Paul Martelletti
Paul Martelletti (born 1 August 1979) is a New Zealand marathoner and ultra-marathoner. His notable victories in 2015 included the Greater Manchester Marathon,[3] Bath Half Marathon,[4] Wokingham Half Marathon[5] and Watford Half Marathon.[6] In 2014 Martelletti won the Chelmsford Park Marathon[7] and the Windsor Half Marathon.[8] He also represented Great Britain at the 2014 IAU 100 km World Championships in Doha, Qatar.[9]
Personal information | |
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Nationality | New Zealand |
Born | 1 August 1979 |
Residence | London, United Kingdom |
Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[1] |
Weight | 65 kg (143 lb)[1] |
Sport | |
Sport | Long-distance running |
Event(s) | Marathon, Ultramarathon |
Club | Run Fast |
Achievements and titles | |
Personal best(s) | 5,000 m – 14:19.50 (2011) 10,000 m – 29:26.18 (2016) HM – 64:18 (2015) 20M – 1:45:17 (2012) Marathon – 2:16:49 (2011) 100K – 7:09:39 (2014)[2] |
In 2016, Martelletti claimed victory at the Brighton Half Marathon[10] for the fourth successive year.
Other Victories
In April 2015, Paul Martelletti ran the quickest ever marathon by someone dressed as a superhero at Sunday’s Virgin Money London Marathon.
Initially clocking 2:30:12, Martelletti’s time was later adjusted from gun to chip time meaning he managed his target of breaking 2:30 with 2:29:57.[11]
In 2014 he won the UK leg of the inaugural Red Bull Wings for Life race, where he outran a chaser car for 69.37km to place 5th in the global rankings.[12]
References
- "Eurosport – Paul Martelletti Profile".
- British Athletics. "Power of 10 profile for Paul Martelletti".
- "Georgie Bruinvels and Paul Martelletti win Greater Manchester Marathon".
- "Bath Half Marathon: Thousands turn out for city event".
- "Wokingham Half Marathon 2015 results".
- "Paul Martelletti wins Watford Half Marathon".
- "Chelmsford Marathon an 'amazing end' to a manic week for the J's Hospice".
- "Thousands of runners take part in Windsor half-marathon".
- "Steve Way to lead GB team at IAU 100km World Championships".
- "Thousands compete in Brighton half marathon".
- "Paul Martelletti breaks superhero record dressed as Spider-Man". Athletics Weekly. 28 April 2015. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
- "Paul Martelletti: Conversational Pace". The Running Works Hub. 2 April 2015. Retrieved 18 June 2019.