Debra Mason
Debra "Debbie" Mason (born 31 January 1968) is a British long-distance runner. She represented Great Britain running the marathon at the 2005 World Championships in Athletics. She also represented England in two Commonwealth Games.
Career
[edit | edit source]Mason had suffered from anorexia and returned to running with her daughter.[1] She was a member of Sutton-in-Ashfield Harriers Athletics Club when she won the Dublin Marathon in 2001, in a time of 2:35:40, running as Robinson.[2] She then joined Tipton Harriers.[2] The Dublin performance enabled her to represent England at the 2002 Commonwealth Games marathon, where she finished fourth and was top woman from the United Kingdom. In 2003 a win at the Bath Half Marathon and competing in the 2003 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships[3] secured her place on the world stage.
Mason missed out on the 2004 Olympics, but beating Tracey Morris into second place in the Liverpool Half Marathon[4] followed by a London Marathon time of 2:36:59 qualified her for a place at the 2005 World Championships in Athletics,[5] with Paula Radcliffe, Hayley Haining, Mara Yamauchi and Liz Yelling[6][7] And also a place on the England squad for the Marathon at the 2006 Commonwealth Games.[8] Although she did not finishing at either of these events.
Mason did complete the Half Marathon at the 2005 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships.
Competition record
[edit | edit source]| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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| 2001 | Dublin Marathon | Dublin, Ireland | 1st | Marathon | 2:35:40 (PB) |
| 2002 | Commonwealth Games | Manchester, United Kingdom | 4th | Marathon | 2:39:42 |
| 2003 | World Half Marathon Championships | Vilamoura, Portugal | 42nd | Half Marathon | 1:16:08 |
| 2003 | Bath Half Marathon | Bath, United Kingdom | 1st | Half Marathon | 1:11:57 (PB) |
| 2005 | Liverpool Half Marathon | Liverpool, United Kingdom | 1st | Half Marathon | 1:13:02 |
| 2005 | London Marathon | London, United Kingdom | 13th | Marathon | 2:36:59 |
| 2005 | World Championships in Athletics | Helsinki, Finland | DNF | Marathon | DNF |
| 2005 | World Half Marathon Championships | Edmonton, Canada | 52nd | Half Marathon | 1:19:32 |
| 2006 | Four Villages Half Marathon | Helsby, United Kingdom | 1st | Half Marathon | 1:14:31 |
| 2006 | Commonwealth Games | Melbourne, Australia | DNF | Marathon | DNF |
| 2008 | Nottingham Marathon | Nottingham, United Kingdom | 1st | Marathon | 2:53:16 |
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Debra Mason at Power of 10Lua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
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- 1968 births
- Living people
- English women long-distance runners
- British women long-distance runners
- English women marathon runners
- British women marathon runners
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2002 Commonwealth Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2006 Commonwealth Games
- Commonwealth Games athletes for England
- 20th-century English sportswomen
- 21st-century English sportswomen
- English long-distance runner stubs