Emily Sisson

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rdf:langString Emily Sisson

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rdf:langString Emily Sisson (born October 12, 1991) is an American distance runner who holds the North American record in the marathon, set Oct. 9, 2022, at the 2022 Chicago Marathon, where she ran 2:18:29 to finish second. She also owns continental record in the half marathon. Sisson was ninth in the 10,000 meters at the 2017 London IAAF World Championships in Athletics, and won the USATF road 10k Championships in 2016 and 5k in 2018. In the 2019 London Marathon, her first try at the distance, she placed sixth in a time of 2:23:08. In December 2020, she ran the Valencia Half-Marathon in 1:07:26, narrowly missing Molly Huddle’s American record. Sisson subsequently qualified to compete in the 10,000 m run at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics after winning the US Olympic Trials; she finished 10th at the event. On May 7, 2022, clocking 1:07:11, she broke the USA woman's half marathon record at the USATF Half Marathon Championships in Indianapolis. She runs for New Balance in Flagstaff, Arizona.