Roberta Groner
{{short description|American long-distance runner}}
{{Infobox sportsperson
| name = Roberta Groner
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| image = Doha 2019 women's marathon (11).jpg
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| caption = Groner and Dimoff at the 2019 World Athletics Championships
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1978|1|4}}
| birth_place = Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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| nationality = American
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| sport = Athletics
| event = Marathon, Half Marathon
| club = Central Park Track Club
| pb = Marathon: 2:29:09
Half Marathon: 1:11:34
10 km: 33:31
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Roberta Groner (born January 4, 1978) is an American athlete competing in long-distance events.{{cite web|url=https://www.iaaf.org/athletes/united-states/roberta-groner-314523
|title=Roberta GRONER Athlete Profile |website=iaaf.org |access-date= September 28, 2019}}
Early life
Born and raised in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Groner competed in running during her four years at Saint Francis University. She stopped running after she graduated, as she found she no longer enjoyed it, got married and had three children.
Career
Groner began running again when she was thirty years old, and she completed her first marathon in 2011. She won the Mohawk Hudson River Marathon in 2016 with a time of 2:37:54.{{Cite web |title=Results |url=https://mohawkhudsonmarathon.com/results |access-date=2025-04-25 |website=Mohawk Hudson River Marathon |language=en-US}} At this time she was coached by Hector Matos. Since 2019, her coach has been Steve Magness. Her personal best on marathon is 2:29:09, from Rotterdam Marathon in April 2019.{{cite web|url=https://www.iaaf.org/news/feature/roberta-groner-usa-marathon
|title=Patience and planning pay off for marathoner Groner |first=Steve |last=Landells |website=iaaf.org |access-date= October 25, 2019}} Representing the United States at the 2019 World Athletics Championships in Doha, she placed sixth in the women's marathon.{{cite web|title=Marathon Women − Final − Results|url=https://media.aws.iaaf.org/competitiondocuments/pdf/6033/AT-MAR-W-f----.RS6.pdf?v=52778158|publisher=IAAF|date=28 September 2019|access-date=28 September 2019}}
USATF New York named Groner the Long Distance Runner of the Year in three consecutive years (2017, 2018, and 2019).{{Cite web |title=Athletes of the Year |url=https://newyork.usatf.org/about/annual-awards/athletes-of-the-year#LDR |access-date=2025-03-05 |website=USATF New York |language=en-US}}
Groner placed 24th at the 2024 United States Olympic Trials (marathon) in Orlando.{{Cite web |title=2024 Olympic Trials Marathon Results |url=https://www.flipsnack.com/USATF/2024-u-s-olympic-team-trials-marathon-final-results/full-view.html |access-date=2025-02-21 |website=Flipsnack |language=en-US}} She also competed in the 2020 United States Olympic Trials (marathon) in Atlanta, but did not finish.{{Cite web |title=2020 Olympic Trials Marathon Results |url=https://track.rtrt.me/e/ATLANTA-TRIALS-2020#/leaderboard/top-men-marathon/FINISH |access-date=2025-02-21 |website=RTRT.me |language=en-US}}
Between her two appearances at the Olympic Trials, Groner broke the American women's record for the 45-49 age group in the half marathon, clocking a time of 1:11:27 at the 2023 Project 13.1 event in New York.{{cite web|url=https://www.runnersworld.com/news/a43431265/roberta-groner-age-group-american-record-half-marathon/
|title=Roberta Groner Sets New 45-49 Age Group American Record in the Half Marathon |first=Abby |last=Carney |website=Runner's World |access-date= March 2, 2025}}
In December 2024, Groner set another American record for the 45-49 age group, as she recorded a 2:29:32 time in the Valencia Marathon.{{cite web|url=https://fastwomen.substack.com/p/fast-women-sara-hall-roberta-groner
|title=Fast Women: Sara Hall, Roberta Groner set records in Valencia |first=Alison |last=Wade |website=Fast Women |access-date= March 2, 2025}}
She has been a resident of Roxbury, New Jersey.Anzidei, Melanie. [https://www.northjersey.com/story/sports/2022/01/13/houston-marathon-2022-nj-roberta-groner-milestone/9185433002/ "For elite North Jersey runner Roberta Groner, Houston Marathon could be a career milestone"], The Record, January 13, 2022. Accessed January 20, 2022. "Groner, who lives in Roxbury, is one of the nation's top elite runners for her masters age group of 40 and older." As of 2023, Groner is a coach for Central Park Track Club - Tracksmith.{{cite web|url=https://www.runnersworld.com/news/a43431265/roberta-groner-age-group-american-record-half-marathon/
|title=Roberta Groner Sets New 45-49 Age Group American Record in the Half Marathon |first=Abby |last=Carney |website=Runner's World |access-date= March 2, 2025}}
References
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External links
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- [https://www.orlando2024trials.com/athlete/96/34/roberta-groner 2024 Olympic Trials Bio]
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Category:American female marathon runners
Category:World Athletics Championships athletes for the United States
Category:21st-century American women
Category:People from Roxbury, New Jersey
Category:Track and field athletes from New Jersey
Category:Saint Francis Red Flash women's track and field athletes
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