Rose Harvey
Personal information
NationalityGreat Britain
Born (1992-08-25) 25 August 1992
Sport
SportAthletics
EventMarathon
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)Marathon: 2:23:21 (Chicago, 2023)

Rose Harvey (born 25 August 1992) is a British long-distance runner. In 2023, she became the fifth fastest British female marathon runner of all time.[1]

Early life

Between 2008 and 2010, Harvey attended Malvern College.[2][3]

Career

Harvey moved to London in 2015 and joined the Clapham Chasers running club. She was employed as a corporate lawyer prior to being made redundant during the Covid-19 pandemic.[4] She initially began training for a half-Ironman, but focused purely on running and in April 2021 ran 2:31:14 at the Cheshire Marathon.[5]

In October 2021, she ran 2:29:45 in the London Marathon, followed by running 2:27:17 at the Seville Marathon in February 2022. She made her major championship debut at the 2022 World Athletics Championships held in Eugene, Oregon.[6] In October 2022, she finished the London Marathon as the fastest British woman in a time of 2:27:58.[7]

In October 2023, Harvey ran a new personal best time of 2:23:21 to finish ninth at the Chicago Marathon. The time also met the qualifying mark for the 2024 Paris Olympics and placed her as the fifth fastest all-time British female marathon runner.[8][9]

References

  1. ↑ "Rose Harvey". World Athletics. 10 October 2023.
  2. ↑ "30 Years of Co-education". Malvern College. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
  3. ↑ Luther, Emma (6 March 2023). "Malvern College celebrates 30 years of ambitious co-education". soglos.com. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
  4. ↑ "Rose Harvey and the power of perspective". Viewsfromtheconcourse. 3 October 2023. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
  5. ↑ Henderson, Jason (October 2, 2022). "Amazing rise of Rose Harvey". World Athletics. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
  6. ↑ Carter, Kate (8 October 2023). "Rose Harvey goes fifth on the British all time list at Chicago Marathon". Runners World. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
  7. ↑ Raworth, Sophie (25 October 2022). "The extraordinary rise of Rose Harvey". Runners World. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
  8. ↑ Wilson, Jeremy (9 October 2023). "Nike hit back at Adidas in 'super shoe' war as Kelvin Kiptum shatters men's marathon record". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
  9. ↑ "Hassan smashes European marathon record with 2:13:44 for victory in Chicago". European-Athletics. 8 October 2023. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
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