Melanie Myrand Explained

Melanie Myrand
Nationality:Canadian
Sport:Athletics
Event:Marathon
Birth Date:7 October 1985

Melanie Myrand (born 7 October 1985) is a Canadian athlete.[1] She competed in the women's marathon event at the 2019 World Athletics Championships.[2]

Career

Myrand started road racing in 2014. She participated in a 5km (17:44) and in the Montreal Marathon where she did 3:04 to finish in 3rd place.[3] She then specialized on the track to make a comeback on the road in 2017. She did two half-marathons; in Calgary she finished in 1 h 19 min 49 s and took 3rd place,[4] and in Philadelphia, she beat her personal best with a time of 1 h 17. After that, she participated in her second marathon, the Scotiabank Toronto Marathon. She achieved a time of 2 h 39 min 10 s, removing 23 min from her personal best.[5]

In 2018, she beat her half-marathon personal best in Houston with a time of 1 h 15 min, and beat her marathon record in Chicago[6] with a time of 2 h 34 min 08 s.[7] In 2019, she failed to break her half-marathon record at the Canadian Championships, but broke her marathon record with a time of 2 h 33 min 20 s in Rotterdam.[8] She participated in the World Marathon Championships in 2019.[9] She ran a 10k personal best on the track, in 2020, running 33 minutes and 42 seconds.

Personal Best

Best Times!Discipline!Performance!Venue!Date
10,000 meters33 mins 42 s 66Quebec, 21 August 2020
Half-Marathon1 h 15 mins 17 sRotterdam, 7 April 2019
Marathon2 h 33 mins 20 sRotterdam, 7 April 2019

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Melanie Myrand . IAAF . 28 September 2019.
  2. Web site: Marathon Women - Final . IAAF (Doha 2019) . 28 September 2019.
  3. Web site: Melanie MYRAND Profile. www.worldathletics.org. 2 February 2020.
  4. Web site: Calgary Marathon - 2017 - Half - 2017. Startline Timing. en. 2 February 2020.
  5. Web site: Parmi nos meilleures marathoniennes. Champagne. Véronique. Le Journal de Montréal. 2 February 2020.
  6. Web site: Melanie Myrand surprised herself at Chicago in the best way possible. 9 October 2018. Canadian Running Magazine. en-US. 2 February 2020.
  7. Web site: Canadian Melanie Myrand places 9th at Chicago on her birthday. 7 October 2018. Canadian Running Magazine. en-US. 2 February 2020.
  8. Web site: Neige, glace et froid jusqu’à Boston. Champagne. Véronique. Le Journal de Montréal. 2 February 2020.
  9. Web site: Une victoire morale pour Mélanie Myrand. Bergeron. Alain. Le Journal de Québec. 2 February 2020.