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New Zealand long-distance runner

Paul Martelletti
Personal information
NationalityNew Zealand
Born (1979-08-01) 1 August 1979 (age 45)
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight65 kg (143 lb)
Sport
SportLong-distance running
Event(s)Marathon, Ultramarathon
ClubRun 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)

Paul Martelletti (born 1 August 1979) is a New Zealand marathoner and ultra-marathoner. His notable victories in 2015 included the Greater Manchester Marathon, Bath Half Marathon, Wokingham Half Marathon and Watford Half Marathon. In 2014 Martelletti won the Chelmsford Park Marathon and the Windsor Half Marathon. He also represented Great Britain at the 2014 IAU 100 km World Championships in Doha, Qatar.

In 2016, Martelletti claimed victory at the Brighton Half Marathon 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.

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.

In December 2017 he set the Linford Wood parkrun record, clocking in at 15:13. In May 2019, Martelletti also set the Victoria Dock parkrun course record, in a time of 14:43.

References

  1. ^ "Eurosport – Paul Martelletti Profile". Archived from the original on 18 September 2018.
  2. British Athletics. "Power of 10 profile for Paul Martelletti".
  3. "Georgie Bruinvels and Paul Martelletti win Greater Manchester Marathon".
  4. "Bath Half Marathon: Thousands turn out for city event".
  5. "Wokingham Half Marathon 2015 results".
  6. "Paul Martelletti wins Watford Half Marathon".
  7. "Chelmsford Marathon an 'amazing end' to a manic week for the J's Hospice".
  8. "Thousands of runners take part in Windsor half-marathon".
  9. "Steve Way to lead GB team at IAU 100km World Championships".
  10. "Thousands compete in Brighton half marathon".
  11. "Paul Martelletti breaks superhero record dressed as Spider-Man". Athletics Weekly. 28 April 2015. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
  12. "Paul Martelletti: Conversational Pace". The Running Works Hub. 2 April 2015. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
  13. "home | Linford Wood parkrun | Linford Wood parkrun". www.parkrun.org.uk. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
  14. "home | Victoria Dock parkrun | Victoria Dock parkrun". www.parkrun.org.uk. Retrieved 4 December 2022.

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