Serena Burla Explained

Birth Date:	27 September 1982
Birth Place:	Waukesha, Wisconsin
Sport:	Athletics
Event:	Marathon

Serena Burla (born September 27, 1982) is an American track and field athlete from St. Louis, specializing in long-distance running events.^[1]

In college, Burla was a two-time Big 12 Conference runner-up for the Missouri Tigers.^[2]

Burla competed in the 2009 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships where she finished 16th (upgraded from 17th place after suspension of Inga Abitova).^{[3] [4]}

Burla won the 2013 USA Half Marathon Championships (held as part of the Houston Half Marathon).^[5]

At the 2015 World Championships in Athletics in Beijing, Burla placed 10th in the marathon with a time of 2:31:06.

Burla ran a Marathon PR of 2:26:53 to finish 4th in the 2017 Osaka Women's Marathon.

Notes and References

1. Web site: GINA KOLATAMARCH 18, 2011 . A Distance Runner Regains Her Stride After Radical Cancer Surgery - The New York Times . . 2011-03-18 . 2017-02-26.
2. Web site: Lobby . Mackenzie . espnW - Serena Burla looks for strong finish at 2014 Boston Marathon after cancer caused her to lose part of hamstring . Espn.go.com . 2014-04-18 . 2017-02-26.
3. Web site: Archived copy . 2015-05-15 . 2015-05-18 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150518091412/https://www.tcmevents.org/_asset/wf82b6/Athlete-Biographies_10-mile.pdf . dead .
4. Web site: IAAF Athlete Doping List (Updated 4/4/13) . Eightlane . 2017-02-26.
5. Web site: My Favorite Things: Boston Marathoner Serena Burla - Competitor.com . 2015-05-15 . 2015-05-18 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150518075928/http://running.competitor.com/2014/04/boston-marathon/favorite-things-boston-marathoner-serena-burla_100130 . dead .