Melissa Moon

Melissa Moon (born 16 September 1969) is a long-distance runner from Wellington, New Zealand. She is a two time World Mountain Running champion and has won 21 New Zealand athletics titles over her career. In 2001, she was named New Zealand Sportswoman of the Year. In 2008, she was named as one of the JCI Ten Outstanding Young Persons of the World (TOYP).[1]

Melissa Moon

In 2010, Moon won the women's race up the 86 flights of stairs of the Empire State Building, in a time of 13 minutes and 13 seconds.[2]

External links

References

www.melissamoon.co.nz
"Kiwi woman first up Empire State Building". Television New Zealand. Newstalk ZB/Reuters. 3 February 2010. Retrieved 23 October 2011.

Awards
Preceded by Leilani Joyce	New Zealand's Sportswoman of the Year 2001	Succeeded by Barbara Kendall

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[1] www.melissamoon.co.nz

[TVNZ_3347640-2] "Kiwi woman first up Empire State Building". Television New Zealand. Newstalk ZB/Reuters. 3 February 2010. Retrieved 23 October 2011.