03); 1st in 3,000m at Prefontaine Classic (8:44.69PR); 2nd in 1,500m at Peregrine Systems U.S. Open (4:06.31); 3rd at Millrose Games Mile (4:43.90); 11th at World Champs (15:24.30); broke American indoor 5,000m record at New York Citys Armory(15:07.33); ranked #1 at 3000m and 5000m and #5 at 1500m in U.S. by T&FN
2000: 8th in Olympic 1500m (4:08.30); 3rd at Olympic Trials 1500 (4:06.44); won USA Indoors 3000 (9:01.29); 4th at the Carlsbad 5000 road race (15:24); ranked #3 in 1500m and #4 in 5000m in U.S. by T&FN
1999: 10th, World Outdoor Champs; 4th, USA Outdoor Champs; st, Pan American Games; ranked #2 in U.S. by T&FN
1996: 10th in heptathlon at Olympic Trials; ranked #10 in U.S. by T&FN
1995: Ranked #9 in U.S. by T&FN